http://theapplepeeled.com Manhattan Real Estate from the Inside Out Thu, 17 May 2012 17:13:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://theapplepeeled.com/buyers/where-cash-is-still-king/?utm_source=subscriber&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://theapplepeeled.com/buyers/where-cash-is-still-king/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 18:13:49 +0000 McIntosh http://theapplepeeled.com/?p=2301 With the credit landscape continuing to thaw and buyer demand up sharply, sellers are no longer salivating over all-cash buyers.  Further, the discount they are giving to cash purchases versus their mortgage-contingent brethren has all but disappeared.  For the cash-rich among you, take heart:  places still exist where your cash gives you bargaining leverage: New [...]]]> http://theapplepeeled.com/buyers/where-cash-is-still-king/feed/ 0 http://theapplepeeled.com/buyers/who-should-list-now-what-nyc-supply-and-demand-are-telling-us-today/?utm_source=subscriber&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://theapplepeeled.com/buyers/who-should-list-now-what-nyc-supply-and-demand-are-telling-us-today/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 19:36:49 +0000 Honeycrisp http://theapplepeeled.com/?p=2291 “Should I sell now or hold on to it some more?”we always hear from sellers. With the prime selling season soon upon us, we thought it worthwhile to outline exactly which sellers should list and which could hold off for a bit longer. This is because we are seeing some wacky statistics in terms of [...]]]> http://theapplepeeled.com/buyers/who-should-list-now-what-nyc-supply-and-demand-are-telling-us-today/feed/ 0 http://theapplepeeled.com/buyers/predictions-already-playing-out-so-soon-williamsburg-market-as-prime-example/?utm_source=subscriber&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://theapplepeeled.com/buyers/predictions-already-playing-out-so-soon-williamsburg-market-as-prime-example/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:15:55 +0000 Red Delicious http://theapplepeeled.com/?p=2286 If you recall, less than a month ago, we published our 2012 predictions for NYC Real Estate. We knew we were on to something but didn’t realize just how quickly some of these predictions would be playing out. Just today we read in the Wall Street Journal about the plight of would-be buyers stranded by [...]]]> http://theapplepeeled.com/buyers/predictions-already-playing-out-so-soon-williamsburg-market-as-prime-example/feed/ 0 http://theapplepeeled.com/buyers/a-bottom-in-housing-prices-2-months-away/?utm_source=subscriber&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://theapplepeeled.com/buyers/a-bottom-in-housing-prices-2-months-away/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:51:31 +0000 Honeycrisp http://theapplepeeled.com/?p=2276 There isn’t a week that goes by in which SOMEone doesn’t ask us: “so when do you think the housing market will bottom?”  All we’ve been able to say to date is that, so long as in you are in the curvy part of the U, you’re fine … the macro outlook is what you [...]]]> http://theapplepeeled.com/buyers/a-bottom-in-housing-prices-2-months-away/feed/ 0 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