So all that great vibe that came out of the G8 Summit from last weekend regarding the backing of Greece staying in the EU, well let’s just forget that it even happened. Let’s just chalk it up as a…
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We are starting off the week pretty much unchanged in the bond markets as the 10yr is sitting comfortably at 1.73%. With a light economic calendar today, I do not expect much volatility and expect the…
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A happy Friday to everyone and all-in-all it has been a good week in our world. The bond markets have had a steady grind towards lower rates even though we are starting the morning down from yesterday’s…
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(Image courtesy of Dave Granlund)We are starting off this Wednesday with a little bit of a relief trade reversal…relief if you are a stock trader. The Dow has fallen almost 700 points from its most recent…
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So we take a week off from this little wealth of information that we provide due to the Secondary Conference as well as me just getting back into the groove and now we see that the world is coming to an…
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By VIVIAN S. TOY, Published in NYT: May 4, 2012FOR as long as there have been condominiums, there have been investors hoping to make an easy profit off an apartment here or there.THE MATHFabrizio Uberti…
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Beggars cannot be choosers in today’s market, especially those looking to invest in the city’s commercial real estate. Inventory levels are low and prices have hit an all-time high, as potential buyers…
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Top ten reasons to invest in New York real estate 1. High Appreciation - Over the last ten years New York real estate appreciated 234.7% - much more than most other real estate markets in the world. Even…
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“The ability to learn faster than your competitors may be only sustainable competitive advantage.” - Arie de Geus Right now we are in the eye of the Hurricane. The busiest month of the year and everyone…
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(Image courtesy of Mike Keefe)So here we are on the much anticipated NFP report day, which the markets were waiting on since the non-eventful FOMC statement. Well this is kind of like the movie Groundhog’s…
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The bond markets are up a little bit to start the day but we are really just getting back to where we were yesterday morning after we did get a little sell-off that started late in the morning. The ADP…
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There was a lot expected of this week and it turns out that the build-up was far more exciting than the results. As mentioned on Wednesday afternoon, the Fed announcement and subsequent press conference…
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New York University’s Stern School of Business has opened a new Center for Real Estate Finance Research, a statement from the school today said. The center will explore issues such as “residential…
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The bond markets are opening slightly up to unchanged from yesterday’s close. We see the 10yr hanging firm below 2.00% at 1.98%. There is no meaningful economic indicators that have or will come out…
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My first post will be about an article written by Louis Oprisa, a student at the CIty College of New York. In this article I am a contributor and we both talk about young adults and their hunt for a NYC…
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Condo MarketPrice indicators were mixed-- Median sales price fell 8.7% to $1,050,000 in the first quarter from $1,150,000 during same period last year. Average sales price and price per square foot increased…
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Luxury MarketListing inventory increased year-over-year due to re-sales-- Re-sale inventory jumped 25.1% while new development increased 4.4% over same period. Luxury price indicators outpaced the overall…
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Is reality television at least partly to blame for nation’s slow housing recovery? That’s a theory the New York Times pushes in an article about the proliferation of shows focused on home flipping…
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We are starting off the week on a good note (unless of course you locked your pipeline on Friday) as the bond market is up a little bit with the 10yr trading outside the recent tight range at 1.92%. I…
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Well the day is finally here for what I know the markets have been looking to ever since the weak NFP back on 4/6. That is the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) statement on Fed monetary policy.…
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