http://theapplepeeled.com Manhattan Real Estate from the Inside Out Tue, 12 Jun 2012 18:59:45 +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/investors/annual-round-up-of-new-year-economic-predictions-2012/?utm_source=subscriber&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://theapplepeeled.com/investors/annual-round-up-of-new-year-economic-predictions-2012/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:23:39 +0000 Honeycrisp http://theapplepeeled.com/?p=2270 Below is our annual round-up of “expert” predictions.  From Euroland woes to deflationary trends, there’s certainly enough to watch for on the horizon.  What’s for certain is that no raging bull market is expected by anyone, to say the least.  Beyond that, disagreement abounds.  With no further ado: Banks and more banks Difficult 2012 for [...]]]> http://theapplepeeled.com/investors/annual-round-up-of-new-year-economic-predictions-2012/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/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/sellers/the-liquidity-dilemma-planning-for-the-sale-proceeds-before-you-sell/?utm_source=subscriber&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://theapplepeeled.com/sellers/the-liquidity-dilemma-planning-for-the-sale-proceeds-before-you-sell/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 13:09:40 +0000 Honeycrisp http://theapplepeeled.com/?p=2015 The contract is signed, and you are mere weeks from closing.  Now is the perfect time to think about how you’re going to deploy the assets generated from the sale, right? Not necessarily! It is important not to be “reactionary” in your investment philosophy. “Liquidity events are some of the most critical times in terms [...]]]> http://theapplepeeled.com/sellers/the-liquidity-dilemma-planning-for-the-sale-proceeds-before-you-sell/feed/ 0 http://theapplepeeled.com/investors/the-extinction-of-the-mom-pop-landlord/?utm_source=subscriber&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://theapplepeeled.com/investors/the-extinction-of-the-mom-pop-landlord/#comments Tue, 26 Apr 2011 15:15:17 +0000 Red Delicious http://theapplepeeled.com/?p=1970 We’ve often been asked by our readers to put more of a stake in the ground and take a stronger stance in our writing.  In the spirit of fully embracing this suggestion, we are predicting the extinction of the “mom and pop” landlord.  That’s right: we boldly declare that these landlords will disappear from the [...]]]> http://theapplepeeled.com/investors/the-extinction-of-the-mom-pop-landlord/feed/ 2 http://theapplepeeled.com/buyers/mckinseys-spoon-full-of-sugar-the-future-of-nyc-in-2025-and-what-it-may-mean-for-real-estate/?utm_source=subscriber&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://theapplepeeled.com/buyers/mckinseys-spoon-full-of-sugar-the-future-of-nyc-in-2025-and-what-it-may-mean-for-real-estate/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2011 20:13:13 +0000 Honeycrisp http://theapplepeeled.com/?p=1914 It’s one thing to purchase a home due to your own personal and life cycle needs.  It’s an entirely different proposition to do so as a long term investor.  Macro factors that must be considered span from currency outlooks and demographic trends to global competitive positioning and GDP growth rates.  This is where a recent [...]]]> http://theapplepeeled.com/buyers/mckinseys-spoon-full-of-sugar-the-future-of-nyc-in-2025-and-what-it-may-mean-for-real-estate/feed/ 0 http://theapplepeeled.com/buyers/the-launch-of-the-apple-peeled-nyc-real-estate-sentiment-index-a-leading-indicator-whose-time-has-come/?utm_source=subscriber&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://theapplepeeled.com/buyers/the-launch-of-the-apple-peeled-nyc-real-estate-sentiment-index-a-leading-indicator-whose-time-has-come/#comments Fri, 04 Mar 2011 18:02:31 +0000 Honeycrisp http://theapplepeeled.com/?p=1815 Are sellers finally re-gaining their leverage? You may have noticed how we have pinged you, our readers, at different times to participate in our ground-breaking survey about your level of confidence in the economy, your own financial situation and the housing market.  We have compiled the results, crunched the numbers, mixed in our special sauce [...]]]> http://theapplepeeled.com/buyers/the-launch-of-the-apple-peeled-nyc-real-estate-sentiment-index-a-leading-indicator-whose-time-has-come/feed/ 0 http://theapplepeeled.com/buyers/2011-predictions-how-are-they-looking-two-months-into-the-year/?utm_source=subscriber&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://theapplepeeled.com/buyers/2011-predictions-how-are-they-looking-two-months-into-the-year/#comments Tue, 22 Feb 2011 17:51:49 +0000 Honeycrisp http://theapplepeeled.com/?p=1811 We thought we would compile a list of 2011 predictions of what’s to come in the year ahead … and save them for a bit until we were a couple of months in to get a better sense of their validity, outside of the typical year-end predictions season.  While no one has a crystal ball, we always [...]]]> http://theapplepeeled.com/buyers/2011-predictions-how-are-they-looking-two-months-into-the-year/feed/ 0