http://theapplepeeled.com Manhattan Real Estate from the Inside Out Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:23:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://theapplepeeled.com/buyers/2012-the-year-of-eh-with-pockets-of-wow/?utm_source=subscriber&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://theapplepeeled.com/buyers/2012-the-year-of-eh-with-pockets-of-wow/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:22:17 +0000 Honeycrisp http://theapplepeeled.com/?p=2264 Interest rates will hit their historical lows in mid-2012:  Yes, the interest rates have been lower for longer than anyone had expected.  When is the bottom going to come?  We’re calling it for mid-2012.  We anticipate that the first half of the year will be dominated by worries of Europe’s and the Euro’s fate, increased [...]]]> http://theapplepeeled.com/buyers/2012-the-year-of-eh-with-pockets-of-wow/feed/ 3 http://theapplepeeled.com/buyers/some-day-my-prince-apartment-will-come/?utm_source=subscriber&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://theapplepeeled.com/buyers/some-day-my-prince-apartment-will-come/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:38:17 +0000 McIntosh http://theapplepeeled.com/?p=2233 As we work with buyers, a difficult concept to convey is just how time-sensitive inventory is at any point in time.  Allow us to explain.  Picture a buyer who is looking for a character-filled apartment.  Let’s say they have a thing for modern yet wood-burning fireplaces.  If the search is happening when inventory is tight, [...]]]> http://theapplepeeled.com/buyers/some-day-my-prince-apartment-will-come/feed/ 0 http://theapplepeeled.com/buyers/our-3rd-annual-new-york-real-estate-jingle-the-2011-edition/?utm_source=subscriber&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://theapplepeeled.com/buyers/our-3rd-annual-new-york-real-estate-jingle-the-2011-edition/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:28:16 +0000 Honeycrisp http://theapplepeeled.com/?p=2241 T’was the night before new years’, and for the third year in a row New Yorkers relaxed with a glass of Bordeaux. ‘not that real estate blossomed or soared to new highs Nor that our dear economy was back on the rise. No, this complex and sweet oenological treat Comes from having merely avoided defeat. [...]]]> http://theapplepeeled.com/buyers/our-3rd-annual-new-york-real-estate-jingle-the-2011-edition/feed/ 1 http://theapplepeeled.com/buyers/were-calling-it-the-return-of-bidding-wars/?utm_source=subscriber&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://theapplepeeled.com/buyers/were-calling-it-the-return-of-bidding-wars/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:23:09 +0000 Empire http://theapplepeeled.com/?p=2229 What’s that? Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s the return of the bidding wars.  That’s right – we’re bold apples – we’re courageous – we’re putting a stake in the ground and calling the beginning of bidding war season.  We’re already seeing this trend rear its head in a few deals [...]]]> http://theapplepeeled.com/buyers/were-calling-it-the-return-of-bidding-wars/feed/ 0 http://theapplepeeled.com/buyers/whether-bull-or-bear-are-you-prepared-accordingly/?utm_source=subscriber&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://theapplepeeled.com/buyers/whether-bull-or-bear-are-you-prepared-accordingly/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:56:18 +0000 Honeycrisp http://theapplepeeled.com/?p=2219 It’s hard to tell nowadays which end is up.  One day we’re headed towards economic Armageddon and the next day we hear of steady growth and inflation threats. It’s enough to give you whiplash, to be sure.  Instead of becoming one of the many prognosticators of what’s to come, we’d rather help you think out [...]]]> http://theapplepeeled.com/buyers/whether-bull-or-bear-are-you-prepared-accordingly/feed/ 0 http://theapplepeeled.com/buyers/brooklyns-housing-market-galloping-along-like-santas-reindeer/?utm_source=subscriber&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://theapplepeeled.com/buyers/brooklyns-housing-market-galloping-along-like-santas-reindeer/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:44:13 +0000 Empire http://theapplepeeled.com/?p=2210 It used to be that Brooklyn was the safe bet for phenomenal purchase deals versus the Manhattan value proposition … those kind of deals that those who bought in Manhattan back in the 80′s can brag about to the envy of their friends.  Bragging rights no longer for today’s Brooklyn buyers.  In fact, we would [...]]]> http://theapplepeeled.com/buyers/brooklyns-housing-market-galloping-along-like-santas-reindeer/feed/ 0 http://theapplepeeled.com/buyers/what-of-deals-fall-apart-after-the-signed-contract/?utm_source=subscriber&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://theapplepeeled.com/buyers/what-of-deals-fall-apart-after-the-signed-contract/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 12:56:51 +0000 McIntosh http://theapplepeeled.com/?p=2206 It may be news to some of you but no deal is a deal until that contract is signed by both sides and then delivered to the buyer’s attorney.  Translation:  an accepted offer is not legally binding and does not warrant an exhale from either side.   This is why sellers’ brokers will continue to host [...]]]> http://theapplepeeled.com/buyers/what-of-deals-fall-apart-after-the-signed-contract/feed/ 0 http://theapplepeeled.com/buyers/the-pricing-quandary-whats-a-seller-to-do/?utm_source=subscriber&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://theapplepeeled.com/buyers/the-pricing-quandary-whats-a-seller-to-do/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 17:20:25 +0000 McIntosh http://theapplepeeled.com/?p=2168 There’s a bit of a dilemma that sellers face when pricing their properties.  On one hand, they’re told to price to sell and be competitive in the market place.  On another hand, when they do so, buyers balk at paying the asking price, regardless of where it’s set.  Buyers often want the sellers to be [...]]]> http://theapplepeeled.com/buyers/the-pricing-quandary-whats-a-seller-to-do/feed/ 1 http://theapplepeeled.com/buyers/breaking-news-if-you-havent-refinanced-yet-do-so-this-week/?utm_source=subscriber&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://theapplepeeled.com/buyers/breaking-news-if-you-havent-refinanced-yet-do-so-this-week/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 19:33:27 +0000 Honeycrisp http://theapplepeeled.com/?p=2170 We always like keeping our ears on the ground and our savvy mortgage sources tell us rates are plummeting … now! today!  25 basis points in one day kind of plummeting … and likely to do so even more through the end of the week.  We’re talking jumbo conforming rates at 4% or below, and 7/1 [...]]]> http://theapplepeeled.com/buyers/breaking-news-if-you-havent-refinanced-yet-do-so-this-week/feed/ 5 http://theapplepeeled.com/buyers/wherefore-art-thou-inventory/?utm_source=subscriber&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://theapplepeeled.com/buyers/wherefore-art-thou-inventory/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 19:29:17 +0000 McIntosh http://theapplepeeled.com/?p=2155 We’re well past Labor Day.  You know what this means, right?  No, not the passé no-more-wearing-white-pants rule:  the explosion of new listings coming on the market!  Time to cheer and break out the bubbly at the abundance of fresh meat from which buyers can pick.   Except there’s a problem with that … we’re not seeing [...]]]> http://theapplepeeled.com/buyers/wherefore-art-thou-inventory/feed/ 0