Another article from the New York Times has come out championing the Landlord’s upper hand in what might be ‘a sign’ of a recovering economy. Concessions for new renters – items like free rent or paid-for broker’s fees – are trimming down as inventory has shrunk from over 2% a year ago. When times are rough […]
September 23, 2010
122 East 25th Street (click for full listing information) is a 3300 sq ft 3BR/3BA bordering Murray Hill/Kips Bay. At under $1000/sqft, this property is conveniently placed in a realm where a dearth of properties exist – the affordable 3 bedroom in a central part of town. And we’re not the only ones that know it! The New York […]
September 20, 2010
The Blumstein Team’s homage to Peanuts made it’s maiden voyage today at Washington Square Park. Many people stopped by to ask about who we were, rental advice, and how to get their mojo back (poor guy was on a losing streak with the ladies). We will be back with version 1.1 hopefully in the next few […]
September 20, 2010
In the waning days of summer, the Blumstein Team hosted a cocktail get-together for recent Harvard Business School Grads as a thank you for their extensive referals. This summer, a few dozen HBS grads have met and worked with Grant and Sydney, two of the Blumstein Team’s 4 rental specialists. There has been a natural pairing […]
September 20, 2010
It is easy to get caught up in charging through a difficult situation to get to a result without pausing to think about if you are going about it the right way. It helps to have a well honed moral compass so that when these road bumps of life arise you need just go with […]
September 16, 2010
UPDATE: Curbed.com picked up the new Corcoran Android App, NBD…. http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2010/09/16/introducing_the_corcoran_android_app.php Enough of this iPhone only love. Corcoran has realized the power of the people and has delivered their popular iPhone App onto Android! (**Disclaimer, I (Grant) am an Android user and thus completely biased). Here is some info from Corcoran: This is an important […]
September 7, 2010
This apartment is on the 2nd floor of a converted commercial building. It has 4 BRs and 1.5 Baths. The ceilings are high, and due to the amount of french doors and elevated interior bedroom windows, there is plenty of light. One of the bedrooms has french doors to an interior patio. This is one of […]
September 7, 2010
Another bit of Wisdom from Doug Sondheim, this time focusing on the little voice inside that drives for excellence. It is relevant to everyone, as only that which is truly unique and forward thinking can be set apart from the pedestrian. Listen to the whisper inside you “None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent […]
September 7, 2010
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again. National predictions in real estate and other locally driven markets are often misleading and more a referendum on either the global/national economy or a particular pundit’s ego. Sure, areas in Florida are still down over 60% from the peak, but San Francisco is up 19% from […]
September 30, 2010
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