believe it or not, not everyone is talking about it You know the setting … late in the high stakes match a guy on the visiting team scores in a most improbable fashion just a few ticks of the clock…
Year: 2013
extortion or neighborly consideration 505 Greenwich Street loft? you decide
some prices just jump out at youYou won’t find a listing associated with the deed recently filed on the May 13 sale of the “979 sq ft” Manhattan loft #12C at 505 Greenwich Street because it was a private transaction.…
Tagged with: 2005, Comps, Extortion, Greenwich, Motivation, Neighbor, Renovation, River, View, Windows
another irrational sales sequence, as 250 Mercer Street mini-loft sells up over 2011 …
… down under 2007, with a (cruel) twistIt is a truism that individual sales don’t have to makes sense, even in the rational market of lore and legend. Nor do sequences of sales of individual Manhattan lofts, as like…
OYAToMLG about different market conditions, 2012 and 2009 (of course)
apparently, everyone wants to GansevoortLet’s take a step back from the hysteria momentum of the current market and the New York Times-induced hysteria and revisit those thrilling days of yesteryear; more precisely, that thrilling day yester year when One Year…
revisiting the NY Times “time to PANIC!!!” piece with more (contrary) Manhattan loft sales data
what does “almost becoming the norm” mean in TimesSpeak?The inter-tubes are still buzzing over that main real estate article in Sunday’s New York Times, In A Seller’s Market, Every Minute Counts, which I hit in my same day post, June…
Tagged with: Bidding War, Days On Market, Discount, Michelle Higgins, Momentum, Ny Times, Panic, Sales Data
market different in 1Q13 over 4Q12, says 107 West 25 Street loft, sold after (unnecessary?) price drop
don’t question what worksCouple of things about the “1,475 sq ft” Manhattan loft (with “500 sq ft” terrace) #2B at 107 West 25 Street that recently sold for $1.785mm: it did not sell during the last quarter of 2012 from…
Tagged with: Broker Babble, Discount, Floor Plan, Flower District, Garment Center, Kitchen, Layout, Rational, Terrrace, West 25
not every buyer should panic: that scary New York Times article is right, to a degree
at least, not every buyer should always panic If you are a buyer actively searching for a Manhattan coop or condo, chances are good that someone you know or love has already scared you with In A Seller’s Market, Every…
Tagged with: Bidding War, Days On Market, Discount, Inventory, Michelle Higgins, Negotiation, New York Times, Panic, Tips
9 Murray Street loft takes 5 months, 3 prices to sell
alert the media!My last 3 substantive (loft-y) posts involved lofts that sold quickly with strong prices. Of course, they fit the current conventional wisdom about the market. But not all lofts are above average, to go Keillor on ya. Since…
Tagged with: 2008, 2011, Broker Babble, Ceiling, Comps, Discount, Kitchen, Longandnarrow, Murray, Windows
112 Hudson Street loft zooms through market above ask
another oneI can’t tell from my notes and calendar why my buyer client around $1.5mm never got to see the “1,103 sq ft” Manhattan loft in prime Tribeca on the 4th floor at 112 Hudson Street, but the sellers…
you'd have to see 161 Hudson Street loft to hope to know why it sold 53% above 2009, 9% above ask
redesigned, not renovatedYou only have to toggle back and forth between the 2013 floor plan and the 2009 floor plan for the “2,314 sq ft” Manhattan loft #2B at 161 Hudson Street a few times before you are confident that…
Tagged with: Architect, Bathroom, Builtins, Hudson, Kitchen, Mahogany, Redesign, Renovation, Second Floor, Thaw
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