THIS MONTH’S FEATURED REAL ESTATE ARTICLE
How much is your house worth today?
If you’re a real estate agent a question friends often ask you – casually over drinks – is “How much is my house worth? I’ve heard the market is going crazy.” Especially today when housing prices have had a Covid-run-up after years of a buyer’s market, people want to know how much more their house is worth. Rather than ask a broker for a wild guess at a party, or request an in-person market appraisal with an agent, it’s fairly easy for most people to […]
Not a Fore Gone Conclusion
Are you someone that would like to combine high investment returns and your favorite outdoor hobby? Have you ever considered buying a golf course? Could it possibly be a good idea or just a sand trap? Main Street Magazine’s real estate feature explores the trends in golf course real estate, the history of local golf courses, and surprising good news.
Still in the rough
Not surprisingly for a game that has complex score keeping, the golf industry publishes precise national annual statistics on all aspects of golf […]
Location. Location.
Location shooting, finding and transforming actual sites, as opposed to sound stage filming, has fascinated me since the day a location scout knocked on our door in Greenwich Village. For this article about using your real estate to generate extra income or a higher price when you plan to sell, I decided to update my personal urban experience by talking to people who have had a recent shoot on their property, locations scouts, and, especially, Laurent Rejto of The Hudson Valley Film Commission.
What do location […]
Haunted Houses
This is the month of Halloween and thinking of scary things – even in real estate. Maybe watching Lovecraft on HBO made me wonder what real estate agents and sellers have to reveal about “unfortunate” circumstances that have occurred in a house. Is it haunted? Was there an ax murder? Did someone die from a lethal disease like Ebola or commit suicide? As it turns out the legal answer is surprising and slightly different in every state. Buyers should know to ask and find out […]
Can’t Find a Place to Live?
Residential real estate sales transactions, dollar volumes, and prices raced upward in July surpassing levels recorded during the great real estate bubble which preceded the Great Recession in our area. At the same time, New York City’s real estate market is at a standstill with people leaving the city for Westchester, the Hamptons, the Catskills, and our region. Bloomberg reports that Manhattan apartment rents plunged in July by 10%, the biggest decrease in almost nine years with a vacancy rate at 4.33% and a supply […]
