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How to Avoid Scams When Selling or Buying Property in New York
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....
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New York Real Estate Forecast for 2020
The New York real estate market is dynamic, expensive, and will give any investor a pause. The market as a whole has seen impressive year-over-year growth in the past years. But then, will the New York real estate market continue on this path into the New Year? Does...
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Is Estate Planning Part of Your New Year’s Resolution? – Part 1
The vast majority of Americans lack an estate plan. Do you have one? While most people find end-of-life planning as some morbid thing, it’s actually more about protection and control for you and for your loved ones. Whether young or old, wealthy or not, everyone needs...
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Take a meowment for Travis, Staten Island
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Pizza, Halal and Real Estate in Brooklyn
Real estate markets across the country are experiencing a downturn, but the impressive rate of appreciation in Brooklyn remains strong and, therefore, a safe bet for investors. In New York City, for instance, the market in 2019 is at its lowest price point since 2014, and inventory in NYC has increased by 11.8% within the past year.
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Neighborhood Spotlight: Travis Neighborhood in Staten Island
My wife and I were recently shopping for our first home on Staten Island. I have my roots in South Beach while Rebecca has hers in Annadale. Aside from those areas, I’ve always liked Westerleigh and Rebecca has always liked Travis.
The idea of Travis sounded great and I began to think, “Wouldn’t it be nice to cut down the time to commute to work in half?”
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The Best Apps to Help Streamline Your Home Renovations
Home renovations can be exhausting, expensive and stressful. In this article, I’ll walk you through some tips that will help streamline your plans and give you a sense of direction.
Don’t know where to start? Need a fresh coat of paint without running out to gather samples? These apps will get you started.
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Summer Real Estate Trends in Staten Island
The real estate market in Staten Island to date has been an interesting one, with record low-interest rates meaning that closings are occurring when the right mix of motivated sellers along with buyers—with realistic price expectations—meet, but not at the same pace as this time period in 2018. As a side note, most deals that go into contract eventually close. More on that here.
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Natasha’s Story – When a Home Doesn’t Close the First Time
Picture this: It’s Spring 2018. You’ve put your house up for sale and at the same time, you’re in the market to buy a new home. You find a dream home, your family loves it! But by the time August rolls around (six months later), the person who was going to...
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Should I Buy A New Home or Purchase an Existing Home in Staten Island?
Should you buy a new home as opposed to an existing one? This is a question that gets asked every now and then, and there are various factors to consider when making a decision such as this. Obviously purchasing your home is one of the biggest financial decisions you...
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The Real State of Real Estate in New York – Episode 1
Welcome to my new show: THE REAL STATE OF REAL ESTATE. Our goal with this series is to inform buyers and sellers in the Staten Island Real Estate Market and the New York Real Estate market. In this first episode, I interview James Young, Mortgage Loan Officer...
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How Millennials Will Balance Off the Real Estate Market in New York in 2019
I’ve written previously about the changing dynamics of Staten Island, both in the style of homes being sold and the demographics of our borough. In my forecast for 2019 I highlighted the movement of Millennials to smaller homes, but doing so earlier in life than in...
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Staten Island Real Estate Forecast for 2019
Welcome to my 2018 round-up and 2019 predictions of the Staten Island Real Estate Market. First, a quick recap of my predictions as shared in my blog Staten Island Real Estate Forecast for 2018. Now, regarding the elephant wheel in the room, the New York Wheel project...
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