it’s the price, stupid!I’ve been on a bit of a jag lately, noting Manhattan loft sales that defy Conventional Wisdom by holding firm at a price for a (relatively) long time, then getting a deal done within reasonable negotiating range…
it’s the price, stupid!I’ve been on a bit of a jag lately, noting Manhattan loft sales that defy Conventional Wisdom by holding firm at a price for a (relatively) long time, then getting a deal done within reasonable negotiating range…
another one that fractures (proves?) Conventional WisdomThe Manhattan loft #2A at 44 Laight Street sold on May 9 without a price drop despite taking 11 months to find that contract. Let’s repeat what we know about Conventional Wisdom and a…
a rich history of sales, and of listingsThe Manhattan loft #5E at 473 Broadway that just sold on April 28 has now been re-sold twice since having been purchased from the developer in 2002, in what appears to be a…
what took so long?Can we agree (just between us) that a Manhattan loft that sells at a 5% discount from first listing price has been priced right? Can we also agree that a Manhattan loft that has not sold or…
you read it here secondI have ragged before on the “just” part of the New York Post’s regular Thursday real estate feature, “Just Sold” (like on February 25). Today’s edition, in contrast, reports a loft sale that is so “just”…
revisiting a late deed with late actionThe Manhattan loft #2H at 21 East 22 Street was a bit player in a post last week about a neighbor’s more recent sale (April 21, stubborn loft seller wins at 21 East 22…
Conventional Wisdom takes another hitEach deed is a fact, but each fact does not necessarily fit a coherent narrative with broader application. Have I lost you yet? A deed filed on April 12 recorded as fact that A Woman sold…
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