First Look: Home Buying Season Is Already Booming

The 2016 home-buying season is in full swing, with homes in April moving 7 percent faster than one year ago, even as asking prices continue to break records. This, according to new data released this week by realtor.com®. Median age of inventory is now 68 days, moving 5 days faster in April than a year […]

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Four Budget-Friendly Brooklyn Houses to See This Weekend — All Under $500K

Our open house picks this weekend all fall under the $500,000 mark -- a rare distinction in Brooklyn these days. It should go without saying that architectural splendor and hotly demanded locales don't come with the territory, but what you'll find are solid single-family homes in Flatlands and East New… Read More >

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Open House Picks Six Months Later: Two Sold, Two in Contract

Our Open House Picks from six months ago were a popular bunch, with half selling and the other half in contract.

The picks include a pair of massive brownstones in fixer-upper condition in Bed Stuy and Clinton Hill, as well as a chic, newly renovated number in Park Slope and a brick row… Read More >

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What Is Rent-Stabilized Housing, Anyway?

Rent-stabilized apartments: If you're a renter, you probably want one. If you're a landlord or developer, you probably don't. With the city and state starting to ramp up their enforcement of rent regulation, it's time to get clear on exactly what it means to have a rent-stabilized home. And how to find… Read More >

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Redefine Your Success with These Time Management Tips

We all have 1,440 minutes in every day—so why are some of us doing more in less time than others? It’s not because they’re managing time better, but because they’re managing themselves better. Ashton Gustafson was in REALTOR® Magazine’s “30 under 30” class of 2010. He is an inspirational speaker, manages a real estate blog, […]

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Beautifully Renovated PLG House With Finished English Basement Renting for $6,900 a Month

If you've got a family and near seven grand to spend on rent every month you could do a whole lot worse than this attractive barrel-front row house in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, at 180 Midwood Street. It was gut renovated with care by owners who're now moving abroad and opting… Read More >

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Jehovah’s Witnesses Put Yet Another Building on the Market in Brooklyn Heights

The same week developers Jared Kushner, Aby Rosen and LIVWRK announced they had a handshake deal to buy a pair of properties from the Jehovah's Witnesses for $700 million, the Brooklyn-based religious organization put another of their prime Brooklyn Heights buildings on the market: 107 Columbia Heights.

The 154,000-square-foot residential building was… Read More >

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5 Brooklyn Homes With Great Views for Under $1.4 Million

There's an undeniable appeal to having a home with an expansive view -- it's uplifting to look out your window across this bustling city. From Greenpoint to South Slope, Williamsburg and Clinton Hill, we've rounded up a handful of fabulous co-ops and condos with gaze-worthy views.

Which would you choose?

This 740-square-foot Williamsburg… Read More >

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Pending Home Sales Reach Highest Level in Nearly 12 Months

Pending home sales increased slightly in March for the second consecutive month and reached their highest level in almost a year, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. Only the West region saw a decline in contract activity last month. The Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator based on contract signings, climbed 1.4 percent […]

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Renovated Boerum Hill Townhouse With Modern Upgrades, Country Kitchen Asks $2.995 Million

This circa-1899 brick Federal on Wyckoff Street in Boerum Hill is serene, attractive and move-in ready, with a nice renovation that blends original details and modern upgrades. The former include wide-plank floors, marble mantels, crown moldings, stripped original doors and a restored mahogany banister; the latter include two-zone A/C, an… Read More >

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Does House Flipping Make Brooklyn Less Affordable?

"It's all wrecks and flips." You may have heard this phrase or even uttered it yourself, if you're looking to buy a townhouse in Brooklyn.

Property flipping was huge during the pre-crash years in New York City. It has not returned to anywhere near those levels, but is rampant in Central… Read More >

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5 Fabulous Rentals With Pools for Under $3,300 a Month

It's no secret that apartment hunting in Brooklyn can make your head swim. Wouldn't you rather actually swim? This week, we've rounded up a handful of fab rentals with pools in the building -- all for $3,300 a month or less.

Which would you choose?

This 27th-floor studio has floor-to-ceiling windows showing off… Read More >

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Pacific Park Affordable Units Next to Barclays Center Available Starting at $559 a Month

The lottery opened today for the first affordable units in the Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park mega-development. Nestled right up against Barclays Center, the eye-catching red building at 461 Dean Street, otherwise known as B2, is the tallest modular tower in the world.

Rents for affordable units in the 32-story tower range from $559 for a studio… Read More >

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What Can a 9/11 Fighter Pilot Teach Us about Business?

As a native New Yorker, the September 11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center profoundly affected me. Over the years, all of us connected to New York City have continued to share stories of that horrific day, still trying to process, never able to forget. By now, though, I figured I had heard most […]

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Loft-Like Prospect Heights Condo With Floating Glass-and-Steel Office Asks $1.995 Million

This loft-like Prospect Heights condo has some distinctive features -- chief among them a floating office of glass and steel that's suspended above the double-height living space. In the Newswalk condominiums at 535 Dean Street, it was outfitted by designer Joe Ginsberg in a style that's got a bit of a… Read More >

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March Brings Fall in New Home Sales

New home sales in March fell 1.5 percent to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 511,000 units, according to estimates released jointly recently by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This is 1.5 percent below the revised February rate of 519,000, but is 5.4 percent above the March 2015 estimate […]

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Homey Brick Boerum Hill Townhouse With Glass-Walled Extension Asks $2.475 Million

This three-story brick townhouse on Bond Street in Boerum Hill is on the diminutive side -- the original structure is a mere 20 by 28 feet, according to PropertyShark. There's an extension on the back though, and the small proportions give it a cute homeyness -- a "cozy country feeling,"… Read More >

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Applications Open for Affordable Units in Crown Heights Starting at $650 a Month for a One-Bedroom

Applications are now open for 90 affordable apartments at a long-in-the-works development in Crown Heights.

