One year after Hurricane Sandy ravaged the East Coast, residents, landlords, businesses and the government are still picking up the pieces. While some remain homeless, others see hope, as commercial leasing rebounds in Lower Manhattan and Howard Hughes Corp. breaks ground on the redevelopment of the South Street Seaport’s Pier 17. On Sandy’s anniversary, The [...]
The developers of a 200 unit condominium complex on the site of the former St. Vincent’s Hospital campus, which to its opponents was a symbol of the overdevelopment of New York during the Bloomberg era, hope to leave its contentious past behind. Intended to have the feel of a neighborhood within a neighborhood, the [...]
Let’s face it; home insurance is something we would all rather never have to think about. No one likes going through home insurance plans because it’s boring, it’s a ton of paperwork, it costs you money and it forces you to think about the worst case scenario. No one wants to picture their home going [...]
Let’s be honest: we’re all looking for a few ways to save a little money on our mortgage payment. It’s most likely the largest chunk of money that leaves your bank account every month, so it’s perfectly natural to want to alleviate that financial thorn in your side. The good news is your mortgage payment [...]
Now that the weather is warming up, people have been flocking to home supply centers hoping to get started on that home renovation project they’ve had building in their minds all winter long. However, if you just dive in headfirst, you’re bound to give yourself more than just a headache. Renovations are not small feat, [...]
As a landlord, no one likes to think of the possibility that you would have to keep your tenant’s deposit. In a perfect world, every tenant would move out in a timely fashion, keeping the apartment in the perfect condition it was originally given to them. But as we all know, we most definitely do [...]
Turning your house or apartment into a rental property can be a very good idea, especially if it’s in good shape, in a good neighborhood and you are careful to rent to the right tenants. Of course there is a little more to making sure your property is rent-ready than just simply interviewing the [...]
Ah, bad roommates. At some point in our lives, we will probably all have a bad roommate. It will either be our friend that we never imagined was so messy, the relative that has an unbelievable disregard for privacy or the stranger that moved in when we were completely desperate. Either way, every roommate cannot [...]
After hibernating all winter long, you’re probably excited to start looking at homes. However, most other buyers have the exact same thought. It’s no wonder that the spring and summer months are the busiest times of the year for real estate sales. Of course with so many additional potential buyers out there, it can be [...]
When you think of the ways your life could be improved, the reduction of hazardous waste in our homes is usually pretty far down on the list. However, we feel it should be moved up a notch or two. It’s not just about your home being clean – a clean home can still be a [...]
