Summary: Did you know about… The state of the housing market post-financial crisis, subprime lending making a comeback, the Top 10 luxury hotel suites from around the world or why the opinions of real estate appraisers seem so often to vary widely from the opinion of value that’s in the mind of the property owner. This […]
It’s vacation season and that means before you leave your house, take some steps to keep it safe and secure while you’re away! When it comes to home security there are the typical things homeowners will do such as stopping the mail and newspapers, along with 21st century things like the avoidance of advertising that you will […]
The 2014 List Of The Top 10 New Restaurants in NYC Courtesy Of New York Times Restaurant Critic Pete Wells! If you are wondering where to eat come 2015 when it’s time to celebrate after a New York City real estate closing, here are the 2014 Top 10 restaurants courtesy of the New York Times […]
In New York City the competition from yellow cab alternatives like Uber has eroded the value of taxi medallions! And, as with most ‘revolutionary’ ideas, the sudden change in the way the taxi industry does business has led to unintended consequences, this time in the investment arena. Using a loose analogy to the hand-held phone […]
For all of you Seinfeld fans out there, New Yorkers may never again have to deal with fighting over a parking spot (see video) the way that George Costanza did! And at the same time, for anyone with the money and/or inclination, paying upwards of $1 million to secure and own permanent parking would also […]
A CDC report titled ‘Surveillance and Preparedness for Ebola Virus Disease — New York City, 2014’! Missing word? Prevention! While it’s true that there has been an extremely limited number of confirmed cases of Ebola that actually were caught in the United States (2), it is also true that we have discovered that our nations […]
Often there are things having nothing to do with business, the height of the stock market or the price of real estate in Manhattan that are still simply amazing! This is one of those times as a video clip from one of the most recognizable sights in the world, Christ The Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, […]
Leaving for the summer home in East Hampton for two weeks? Or, if you’re like most Americans, taking a quick trip to Club Getaway for a couple of days? If one of these or some other summer trip is on the horizon, keeping your home safe while away is definitely something to consider and take steps […]
If the Nevele Hotel in New York’s Catskill mountains is renovated, will people actually flock there? In other words will the old saying, ‘You can’t go home again’, be proven false in this case if the Nevele Hotel Casino and Spa is successful with its proposed $640 million dollar renovation project? Will people who have become accustomed […]
Follow @Hallmark Abstract Service From desert to modern day metropolis, this time-lapse video shows the evolution of the Middle Eastern city of Doha, Qatar! (Source) ___________________________________________________________________ Follow @Hallmark Abstract Service Buyers of Residential or Commercial Real Estate in New York State or anyone refinancing an existing mortgage there can potentially save hundreds of dollars in […]
