Q: There aren’t many homes for sale in my area, and anything that hits the market seems to go into a bidding war. Do you have any tips on how to find a home in today’s market? My advice is to look beyond the move-in ready homes oozing curb appeal. The unfortunate truth is that…
Celebrate a Brooklyn Juneteenth With Food, Music, and Events Around the Borough
The Brooklyn calendar is full this year for a Juneteenth with a celebratory mix of events that offer summer enjoyment along with some food for thought. The Juneteenth holiday commemorates the day when news of Lincoln’s 1863 Emancipation Proclamation finally reached the enslaved people of Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865. While Black Brooklynites of…
Is protected land really protected?
Grand Canyon. Nico De Pasquale Photography / Getty Images Land near the Grand Canyon contains a uranium mine that could prove valuable in the United States’ efforts to push toward nuclear power. However, whether or not to welcome mining in the region has been an ongoing debate as environmentalists and tribes opposing the measure. In…
David Doctorow To Depart Move, Inc. Damian Eales Named Successor
David Doctorow To Depart Move, Inc. Damian Eales Named Successor After leading Move, Inc., operator of Realtor.com® and a portfolio of other real estate brands, for more than three years, gaining market share and breaking several revenue and audience records, David Doctorow announced today his decision to depart as Chief Executive Officer of the business….
What Happened After A BC Realtor Loaned A Client $50K For A Deposit
On June 9, 2016, Metro Vancouver-based realtor Vicky Wang executed a contract of purchase and sale for a client of hers to purchase a property in Richmond for $1,688,000, with a deposit of $90,000. The $90,000 for the deposit arrived in the trust account of Wang’s brokerage — Sutton Group West Coast Realty — in…
Crown Heights House With Garage, Oriel Asks $2.499 Million
While there are only a handful of interior photos to provide a glimpse of original details, this Crown Heights townhouse offers a generous amount of space and is part of an architecturally intriguing block. The semi-detached house at 1441 Union Street, which has been in the same family for decades, also has a garage. The…
Why condo incentives are taking off
Cash gifts, a free phone, maybe even a new car. They’re not prizes on the Price is Right, but incentives for new GTA condos and pre-construction homes, meant to entice buyers into making an offer in a shaky market. “They’ve intensified since the start of the (housing market) fall,” said Pauline Lierman, vice president of…
Jeff Bezos is renting Kenny G’s Malibu home for $600K/month
Amazon honcho Jeff Bezos has a massive real-estate portfolio ranging from a sprawling beachfront spread in Maui to properties in the states of Washington and New York. But it looks like he still has cause to rent out homes. Bezos and his new fiancée Lauren Sanchez — the two of whom have returned from their…
A Guide for Landlords and Investors
What It Could Mean for Private Landlords and Investors Landlords and investors in the private rented sector do not currently need to comply with the Decent Homes Standard. However, if the standard or an amended version of it is introduced into the private rented sector, local housing authorities will be able to apply it to…
Lottery Opens for Greenpoint Affordable Apartments
A lottery has opened for apartments in a 100 percent affordable building going up on the waterfront in Greenpoint. The 22-story, 375-unit development is part of Greenpoint Landing, a 22-acre 10-building high-rise complex made possible by the 2005 Greenpoint-Williamsburg rezoning. Still under construction and set to open in the fall, the H1H2 Apartments at 35…