Posts tagged: Felix Nihamin

The Art of Buying and Selling a Home at the Same Time

With today’s housing market heating up, many homeowners who have been waiting to sell are finally hitting the market – both with their own listing and looking to buy.  But the art of selling a home and buying one at the same time is a tricky business and like most things in life, timing is [...]

Summer Forecast: HOT

Although you would not know it by the temperature outside or the snow on the ground, Spring officially arrived last week.  Personally, even though I don’t mind the winter and actually enjoy some snow from time to time, I can’t wait for warmer seasonal temperatures to arrive. I suppose Sandy sort of kicked off our [...]

The Sky’s the Limit….Literally

Recently there has been much buzz about luxury real estate not only making a comeback, but driving the shift in today’s housing market from slumpsville to history-making heights.  In fact, in the past year or so, industry headlines consistently report one trophy sale trumping another whether it’s the $88 million sale of a Manhattan penthouse [...]

Oscar-Worthy Real Estate

While some celebrities prefer LA’s sprawling estates and outdoor pools over the Big Apple’s luxury high-rises and fast-pace, many stars choose to own homes in both locales giving them what some say is the best of both worlds.  However, just like us common folk, even Hollywood’s A-listers can sometimes find today’s housing market challenging.  But [...]

How am I Doin’?

After the passing Ed Koch earlier this week, the city mourned one of New York’s greatest mayors.  With a funeral that was choreographed and designed by the former mayor himself, New Yorkers and friends remembered his larger-than-life personality and celebrated his legacy.  In fact, it has been reported by his former chief of staff that [...]

Leasing Luxury

You’ve heard of trophy wives and perhaps trophy homes, but the newest trend in the trophy market is trophy rentals.  There is an  increasing number of people today who can afford to buy luxury homes in the upper stratosphere of the high-end market who are instead opting to rent uber-luxurious apartments, condos and homes.  Why?  [...]

2013 OUTLOOK

If 2012 was the comeback year for the luxury-home market, what will 2013 bring?  Well, according to industry insiders and real estate analysts, momentum at the high-end seems to be continuing in the new year, especially among affluent international buyers. In NYC real estate, 2012 might best be remembered for it’s record-breaking sales of luxury [...]

Old School That Ain’t So Old

A recent article in the Wall Street Journal featured a trend in luxury campus living at universities across the nation.  The article reported that as the number of college-bound students increases over the next decade, housing for these co-eds will become more and more in demand.  And we’re not talking cinder-block bunk bed living.  Co-eds [...]

Cyber Monday: House for Sale

In today’s world when every day seems to get smarter, faster and easier with technology, it is no wonder that finding a house online is as user friendly as Google-ing “house wanted.” Not only does technology provide a seller with multiple platforms for marketing a home online, but it also allows buyers to preview listings [...]

The Road to Recovery

In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, a heated Presidential election and in the eye of a Nor’Easter headed for our area, I hesitate to offer anything other than my condolences and sympathies to my fellow New Jerseyians and New Yorkers who may be displaced, cold, or simply discontent. However, in the wake of such tragic [...]