Sellers: Is staging worth it for apartments priced under a million?

… the importance and economic payoff of hiring a professional stager But the Times focused on homes selling for upwards of … thats less than a million Is it still worth it to hire a stager in that case Or having any staging done at all The … to imagine the potential a home has until they see it staged that way The Times focuses on one Upper West …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |January 26, 2016 - 9:59AM
2016 market forecast: is this the year New York returns to sanity?

… the international economy combined with good oldfashioned buyer and renter price fatigue seem to have finally turned … least a bitin our market It doesnt however mean prices are about to plummet and the city will settle into placid … of most buyers and renters from Brooklyn or Manhattan Why not For one thing in spite of the attention its gotten …

By Virginia K. Smith |January 4, 2016 - 8:59AM
Owner beware: deed theft scams are still booming in NYC

… now that deed theft scams are a growing problem in the city and after a New York Times report on the issue over the … to snap up ownership rights to community gardens around the city How does it all work Scammers often check legal notices … on deed transfer paperwork and filing it with the city The New York Post chronicled one New Yorkers horrible …

By Virginia K. Smith |November 9, 2015 - 3:59PM