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Mortgage Rates Down in March 2011

March 16, 2011

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Kira Silverman, one of the mortgage brokers we recommend has given us the current mortgage rates for NYC.  Rates do vary based on LTVs and your credit history, but generally market turns generally affect all levels of borrowers.  Please reach out to us or Kira for more information!

Smoking Bans Coming to the Table in NYC Condos & Co-ops

March 16, 2011

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Picture by Bryan Derballa for The Wall Street Journal The Wall Street Journal is reporting that a move is afoot to ban smoking in various condos and coops throughout Manhattan.  Half a dozen have a vote coming up to ban smoking anywhere in the building, and another dozen are considering a vote.  Currently, tenants are […]

Corcoran Market Snapshot for February 2011 – Sales Volume and Price Per Square Foot Both Jump Over 10%

March 9, 2011

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Even though February is the runt of months, it managed enough oomph to pour paint all over the illustrious ‘1st month of the year’.  Co-op sales were up 34% over January 2011, and condos saw a 21% rise.  Compared to a year ago February, the jump is 5% and 17% respectively.  Price per square foot […]

The Blumstein Team Makes Corcoran’s President’s Council for 2011

March 7, 2011

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For another consecutive year the Blumstein Team has made Corcoran’s elite President’s Council for 2011.  Corcoran’s President’s Council is made up of Corcoran’s top 25 agents and teams from the previous year.  This recognition follows a #1 position for Corcoran’s Village office and a notice that put the Blumstein Team at #14 out of NRT’s 400 teams.  NRT is […]

LES Resident Fights for the Historic Essex Street Market

March 1, 2011

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originally posted on Nearsay.com by contributor Grant Braswell Cynthia Lamb, a resident of the Lower East Side is trying to rally together resistance to SPURA’s potential efforts to ‘relocate’ the Essex Street Market.   The Essex Street Market (ESM) has been at its current and only location at Essex and Delancey for now 70+ years.  According […]