After watching the interview Trulia conducted with the CEO of Funda, it got me thinking about why newspaper classifieds are still a major part of a real estate agents marketing efforts. Why? Because that’s where their customers and clients look and that’s where their sellers want them to advertise.
That’s right. It seems that their customers […]
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Old School Real Estate Search: Real Estate Newspaper Classifieds Ads
Published by December 1st, 2006 in Advertising, Blogging, Branding/ Marketing, Brokers & Professionals, NYC, NYC Real Estate, New York, Newspapers, Print, Residential Real Estate, classifieds and sellsius. 22 CommentsOoh Ooh, That Smell: Gawker Sniffs NYC Subways
Published by October 3rd, 2006 in NYC Real Estate and Weird News. 1 Comment
New York stinks, so says Gawker’s Subway Smell Maps. Using cute icons, subway stations are tagged for the not-so-sweet smells of the city. The reports are sent in by readers. Just roll over a station to get the stink report. Now you know why New Yorkers are so tough.
You want another map useful in New […]
The Secret Of Real Estate Contract Escape Clauses
Published by August 28th, 2006 in Buyers, Co-op, Legal, NYC Real Estate, New Construction, Residential Real Estate, Sellers and Tips & Useful Links. 5 CommentsHere are real estate contract escape (contingency) clauses buyers and sellers need to know. For sellers who must close on their home in order to buy a new one, it is imperative to understand how these clauses work before signing a sales contract. The ability to negotiate these is dependent on, among other things, […]
New York City Co-op Sales Prices Are Now Public
Published by August 2nd, 2006 in ACRIS, Co-op, NYC Real Estate, Residential Real Estate and Search. 0 CommentsBoth Property Grunt and Curbed have the links and the scoop on how a new law that was just passed which allows for recent New York City Co-op sales prices to be (are) available for free to the public via ACRIS.
What does this mean for Consumers?
Consumers can now do their own homework on recent sales […]
Public Vote on Governors Island
Published by July 14th, 2006 in Hot News and NYC Real Estate. 1 CommentThe Vote Leader at 51% (Prow)
Governors Island is an idyllic oasis in the middle of New York Harbor. It is being developed by New York City. But how?
We saw this article on New York Post online yesterday announcing the current design leader in a public opinion “poll” being run by the Governors Island […]
Craigslist $10 NYC Broker Fee Forum Update
Published by June 29th, 2006 in NYC Real Estate. 0 CommentsMany of you may have noticed that Craiglist has taken down the link for the $10 NYC Broker fee. Why? Bad press? It’s still live but there is no visible link to it unless you bookmarked the link.
So here it is: http://forums.craigslist.org/?forumID=20040204
Here’s a recent thread from the General Craigslist forum re: NYC
nyc All […]
Co-ops To Give Reasons For Rejecting a Buyer?
Published by June 23rd, 2006 in Hot News, Legal, NYC Real Estate and Residential Real Estate. 7 Comments(c) Cox & Forkum 2003
If New York Assembly Bill A00259 is passed, co-op boards would be required to give written reasons to a rejected buyer within 5 days of the decision. Currently, Boards universally reject without any reason, causing untold consternation to buyers and sellers alike. Losing 30-60 days on a buyer is […]
Can You Hear Me Now?
Published by February 25th, 2006 in Commercial Real Estate, Legal, NYC Real Estate and Residential Real Estate. 0 CommentsIn a classic case of NIMBY (Not In My Backyard), parents, tenants and community boards nationwide are up in arms about the proliferation of Cell Phone towers and antennas on their buildings and schools. The concerns over the potential negative health effects of radiation and cancer is driving the debate.
In the Washington D.C school system, […]
The Shvo Show
Published by February 10th, 2006 in NYC Real Estate, New Construction and Residential Real Estate. 0 Comments
SHVO ME THE MONEYYYYYYYYYYY!
Tune in tonight at 11:35 pm to Nightline on ABC News to see Martin Bashir’s report on NYC’s Real Estate Superstar Michael Shvo.
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Craigslist Dialogue with Sellsius: NYC Real Estate News
Published by February 9th, 2006 in NYC Real Estate and New York City Real Estate. 5 CommentsIn case you missed it, here’s some interesting back and forth with Craig Newmark, Founder and Customer Service Representative of Craigslist.org, and some others on his NYC Discussion Forum. (Note, this thread is now on page 2 3) Quite an interesting exchange on issues that plague free real estate listings web sites and some offered […]
