You’ve decided it’s time to dip your toe in the real estate waters and check out some open houses. Great. It seems simple enough really, just go in and take a look. But in order to get the most out of your open house visits (and, if you’re spending your valuable weekend time going to […]
As a new buyer, one of your first important tasks will be deciding what broker — if any — you’d like to work with. If you decide to go it alone, that’s absolutely fine, but most people enlist the help of a good real estate broker to help them with their purchase. A broker* will […]
The floors are polished, the personal knick-knacks are put away and the walls are sporting a fresh coat of neutral-colored paint; you’re ready to put your home on the market. But how should you price it? Pricing correctly from the outset is of the upmost importance when selling a home. Statistics show that if a […]
Co-ops are a real estate phenomenon mostly exclusive to NYC – while you may find a few here and there in other parts of the U.S., the normally elusive co-op apartment building accounts for about 75% of the residential real estate in the big apple. Purchasing in a co-op can be very different to purchasing […]
If you’re thinking of buying or selling a co-op or condo in New York, chances are you’ve heard talk of the building’s offering plan. So, just what is an offering plan, anyway, and why do attorneys care so much about what’s in it (and, for that matter, why should you care)? Top NYC real estate attorney Sandy Schwartz, Partner at […]