My friend Patricia Wu, a freelance food writer shared this wonderful story about Gigi the truffle hunter! Enjoy! Gigi, a four-year-old mutt, is worth his weight in gold. Gigi (short for Luigi) is the best truffle hunting dog Renato Agnello … Continue reading
I am not really sure where to start. We had an amazing Golden named Stoli that had a happy, healthy life until he turned 10 years old. Within a few weeks, he went from bad to worse and the decision … Continue reading
Trust Thy Real Estate Agent- When we represent buyers and sellers we try to put ourselves in their places. How would we want to be treated? How quickly would we want a response, whether it was good or … Continue reading
What does the NBA lockout and real estate have in common? If you met me for a beer, I could not regurgitate the bullet points of the NBA lockout, but I could tell you a few things~ Both sides … Continue reading
Buying power and the refi. Let’s say that two years ago you wanted to spend $1,000,000 on a two bedroom condo in New York City. Your monthly taxes and common charges were $1920 per month. You put $300,000 … Continue reading
The Manhattan market continues to be one of the better performing housing markets in the country, despite the turmoil we read about every day. Housing prices showed continued stability this quarter consistent with the past several years. Condo sales … Continue reading
Did you know? Not a single day that goes by in my life that someone asks me how is the New York City Residential market doing? Of course there are 4 different paths we need to determine before I answer. … Continue reading
So I meet this girl at the bar of BLT Prime about four years ago. She was dating my friend and my friend wanted to know what we though of the new chic. In walks this 5 foot 4 ish … Continue reading
On September 4th 2001, Carolyn and I landed at Charles De Gaulle airport at around 9am, Paris time. I was so excited to ask her if she would be my bride, I could barely keep it together. She was exhausted … Continue reading
What are the thoughts that go through my wife/ business partner’s mind as we roll into the fall 2011 NYC residential real estate market? Mrs. Z writes, “The espadrilles will soon be put away and I am already donning … Continue reading
