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/renters/renters-delight-concessions-galore/?utm_source=subscriber&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://theapplepeeled.com/renters/renters-delight-concessions-galore/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:47:22 +0000 Red Delicious http://theapplepeeled.com/?p=2237 Boy is it a renter’s market!  What’s not to like about 2-3 months of free rent in condo like properties, and for no fee? You don’t say! … Oh wait, that’s right: that was 2 years ago! Today’s market is a far reach from the bounties that were offered during those golden days.  It’s also [...]]]> http://theapplepeeled.com/renters/renters-delight-concessions-galore/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/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/renters/a-mastercard-moment-for-all-you-renters-out-there/?utm_source=subscriber&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://theapplepeeled.com/renters/a-mastercard-moment-for-all-you-renters-out-there/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 18:56:11 +0000 Honeycrisp http://theapplepeeled.com/?p=2202 So now you’re probably thoroughly depressed after understanding the state of the rental market today.  And yet there’s always a reason to be thankful, turkey or not.  And here is that reason: if there’s any price negotiation to be had, it’s during the holiday season when no other renters want to move.  This is the [...]]]> http://theapplepeeled.com/renters/a-mastercard-moment-for-all-you-renters-out-there/feed/ 0 http://theapplepeeled.com/renters/when-landlords-go-for-the-bling-bling-upgrades-come-with-up-prices/?utm_source=subscriber&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://theapplepeeled.com/renters/when-landlords-go-for-the-bling-bling-upgrades-come-with-up-prices/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:24:04 +0000 Empire http://theapplepeeled.com/?p=2185 Not so long ago, we declared the extinction of the mom-and-pop landlord.  We did so based on the luxuryification of rental buildings (think condo-quality “Class A” rental inventory) and the high cost of maintaining them competitively.  What we’re now seeing is a swath of “Class B” rental buildings looking to leverage this strong rental market.  [...]]]> http://theapplepeeled.com/renters/when-landlords-go-for-the-bling-bling-upgrades-come-with-up-prices/feed/ 0 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 http://theapplepeeled.com/buyers/appraisal-jam-multiple-appraisals-asked-for-the-same-property/?utm_source=subscriber&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://theapplepeeled.com/buyers/appraisal-jam-multiple-appraisals-asked-for-the-same-property/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:24:36 +0000 Red Delicious http://theapplepeeled.com/?p=2152 As you may know, our team has a collective 30+ years of experience in the real estate industry. You could say we’ve seen it all … until now, that is. Thankfully, we had an amazing August; during the month, we encountered three, count them, three requests for doubling up on appraisals. To spell this out [...]]]> http://theapplepeeled.com/buyers/appraisal-jam-multiple-appraisals-asked-for-the-same-property/feed/ 0