Knowledge is Power: Understanding Amortization and Mortgage Interest Rates
Have you ever calculated how an increase in mortgage interest rates actually affects your purchase in real dollars?
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CERTIFIED NEGOTIATION EXPERT (CNE) – Core Concepts ONLINE | December 13-15, 2021 |Eirik Davey-Gislason, Instructor
Great news! Real Estate Negotiation Institute’s popular Certified Negotiation Expert (CNE®) – Core Concepts Course is now offered live ONLINE. My next RENI Live! Online CNE-Core Concepts Seminar is December 13th – 15th from 10AM-3PM. It is also your LAST OPPORTUNITY to take the CNE-Core Concepts Course this year! Your ability to negotiate effectively has never been more important […]
A View From the Bottom: Six Reasons Why You Want a Ground Floor Apartment
You’ve been there. You are at an open house for a first floor apartment staring out the bedroom window estimating the distance to the sidewalk, gauging the noise levels from traffic, and waiting to see if passers by look directly into the apartment as they pass. You whisper under your breath, “I love this apartment, […]
Knowledge is Power: Understanding Amortization and Mortgage Interest Rates
Have you ever calculated how an increase in mortgage interest rates actually affects your purchase in real dollars?
The ‘Martingale’: A Losing Double-Down Strategy for Gamblers AND Negotiators
When I was an 18-year old high school senior, my best friend Nate and I enjoyed jumping on the late night bus to a nearby casino with dollar signs in our eyes, adrenaline pumping through our veins and a $20 bankroll our shallow pockets. Our goal was not incredibly ambitious – make $20 last as […]
Knowledge is Power: Understanding Amortization and Mortgage Interest Rates
Have you ever calculated how an increase in mortgage interest rates actually affects your purchase in real dollars?
Six Reasons You Should WANT to Live on the First Floor
I have lived in ground floor apartments in NYC for the last fourteen years. In fact, we recently purchased another apartment on the – wait for it – yes, the first floor. We move in later this month, which means we are committed to first floor living for the foreseeable future – and we love […]
Holiday Proof: Value is PERCEIVED, Not Absolute.
Time for a little holiday levity! I think the following picture* sums it up pretty well. To all of my buyers, sellers, appraisers and tax assessors, a very Happy Holidays! YOUR HOME AS SEEN BY… *credit to @LOFMath for the original image and post
THE NY STATE BUDGET HAS BEEN ADOPTED, BUT WILL IT FIND A HOME?
The 2020 Fiscal Year Budget has been adopted and includes significant changes to state Transfer Taxes and the Mansion Tax. So, what is the impact on buyer and sellers in NYC?
GOOD FAITH DEPOSITS: A PART OF THE PROCESS OR A DESPICABLE SCAM?
Originally posted on The Ever Upward BLOG:
It is that time of year again! Spring is here and the rental market is heating up. As New Yorkers reluctantly re-enter the market, and tens of thousands of new hires, relos, students, etc. start their apartment search, a refresher on Good Faith Deposits can’t hurt! I originally…
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