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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 […]

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 […]

Meris and Kenny Blumstein Named Top Residential Agents by Real Deal

December 16, 2010

Last week it slipped under our radar, however, The Blumstein Team was given a top 5 nod for all residential agents in the city by The Real Deal, the primary real estate publication in New York City. This was for the sale of 250 west 10th, a gorgeous townhouse nestled in the West Village. The sale […]

November 2010 Rental Market Report for NYC, Intricacies Explained

December 9, 2010

The new Citi Habitats ‘State of the Market’ report just came out and gives us some insight into how the rental market is looking. Topline: – Relative to October 2010, Vacancy rose .05%, meaning 1 more apartment per 2000 was on the market than in October. Compared to a year ago however, vacancies are down […]

Doug Sundheim’s Leading Idea – Learning Through Asking ‘Why?’

December 6, 2010

People are often very resolute in their ideas. From the way one formulates an idea, how they go about expressing those ideas and the innate desire to hold onto them despite evidence to the contrary is normal. But if you are the type who particularly exemplifies the latter position and who may not ever entreat another’s opinion, […]

Most Expensive East Village/Lower East Side Rentals (December 2010)

December 6, 2010

Some talk has been floating around about a new rental on the market at 38 East 1st for $30,000/month. This makes it the most expensive rental currently on the market in the East Village/Lower East side. Well why the big fuss? Oh right, it is asking $30,000 per month. the rental price tag may make it the […]

Corcoran Sunshine wins best “New Development Marketing Division” by The Real Deal

December 2, 2010

Each year the Real Deal, a real estate focused publication, comes out with a “Best of NYC Real Estate“. This year Corcoran Sunshine took the cake for best marketing division for new development. We on the Blumstein Team knew how well Corcoran Sunshine works as we corepresented 151 Wooster in SoHo and 311 East 11 […]

10 Tenants Tipping, 9 Doormen Grinning

November 30, 2010

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 […]

Doug Sundheim’s Leading Ideas – Organization Inspiration

November 30, 2010

When times are tough and money is tight the usual tools of boosting morale though salary raises, perks and bonuses are unavailble. of course, these are often temporary carrots to be dangled, ones that require constant revisiting to keep the mouths salivating. These days there is a perfect opportunity to restate your vision for success and […]