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/sellers/the-price-of-overpricing-in-todays-market/?utm_source=subscriber&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://theapplepeeled.com/sellers/the-price-of-overpricing-in-todays-market/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:27:20 +0000 Red Delicious http://theapplepeeled.com/?p=2295 Since we’re heading into the prime sales season of the year, we thought it worthwhile to revisit the concept of pricing your property correctly.   We were recently reminded of this topic by our friends at UrbanDigs who poignantly outlined why the first 2-3 weeks on the market provide you with all the information you need [...]]]> http://theapplepeeled.com/sellers/the-price-of-overpricing-in-todays-market/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/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/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/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/sellers/avoiding-confusion-what-to-do-if-a-buyer-comes-along-quicker-than-you-expected/?utm_source=subscriber&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://theapplepeeled.com/sellers/avoiding-confusion-what-to-do-if-a-buyer-comes-along-quicker-than-you-expected/#comments Mon, 24 Oct 2011 20:42:16 +0000 Empire http://theapplepeeled.com/?p=2159 So you finally got your head around listing your property, engaged the right agents and landed on the smart price to attract the desired buyer pool.  You barely aligned your emotions with the new reality that you are, indeed, moving and, lo and behold, you already have a buyer nipping at your toes.  Everyone is [...]]]> http://theapplepeeled.com/sellers/avoiding-confusion-what-to-do-if-a-buyer-comes-along-quicker-than-you-expected/feed/ 0 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