By D.E. Rosen In TV sitcoms, life in a New York City apartment – and all its colorful trappings – is the stuff of fantasy. But in the real world, where prices for condos and apartments in New York reach record-breaking levels each year, owning property like the West Village loft from “Friends” could require the salary of an A-list actor. The average price...
Ah, winter! The time of cozy fires, big ole mugs of hot cocoa, and—for those of us living in frosty climates—hours upon hours of shoveling snow. Whether it's laziness or forgetfulness, not clearing your home of snow in a timely fashion can create a bevy of problems, from a cracked foundation to a flooded basement or a slippery driveway that leads to a lawsuit...
If there’s one real estate trend that’s surely taken flight over the last couple years, it’s drones (pun very much intended). Drones are leveling-up listing photos, turning basic from-the-ground house shots into aerial masterpieces that showcase the entire property—water features, landscapes, mountain views, and more. A recent panel at The National Association...
If you are like so many homeowners today, you are not living in your "forever home" right at the moment. Rather, the home you currently reside in is a stepping stone to get you just that much closer to your dream house. It is likely that you are always keeping one eye on your home and the other eye on the housing market, trying to figure out when the time is ripe...
Each year, RISMedia holds its annual Power Broker Reception & Dinner in conjunction with NAR's REALTORS® Conference & Expo. This year, the event was held in Orlando, Fla. Here's a brief photo recap of the truly remarkable event featuring keynote speaker Terry Jones, founder and former CEO of Travelocity and current chairman of Kayak.com.
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It’s November. The temperature has dropped, and it has even snowed (or flurried) in some areas. Not feeling particularly pilgrim-y and being ready to break out the eggnog are symptoms of Christmas fever. If you or any of your loved ones have experienced this, know that you are not alone. According to a very unofficial poll I just ran in my head, 80 percent of people...
There are three kinds of people who know about New Haven: the ones who live in the area, the ones who know people who live in the area, and the ones who know of Yale. I used to belong to the second group, until graduation forced me to migrate outside of the comforts of Purchase, N.Y. and into the loving arms of New Haven. After having lived there for six months,...
A fan of the legendary Frank Sinatra? Now you can live like you're part of the rat pack. Built for Sinatra himself, this sprawling desert home offered the perfect space for the multi-talented musician and actor, regardless of if he was seeking solitude or partying it up with his crew, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop. Named Villa Maggio...
By Matt Parker In the last 75 years, humans have done everything to keep from walking. Now, walking is cool, with "walkability" becoming a buzz word in real estate. Whodathunkit? In today’s real estate market, adults buy homes and pay attention to a nifty analytic attached to the homes they might buy - walkability. In short, something is walkable if you can get...
