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

March 9, 2011

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 […]

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

February 28, 2011

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

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 […]

Doug Sundheim’s Leading Ideas – Taking Smart Risks

February 7, 2011

Everyone knows that how you go about doing something can set you apart from the pack – the level of your commitment to service, the market knowledge you impart, the quality of your loquacity (we are quite the talkative bunch in real estate). By doing well in the various parts of your business, you can […]

Staging 360 – Using All Senses to Sell a Home

January 28, 2011

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

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, […]

Corcoran’s 4th Quarter 2010 Market Report

January 12, 2011

It is our pleasure to inform you that Corcoran has released its Fourth Quarter Corcoran Report, our quarterly survey of residential real estate sales in Manhattan. This report compares data based on deals that closed in 4Q 2010 (October 1 through December 31) with those closed in the prior quarter and in the same quarter […]

Rents Rise as NYC Vacancy Rates Continue to Fall

January 10, 2011

Even with the addition of over 7,000 residential units from developers throughout New York City, the Wall Street Journal is reporting that vacancy rates fell from last quarter and rents continue to rise. In broad terms the average rent in NYC is within reach of $2,800 and vacancy for all boroughs is just above 3%. As […]

3 Luxury Rentals test the Market in the Lower East Side

December 14, 2010

originally posted on NearSay.com by contributor Grant Braswell Generally, when you head into the Winter months real estate slows down to a crawl. People don’t want to bother with cleaning up the place and having open houses when family is in town or they are headed out on vacation, and renters have tried […]

Corcoran’s November Market Snapshot for Sales

December 14, 2010

Recently we posted about the Rental state of Manhattan. Corcoran just released their report on Condos and Coops. Topline: – Inventory is down from October 6% for both Condo’s and Coops, but while there are 6% fewer Condos than a year ago, Coop inventory is actually up 15%. – All in all apartments are spending […]