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WATCH NOW SUBSCRIBE TO THE INSIDER 1: New York’s Crime Wave Will Recede, Spurring Confidence in NYC as Investment-Worthy Hochul had a scary moment before getting reelected as Lee Zeldin…

WATCH NOW SUBSCRIBE TO THE INSIDER True,  Morgan Stanley and Goldman have successfully gotten people back to the office M-F. —NY Post They seem to be in the minority, however….

WATCH NOW SUBSCRIBE TO THE INSIDER In today’s Insider, we hope to help you gain some perspective on the slow-moving train wreck that is China’s pandemic response. We’ll also answer why…

WATCH NOW SUBSCRIBE TO THE INSIDER —thebalancemoney.com In the last few weeks, I’ve heard a lot of people fretting about an impending recession, and using this as a rationale for…

The Insider Index continues to move back towards a more balanced market as you can see above. This shows why the Index is moving nicely: contracts signed are ticking up…

Let’s get this out in the open: yesterday (Thursday 10th November) the financial markets posted some remarkable results: Dow up 1,200 points (+3.7%) S&P 500 up 207 points (+5.5%) Nasdaq up…

In this “good news is bad news, bad news is bad news” kind of market, it is easy to get overwhelmed with doom scrolling. The Fed tightened another 75 basis…

Last week in the Insider we discussed the Insider Index, which showed buyer and seller sentiment in the market by looking at a ratio of price drops to contracts signed. …

With prevailing market sentiment somewhat uncertain, we have been considering how to articulate this this in data for our faithful Insider readers.  In today’s edition, we are introducing the Insider…

As I have been writing about in the Insider, if there is a trigger that shakes the financial system it will be unlikely to originate in the housing market, unlike…

As readers of the Insider know, I am a voracious reader of the news. Recently a series of news items struck me as a pattern, and I decided to dig…

SUBSCRIBE If you have been tangling with real estate and the stock market as long as I have (since late ‘80s professionally), then market cycles start to look remarkably similar….

SUBSCRIBE This week I was reminded of the old Wall Street rule of thumb called “Three steps and a stumble”, which means that the stock market tends to decline if the…

—NY Post —CNBC Financial Let me ask you a question: who exactly do you think is going to be fired first? Exactly. Goldman Sachs is about to embark on a project referred…

As I read the news in the last week, I was struck by how precarious things are globally across many (many) assets. Japanese Yen, Euro, and Sterling getting slaughtered against…

There are few rooms that affect the price of a home than a kitchen. Today we’re going to look at how to renovate a kitchen to enjoy it and also get…

There have been lots of breathless headlines recently, such as: —CNBC.com “With high levels of inventory and affordability woes, these four cities have been hit first by the housing slowdown.”…

Back in 2019 New York State passed a law authorizing the implementation of congestion pricing here in the City. First what is it? Congestion pricing levies tolls on vehicles entering…

Click to view our seminar with top real estate and mortgage bank professionals to help determine whether to rent or buy in today’s market. Instead of a Hot Listing of…

25 foot wide lot (!!) Windows on 3 sides (!) Prewar Original detail, including • Ornate molding • Marble fireplaces • Pocket doors 2 family – income potential Huge back yard…

Over 2,100 SF of outdoor space (!) 3 Beds, 3.5 baths in 2,500 SF interior space 10 foot ceilings New construction Entire top floor of the building Private keyed elevator…