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/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/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