Brokers are upset about it, but what does StreetEasy's new "premier agent" feature mean for buyers?

… be a featured broker and thus be promoted to buyers as the contact person for a listing rather than the sellers broker … is that when you see a sales listing you like and want to contact the agent youre first shown a contact option for the premier agent and may have to take an …

By Virginia K. Smith |April 11, 2017 - 9:01AM
There are only two rugs that exist real estate listing world—or so it seems

… absent photos of the kitchen and bathroom as an indication that those rooms are in utter disrepair And in the last … the diamond patterned rug pictured above as well as in this Long Island City studio And in  this rental in the West … groupthink A secret financial arrangement between the carpet industry and real estate agents and stagers Or simply …

By Virginia K. Smith |March 24, 2017 - 1:45PM
If I see the same rental listing on multiple websites, is that a sign of a scam?

…       … While youre right to be wary of scams in your search rather than being offsides duplicate listings … in the NYC real estate market Duplicate listings are not a sign of a scam explains Joe Charat founder of search site  … While a listing without an address used to be a telltale sign that something odd is afoot search sites like …

By Virginia K. Smith |October 20, 2016 - 8:59AM