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Customer Service in Residential Real Estate – A Manifesto

September 19, 2012

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“One man’s folly is another man’s fortune.” – Grant Braswell, 2012 Upon further review (Googling), it turns out I’m loosely channeling the words of Sir Francis Bacon, the folly of one man is the fortune of another.  If I’m going to be unintentionally paraphrasing someone else, I’m glad they have a delicious last name. But why start with such a thought?  I […]

NYT Covers the ‘Buyer’s Broker’

September 19, 2011

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Anyone who has spent even five minutes thinking about buying a house likely spends 3 days on sites like www.streeteasy.com perusing the market and for fleeting moments living out their pent-up dream house fantasies (“why yes I would a waterfall in the bedroom!”). It’s free to look, fun to dream, and it beats finishing up that email to […]

Apartment Aesthetics – Save 65% to Upgrade Your Wall Photos and Prints

February 28, 2011

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LivingSocial, one of the Groupon copycats making waves in the online deal market has a coupon today that saves you $65 off framing with one of 2 Upper East Side family owned framing companies.  If you want your grown up apartment to feel less like a dorm room and more like your home, frame your […]

An Ode to the 5 Most Expensive Rentals in Chelsea

February 8, 2011

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Originally posted by Grant Braswell on NearSay.com   Twas the dawn of ’11, and all through Manhattan, Tenants had hopes rents would fall or be flattened. But buyers were watching the market with care, Fingers crossed that a housing dip would shortly be there.   So the sales volume shrank along with rent inventory, Which makes for a […]

Staging 360 – Using All Senses to Sell a Home

January 28, 2011

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The Realty Times just posted an interesting article on preparing one’s house for sale.  It more or less posits that you should incorporate all the senses when selling, as an individual inhabits their home with all 5 senses.  We generally can think of aesthetic reasons to change it up – your private photos, ‘unique’ furniture and nick knacks can […]

Stay That Hammer! Presale Renovation Do’s and Don’ts

January 25, 2011

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Your electric stove is caked deep with Bolognese residue and your wooden backsplash is little too 70’s even for your own, uh, peculiar preferences.  The bathroom tile is cracked here and there and there rust in the tub.  But what views you have of the city! OK, so your situation may not be quite that bad, […]

10 Tenants Tipping, 9 Doormen Grinning

November 30, 2010

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In New York City there is a constant presence of service.  There are multiple methods of transportation at your fingertips, more restaurants than you could ever eat at, dry cleaning on every corner and a bevy of electric bicycles ferreting delivery men around the place.  For many of us, our own building where we live has individuals […]

Getting Around NYC – Get NYCMate for your Smart Phone

October 1, 2010

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The other day I (Grant) was discussing with a friend the importance of the live mapping feature in Google Maps for when I first moved here about a year ago.  Upon getting my 1st smart phone the day I moved here, I had a quick leg up in learning the city’s ins and outs and maximizing […]

GET IT WHILE ITS HOT!! Updated Blumstein Team NYC Rental Guide

August 4, 2010

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Click for Full Rental Guide PDF Moving to or around New York City can be a complete nightmare.  This, of course, is why we are in the business to make the transition as smooth as possible.  We have put together an updated pamphlet on the practice, you can download it by clicking here: Blumstein Team at […]

Introducing Doug Sundheim’s Leading Ideas – Make a Plan B

June 30, 2010

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The Blumstein Team has a go-to life Guru in the form of Monday morning emails. Doug Sundheim, an organizational consultant with Clarity Consulting, sends out pieces of valuable advice every week to the delight of everyone on our team.  Often we bring a copy to the Monday morning meeting as his insights relate very well […]

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