How Do I Sell My Apartment Directly to My Neighbor?
Q: I’m thinking about selling my one-bedroom condo in Chelsea and heard that a neighbor in the building might be interested in downsizing from his two-bedroom since his wife recently passed away. What’s the best way to approach him and set a price that’s fair market value without a broker? A: New Yorkers occasionally buy […]
Show & Tell: The new Opportunity Zone program
At a recent Rutgers Center for Real Estate event, he talked about the new Opportunity Zone program created by legislation he co-sponsored. “Success to me looks like investors stepping up and working with local community leaders. Because, as mayor of my city, I knew where we desperately needed investment and where the real opportunities were […]
3 Big Dangers of Buying a NJ Home Without A Real Estate Agent
How many times do you plan to buy a home during your entire lifetime? For most of us, the number is somewhere between 3 and 5. It certainly doesn’t happen often enough to make us experts on the process. Real estate agents, on the other hand, may handle 3-5 purchases per month. This experience makes […]
Relevant Real Estate: How To Give Young People What They Really Want
The past decade has seen major shifts in the way people live, from renting permanently to living with roommates longer than anticipated or wished, to delaying homebuying or not even considering it. Many people think homeownership is down, but that’s not necessarily the case. It appears that millennial and Gen Z renters and buyers simply […]
Confessions of ‘Million Dollar Listing’ top broker Ryan Serhant
In the New York real estate industry, only the strongest survive. Ryan Serhant, author of “Sell It Like Serhant” and star of the Bravo TV series “Million Dollar Listing New York,” is no stranger to the cutthroat pace of the business. In a career spanning over 10 years, he’s proven his grit by rising to […]
Kick-Start Your Commercial Real Estate Career With These 15 Secrets To Success
Have you decided you want to get into commercial real estate as a career, but don’t know where to get started? Every real estate professional started in the same place: knowing nothing. I get asked on a daily basis how to get started. With more than 30 years in a commercial real estate (CRE) working […]
So Much for the Starter House
Johanna Lasser had lived in a dozen apartments before she bought her first house two years ago, a rundown Victorian in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn. Ms. Lasser and her husband, Jimm, figured they would fix it up, stay a few years and then move on to a house in the suburbs, or one in a better […]
14 pieces of real estate trivia that’ll blow your mind
1. In 2010, Apple Inc., the famous and iconic hardware and software developer, purchased 1 acre of land for a shocking $1.7 million from an elderly couple in North Carolina. Why? The firm needed the land to build a data server. The elderly couple had bought the land 34 years prior for only $6,000. 2. […]
The Right Real Estate Brokerage Could Triple Your Income
What is your earning potential as a real estate professional? It’s an important question to keep asking throughout your career. Real Estate Express’ 2018 Real Estate Agent Income Guide found real estate agent income varies by brokerage type—meaning you can maximize your earnings by choosing a brokerage that’s most likely to boost your profits. Here’s […]
11 Real Estate Pros Share The Technology Shifts That Have Changed The Way They Work
Technological developments in the last 10 to 20 years have impacted the business world in many ways, significantly altering the way nearly every industry operates. Even real estate has enjoyed numerous game-changing technologies, from online listing platforms to e-signature options. It’s easy to assume every advance has been a boon for real estate professionals — […]