2016 market forecast: is this the year New York returns to sanity?

… as it is expensive but a funny thing happened on the way to the end of 2015 The monthly deluge of market reports  … economy combined with good oldfashioned buyer and renter price fatigue seem to have finally turned down the stifling heatat least a bitin our market It doesnt however mean prices are about to plummet and the city will …

By Virginia K. Smith |January 4, 2016 - 8:59AM
Broker confidence is down and interest rates may be on the rise. What is a renter, owner, seller or buyer to do?

… to the Real Estate Board of New  Yorks Broker Confidence Index for the third quarter of 2015 both residential and … Out of a maximum of 10 points the overall broker confidence index was 834 representing a halfpoint drop from last quarters 884 The residential broker confidence index decreased  to 783 from 821 last quarter Interestingly …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |November 23, 2015 - 8:59AM
Getting past the down payment problem—probably your biggest hurdle to buying an apartment

… setting down roots and becoming an owner Ive done the math buying an apartment wouldnt necessarily mean higher monthly … $200000 in down payment ouch Now keep in mind that to buy in a coop you usually need to have two years worth of … else including advising you on the right price to offer preparing your offer negotiating with the seller and …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |August 19, 2015 - 8:59AM