I have this conversation at least once a week with a client or potential client. A drop in the price of the home can mean a number of things. If you’re super analytical, like me, you’ll undoubtedly try to dissect the situation every which way possible as to why the seller lowered the price; desperate [...]
Perhaps hate is too strong of a word. How ’bout cringe at the idea of interacting with many of them. You as the customer may have the good fortune of only having to deal with a handful of realtors, but I on the other hand, have the unfortunate task of dealing with the entire lot. [...]
According to the a recent NY Times article, the reason property taxes are so high in this area (Westchester and neighboring counties), besides the political strong-hold of local unions, is because, for one, property values are higher than in the rest of the country. Westchester County median sale price is about $530,000 while the national [...]
If you’re just beginning the process of buying a home, you will soon learn that the real estate business has very little to do with the actual home itself. Instead, it is something so far removed that you won’t even recognize it. At times it’s like a poker game completely gone bad. Some agents think [...]
That is the question of the hour. I’m not an economist nor do I like to make predictions about the future. I will leave that to the quantitative analysis genius paid to that. So I will try to make a observations based on the theories of one, Stan Liebowitz, Professor of economics at the University [...]
Once again Westchester County has once again gained the dubious distinction of being the county with the highest property taxes ($8,890) in the country for the second year in a row, according to the Census Bureau. I’m not sure that’s the recognition the county was actually going after. What I want to know is why? [...]
Being in the real estate business I have the unique opportunity to meet and talk to a lot of people about real estate…and other topics, of course. But the theme seems to very common. What’s in it for me? (WIIFM) Homeowners are pissed because their property values are going down, they can’t sell their homes, [...]
