by Christopher Arrigali | Jun 29, 2020 | Closing Process, Contract Negotiations, First Time Home Buyers, News for Home Buyers, Real Estate Law, Real Estate Sales, Title Searches
You finally closed on your home, and whether you’re the buyer or the seller, you probably feel a flood of relief. And also a certain amount of trepidation, because during the 2-3 months or so between acceptance of the purchase offer and the actual closing, a...
by Christopher Arrigali | Apr 28, 2020 | Closing Process, First Time Home Buyers, News for Home Buyers, Real Estate Law, Staten Island real estate trends
Residential real estate transactions in Staten Island, like anywhere, can be a daunting undertaking for people, especially for first-time home buyers. Below is a brief outline that hopefully demystifies the process somewhat. The Basic Process The first step for buyers...
by Christopher Arrigali | Mar 30, 2020 | Closing Process, First Time Home Buyers, New York Real Estate News, News for Home Buyers
As anybody interested in Staten Island real estate will probably have heard, the market in our borough is extremely attractive right now. Specific news about the New York Observational Wheel and neighborhood development projects such as those...
by Christopher Arrigali | Jan 25, 2020 | Closing Process, First Time Home Buyers, New York Real Estate News, News for Home Buyers, Real Estate Law, Real Estate Litigation
The FBI reported nearly $150 million in real estate fraud losses in the last year. Scammers are having a field day in the real estate industry today, launching more sophisticated tactics and ripping innocent and unsuspecting victims out of their hard-earned money....
by Christopher Arrigali | Nov 14, 2019 | New York Real Estate News, News for Home Buyers, Real Estate Trends
The Brooklyn real estate market remains a housing hot spot, despite real estate prices in New York tumbling 10-20 percent since 2015. According to CNBC, this is due to sustained growth and demand in key neighborhoods like Park Slope and Bushwick. Brooklyn is...
by Christopher Arrigali | Oct 28, 2019 | New York Real Estate News, News for Home Buyers, Real Estate Trends, Staten Island real estate trends
My wife and I were recently shopping for our first home. Here’s what we did: Rather than look online, we started out by driving around different neighborhoods. There were several neighborhoods we liked. I have my roots in South Beach while Rebecca has hers in...
