Before An Appraisal, Tackle These Projects
The elements that make the biggest difference in appraisal value versus investment of time and money are the kitchen, bathrooms and the first impression also known as curb appeal….
Before An Appraisal, Tackle These Home Projects
The elements that make the biggest difference in appraisal value versus investment of time and money are the kitchen, bathrooms and the first impression also known as curb appeal….
Realogy settled part of its $400M Cartus lawsuit. Now what?
Realogy settled part of its lawsuit over the aborted $400 million sale of its relocation business. In a regulatory filing, the brokerage conglomerate said it entered a “confidential settlement agreement” with would-be buyer Sirva Worldwide and…
Airbnb plans to file for IPO this month
Airbnb plans to file IPO paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission later this month, a move that would allow the peer-to-peer home-rental giant to potentially sell shares to the public before the end of the…
Airbnb Reportedly To File IPO Paperwork Later This Month
Airbnb has resumed its efforts to go public this year, despite fallout from the pandemic….
Vornado will install facial recognition tech in all its buildings
After testing facial recognition technology on users for years, Facebook will soon have to decide whether to opt in or out of facial recognition for its own employees in New York. Vornado Realty Trust, which has…
Nathan Berman to Sonder: Get out, and pay me $100M
At the beginning of the pandemic, hospitality startup Sonder extolled its landlords’ “empathy and spirit of collaboration.” Now, one is suing Sonder for $103 million. Nathan Berman’s MetroLoft Management wants Sonder to leave the developer’s office-to-residential…
Former Encino home of actress Maureen O’Hara finds a buyer
A Midcentury home owned in the ’90s by late Hollywood star Maureen O’Hara just sold in Encino for $1.505 million. …
Retail Chains Abandon Manhattan: ‘It’s Unsustainable.’
Some national chains, both retail and restaurants, are closing outlets in New York City, which are struggling more than their branches elsewhere….
Co-working firms are ditching office space after years of rapid expansion
The coronavirus pandemic put an abrupt end to the co-working industry’s years of rapid expansion, and one in five co-working locations in the U.S. could soon be up for grabs. While closures impacted just 1.5 percent…
Museums, still in limbo, plan reopenings
New York City’s museums have been in limbo since the state excluded indoor cultural activities from Phase 4 of reopening. But several have gone ahead and set tentative reopening dates already. Metropolitan Museum of Art, the…
Buying Land In A Downturn
The pandemic has created a market for buyers that would not otherwise be interested in land….
Using Self-Tours In The Leasing Process To Boost Your Investment
Unlike in-person showings, self-tours let prospective renters tour houses for rent or lease without the physical presence of an agent….
Simon’s rent collection inches up in Q2 while profits plummet
Across Simon Property’s portfolio of more than 200 U.S. malls, the company lost 10,500 shopping days from April through June. Rent collection, unsurprisingly, plummeted during that period. And so did net income, falling by nearly half,…
Three Questions To Ask Before Investing In Property Technology
By asking the right questions from the start, you can ensure you have the best chance of maximizing returns on your technology investments….
Trump lawyers, resisting subpoena, demand more details of Manhattan DA inquiry
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance’s office implied in a court filing last week that its investigation into President Trump’s finances — once thought to be focused on “hush-money payments” in 2016 — was in fact looking…
Coveted COVID-Era Waterfront Homes, At One With Nature
Some of the West Coast’s most coveted residences showcase biophilic design, infusing nature into the built environment. That’s a quality highly sought by those seeking to separate themselves from the densities of their pre-pandemic lives. …
We Need A New Way Of Thinking About Security Deposits
In these tenuous times, providing operators with some assurance of payment performance is as essential as consumer protections now being debated….
Is It Possible To Buy Real Estate With No Money Down?
There are ways to invest in real estate with no money down, if you know how….
Top Three Tactics To Drive Up Investment Property Values
Taking control of your NOI by lowering expenses and increasing income will help to boost your property value….
