Are nosy New Yorkers in danger of losing one of their favorite weekend pastimes? The New York Times sent a reporter to investigate whether open houses—a staple of so many Sunday afternoons—are soon-to-be scuttled relics of the pre-internet age. You know, when people began their days by reading actual newspapers. Read More
Here Come the Stories of the Hurricane
Notifications of more cancellations for open houses on Sunday have trickled in as brokers seem to be facing the logistical reality that a city in total shut-down mode will not be able to utilize various mediums of conveyance—or cabs for that matter—to get to showings around the five boroughs. Read More
Here Come the Stories of the Hurricane
Whether or not the storm hits NYC head-on this weekend, real estate brokers are watching the heavy rains and strong winds bearing down on us, and calling off open houses scheduled for Sunday. Read More
“People always ask about the development across the street,” broker Kevin Ferrara said, gesturing toward an empty lot out the window of a first-floor condo at 29 South Third Street in Williamsburg. “So I’m going to tell you.”
The lot, overgrown with weeds and rimmed by a chain-link fence with a barbed-wire coil, formerly contained Read More
"Do you hear the crickets?," asked Ali Jafri, a broker for Prudential Douglas Elliman. We were standing on the ninth-floor balcony of a brand-new three-bedroom condominium for sale at 20 Bayard Street in Williamsburg. "That’s something you won’t get in Manhattan."
These days, Mr. Jafri might hear crickets more often than he’d like. It was Read More
