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/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/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/buying-as-a-lesson-in-financial-discipline-for-your-children/?utm_source=subscriber&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://theapplepeeled.com/buyers/buying-as-a-lesson-in-financial-discipline-for-your-children/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 17:49:10 +0000 McIntosh http://theapplepeeled.com/?p=2132 If you’re a parent paying your child’s rent, pay close attention to this post.  (If you’re that child, read carefully as well and pass it on to your parents.)  The NYT recently ran an article on an increase in the number of parents buying for their children.  Normally we would speak about this to sellers, [...]]]> http://theapplepeeled.com/buyers/buying-as-a-lesson-in-financial-discipline-for-your-children/feed/ 0 http://theapplepeeled.com/renters/vent-of-the-day-blind-apartments/?utm_source=subscriber&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://theapplepeeled.com/renters/vent-of-the-day-blind-apartments/#comments Mon, 25 Jul 2011 16:48:34 +0000 Honeycrisp http://theapplepeeled.com/?p=2104 We rarely vent here at TAP, but one too many of these have crossed our path as of late: blind apartments.  What do we mean?  Apartments exclusively listed by a broker with no photos or floor-plan attached.  You may recall our having written about why sometimes the best apartments come with no photos.  The apartments [...]]]> http://theapplepeeled.com/renters/vent-of-the-day-blind-apartments/feed/ 2 http://theapplepeeled.com/renters/the-last-bastion-of-rental-value-co-ops/?utm_source=subscriber&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://theapplepeeled.com/renters/the-last-bastion-of-rental-value-co-ops/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 16:44:47 +0000 Red Delicious http://theapplepeeled.com/?p=2072 With the rental market the tightest it’s been in years, and with prices set for some real increases this summer, you may be scratching your head as to where you can get some real value.  The answer may well be co-ops.  With the advent of ultra-luxury rental towers and the proliferation of condo rentals, it [...]]]> http://theapplepeeled.com/renters/the-last-bastion-of-rental-value-co-ops/feed/ 0 http://theapplepeeled.com/renters/where-in-manhattan-it-pays-most-to-upsize-your-rental-apartment/?utm_source=subscriber&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://theapplepeeled.com/renters/where-in-manhattan-it-pays-most-to-upsize-your-rental-apartment/#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 15:14:30 +0000 Empire http://theapplepeeled.com/?p=2043 Many people have and are continuing to provide information on market rents, sliced and diced by neighborhood and size.  The typical narrative says: “rents increased most in this neighborhood by x percent, and increased least in y category of apartments.” That’s nice.  However what we’ve never seen is a relative comparison of what one needs [...]]]> http://theapplepeeled.com/renters/where-in-manhattan-it-pays-most-to-upsize-your-rental-apartment/feed/ 0