Why trying to time the market is a waste of time (and can actually backfire)

… in the 1970s for five digits the friend of a friends parents who bought a scruffy Soho loft preEd Koch years only to sell it for millions in its current highpriced post Sex and the City  final form But on the … says RealDirect CEO Doug Perlson But for those of us who arent stonecold investors with massive …

By Virginia K. Smith |May 24, 2016 - 8:59AM
Secrets of a 27-year-old condo flipper

… much every condo building on Riverside Boulevard My parents would buy  preconstruction live in the apartment for … have your mom tell the cab driver we were going to a different address Yeah But I got over it and it was fine The … through and gave us 24 hours to decide  My wife and I werent married at the time but we thought this was the …

By Bernard Klein |December 30, 2015 - 12:24PM
Is it time for buyers to give Bed-Stuy another chance?

… could it be that things in this corner over brownstone Brooklyn are actually calming down Yes but dont hold your breath for any bargains   With sale prices having spiked so high so fast the Daily News …

By Virginia K. Smith |March 6, 2015 - 2:30PM
Flip or Flop Update: Have these gutsy sellers managed to find buyers?

For many New Yorkers a successful flip ​ buying an apartment … on the market for significantly more than their most recent sales prices Today were checking in on various properties to … covered the major  flip of a  BedStuy  brownstone which a Brooklyn real estate investor bought for $12 million listed …

By Leigh Kamping-Carder |August 20, 2014 - 9:59AM