The following is Grant Braswell’s first article on NearSay.com, a new website providing neighborhood level information on the arts, real estate, food and more. Within 3 blocks of the corner of East 10th and Broadway, you can find 2 Corcoran offices, a Halstead Office, an Elliman office and a handful of smaller brokerages. The offices have […]
October 12, 2010
Corcoran is well-known for its commitment to development of its digital technologies and social media involvement. After all, this business is about being connected to the most current information and bringing together people to make real estate transactions happen as smoothly and efficiently as possible. As written about before (with great excitement), Corcoran has applications for […]
October 6, 2010
A few days ago we wrote about the more confident landlord mindset heading into the fall of 2010. However, due to a small increase in vacancy in the city from the lows of July/August, there was a question of if it would last. Well, an article just released by Reuters discusses how the national vacancy rate […]
October 4, 2010
Below is the official Corcoran summary of Activity in the 3rd quarter of this year, 2010. While we could provide are more colorful (and statistically irrelevant) account of the 3rd quarter, perhaps it is best we leave it to Pam Liebman and her statisticians. A summary of the summary shows that, while transactions were down […]
September 30, 2010
While the Blumstein Team has had its fair share of celebrity clients, we do our best to make sure you don’t know who they are. A client is a client, and everyone gets the same service no matter the budget or public clout. That said, we know its fun to peek into the lives of […]
September 30, 2010
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 […]
October 14, 2010
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