2012 was the year for luxury real estate in NYC, as many infamous addresses, historical settings, and even one of Manhattan’s most powerful buildings was up for grabs. From billionaires to business moguls, from a casino oligarch to a 22-year-old, buyers broke sales records in NYC residential real estate. Below you will find a compilation [...]
New York City was named one of 10 commercial real estate markets to watch in 2013 by PricewaterhouseCoopers US and the Urban Land Institute. According to Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2013 report, NYC real estate is anticipated to recover in 2013, as modest gains in leasing, rents, and pricing will expand across U.S. markets [...]
It is without a doubt that the lackluster economic situation, coupled with the nation’s “wait-and-see” attitude during the presidential election, has placed many businesses in difficult positions. But the turn of the New Year will enable NYC businesses to turn over a new leaf. As 2012 quickly comes to a close, it is a good [...]
Probably not, but after Argus Valuation DCF training… You will. Imagine if you could effectively analyze a building’s 10-15 year projections within hours, in order to clearly define the value of the property. Imagine being fully capable to determine which property is worth purchasing, without having the hassle of sifting through endless data. It’s possible… [...]
It might be good for brokers looking to close the deal of a lifetime to add fluency in Russian to their catalog of skills. The top of the market in New York City Real Estate and around the country is booming, thanks in large part to a flood of foreign buyers snapping up trophy properties. [...]
Home prices around the country got off to a rough start in 2012, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, released this week. But the news is less grim for the bulk of New York City. The indices’ 10- and 20-city composites saw annual declines in home prices of 3.9 and 3.8 percent respectively, according [...]
The Grand Concourse in the South Bronx, long an emblem of urban decay in New York City, has reportedly started experiencing something of a resurgence in recent years. The wide avenue, modeled on the Champs-Elysees of Paris, is lined with many spacious art-deco apartment buildings — reminders of the Concourse’s prosperous past — that are [...]
A recent piece in the Wall Street Journal detailed what appears to be a blossoming recovery in the ravaged Phoenix housing market. What the Journal found was a bounce-back that is reshaping the Phoenix market in some fundamental ways and, as always, there are winners and losers. Basically, the Phoenix market has hit bottom, and [...]
The New York Times recently published a column on the population of Manhattan and its continued growth. We’ve all been there, cutting people off, giving dirty looks because someone has the nerve to walk at a casual pace, jamming into a subway car that will save you minutes instead of waiting for the next one, [...]
So You Want to Be a Real Estate Agent? In order to become a successful real estate agent, you’ll need more than a passion for selling homes and desire to earn a good income. You must have a strong work ethic, ability to multitask, ability to network with others and an understanding of how the [...]