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Why Every NYC Home Listing Needs Professional Video

Over the past few years, video marketing has come to take on a fundamentally larger role in how…

Which Home Upgrades Add the Most Value When …

When prepping to sell your home, we want to take advantage of opportunities to add value, while avoiding…

How to Choose a Mortgage Banker & Real …

When choosing a mortgage banker and real estate attorney, make sure they do the bulk of their business…

Should You Rent or Buy in NYC?

Whether or not to purchase a home will likely be one of the biggest financial decisions of your…

How to buy and sell a home at …

Everyone needs an upgrade sooner or later, so let’s talk about how to buy your next home while…

How Long Will My NYC Home Purchase Take?

Hey there… this is Jacob Wood, your New York City real estate broker. Let’s talk about what timeline…

Real Estate Market Report Fall 2024

Fall 2024The twelve months preceding end-of-Q3 2024 have included a number of major events that were predicted –…

Real Estate Market Report : Fall 2023

 Fall 2023The story of Manhattan’s real estate market in 2023 has been the story of rising interest rates.…

Real Estate Market Report: Summer 2023

2023Manhattan's Q2 market continued the trend of rising interest rates decreasing buyer activity, with prices remaining steady as prospective…

Jacob Wood Brooklyn neighborhood spotlight: DUMBO

 DUMBO: Historical & Geographical featuresDUMBO is, in essence, a single real estate development made by one man just…

Real Estate Market Report: Winter 2023

2023Since rising interest rates began to slow market pace mid-2022, both buyers and sellers have been keenly interested…

Jacob Wood Brooklyn Neighborhood Spotlight: FT GREENE

Greene: Historical & Geographical featuresFort Greene is named after a revolutionary war era General who built a garrison…

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jacobwoodre While the NYC real estate market isn't as affected by macroeconomic trends as the US market as a whole, this article by @samanthadelouya in @cnnbusiness with expert commentary from Coldwell Banker CEO @kaminicbr highlights a theme our market has been dealing with over the last ten years: dysfunctional Federal Government policy trumps normal market cycles... no pun intended. From the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act, to the pandemic, to interest rate volatility following the collapse of First Republic, to 'Liberation Day', and now to the Iran War, our market has been stymied by ill-conceived Federal Government policy. Competent leadership is integral to a sustained, healthy economy. May cooler heads (somewhere) prevail before our economy -- to say nothing of our geopolitical standing -- suffer further. . . . #jacobwoodre #cnnbusiness #nationalrealestate #nycrealestate #manhattanrealestate #mortgagerates #interestrates #realestateinsights
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jacobwoodre Manhattan Luxury Market Update | Week of March 23rd The Manhattan luxury market picked slightly with 33 contracts signed above $4 million... 4 more than the previous week. Condos outsold co-ops, 23-5, with 5 townhouse in the mix.
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jacobwoodre NEW LISTING OF THE WEEK: 895 West End Ave 1B Bloomingdale / Upper West Side Classic-7 Ask: $2.895M In looking over new listings for UWS 3 & 4 bed buyers, this one caught my eye. Parlor level homes in historic buildings such as 895 WEA can be wonderful opportunities. High ceilings, excellent light elevated about seven feet up from street level (almost a full floor), lower maintenance than higher floors, and potentially great value as less savvy buyers misunderstand the numbering, thinking the home is on street-level. This particular home offers a gorgeous renovation, preserving the original detail, and including an HVAC which is a real premium in a pre-war building whose infrastructure doesn't lend itself to central air installation. The butler's pantry and broken up flow between the living and dining rooms can be awkward in classic-7s that keep their original layout, although this renovation and staging manages it well. The UWS market has picked up over the past month and I don't expect this one to be around for very long. . . . . Listing courtesy of @compassny #uws #upperwestside #uwsrealestate #coop #nyc #nychomesearch #manhattanrealestate #nycrealestate
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That’s a good find @jacobwoodre
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jacobwoodre Manhattan Luxury Market Update | March 16th - 22nd Manhattan luxury slowed slightly last week, with 29 contracts signed above $4M... 3 more than the previous week and 2 fewer than this same week last year. Condos led the market 21–7, with one townhouse in the mix.