Concern Bergen at 1552 Bergen Street will be ready to welcome tenants by September, DNAinfo reported. The complex, close to Utica Avenue and Atlantic Avenues, cost nearly $30 million to build and will be beautifully landscaped when it is finished, renderings… Read More >

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First-Time Buyers Struggle with Limited Inventory, High Prices

Home values are rising the fastest among entry-level homes in more than half of the largest U.S. housing markets, according to first quarter Zillow® Real Estate Market Reports. Rising home values in this segment of the market can be attributed to a lack of supply, with 10 percent fewer homes for sale this year compared to […]

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Top 10 Brooklyn Real Estate Listings: A Few Under $1,000 per Square Foot

None of this week's top listings have appeared on this list before, and a handful of them are in popular nabes but come in at under $1,000 per square foot.

Which would you choose?

10. On the top floor of a brick walkup, this Park Slope one-bedroom has some original details including… Read More >

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Measuring the Impact of Technology on the Real Estate Industry

For more than 100 years, the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) has acted as a positive force of advocacy for its members. Over the past century, its primary efforts have focused on improving the business climate and governmental policies at the federal level. More recently, however, NAR has significantly stepped up its advocacy efforts on […]

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Four Spectacular Townhouses to See This Weekend One With a Garage

Three common threads among our open-house picks this week: They're all two-families, they're all in move-in condition, and they're all spectacular. For real, each is a winner that shines in its own way, whether it's a pre–Civil War Greek Revival in Brooklyn Heights or an Edwardian in Midwood. The other points… Read More >

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Open House Picks Six Months Later: One Sold One in Contract

Of our open house picks from six months ago, one sold and one is in contract, with the other two taken off the market.

The open houses in question were in Boerum Hill, Carroll Gardens and Bed Stuy, and ranged in price from expensive to really, really expensive, starting at $1.795… Read More >

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3 Tips for Going Local on Earth Day

Earth Day is a time to celebrate and appreciate this place we call home. While we know that things like recycling and conserving water are great for the environment, how can you celebrate Earth Day in a way that shows love for your local community as a real estate agent? In real estate, a big […]

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Actors Alexis Bledel and Vincent Kartheiser Sell Brooklyn Heights Penthouse for $1.32 Million

Gilmore Girls star Alexis Bledel and her Mad Men husband Vincent Kartheiser, who met on the set of Mad Men, have sold their penthouse duplex at the Montague in Brooklyn Heights.

The heavily accessorized apartment at 105 Montague Street was listed for $1.56 million in 2015, and has now been sold… Read More >

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Rent This Roomy Renaissance Revival Mansion in Crown Heights for $6923 a Month

If you've been waiting for your chance to rent an 1894 Renaissance Revival limestone mansion with four stories and seven bedrooms, wait no longer. This one, at 1193 Bergen Street in Crown Heights, awaits a taker.

Seven bedrooms is actually an approximate count -- devote the parlor floor to living space… Read More >

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Taking Your Business International

Do you have a successful business that’s ready to tread onto international grounds? Growing your company into an international firm offers the exposure and growth opportunities to transform your business from a domestic success to a global powerhouse. Global expansion also offers the flexibility to rely on an alternate market when others are experiencing fluctuations. […]

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Newly Rehabbed Modern Passive House in Greenwood Heights Asks $3.495 Million

Located on 6th Avenue in Greenwood Heights, this three-story townhouse has been overhauled with a modern aesthetic, with lots of open spaces and clean lines. And it's been outfitted for maximum energy efficiency, with passive house construction, rooftop solar panels, and an energy-recovery heating and cooling system.

For the uninitiated, passive…

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Housing Starts Shrink in March

Housing starts shrunk in March, a bit of a let-down following a sharp increase in February’s new residential construction. A recent report by the Commerce Department shows that new construction starts fell by 8.8 percent to an annual rate of 1.089 million in March after a 6.9 percent increase in February. While a subtle fall […]

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Live Across the Street From Michelle Williams in Gorgeous Prewar Co-op for $675K

This attractive corner co-op in a prewar building on Albemarle Road -- just across the street from Michelle Williams' glorious mansion -- is newly and nicely renovated, and it offers a chance to live amid the leafy splendor of Prospect Park South without buying a house.

Measuring 950 square feet, the unit's…

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What $2500 a Month Gets You in Park Slope vs. Boerum Hill

This week, we're pitting Boerum Hill against Park Slope to see which 'hood has the best rentals for $2,500 or less. So feast your eyes on a half dozen Brooklyn homes and decide what's more important to you -- sunlight, outdoor space, proximity to transit?

Which listing would you choose?

On the…

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Report: America’s Boom Towns Revealed

Have you ever wondered what towns in the U.S. are currently booming? A new list from realtor.com® unveils the top 10 hot spots, with Gilbert, Ariz. (85297), Los Angeles (90012), and Dallas (75201) taking the lead. These neighborhoods are striking it rich when it comes to new home construction, job creation and an increasing number […]

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Beautifully Renovated Bed Stuy Brownstone With Full-Floor Master Suite Asks $2.75 Million

When we last featured this Second Empire Bed Stuy brownstone as a House of the Day, back in 2006, it was a low-priced rehab candidate with good bones. A lot has changed since then. The house, at 17 Madison Street, near the Clinton Hill border, is now a serious looker, beautifully…

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5 Homes in Hot Brooklyn Nabes for Under $1,000 per Square Foot

With the unexpected news that sales prices in a trio of rising neighborhoods are starting to outpace prices in "prime" Brooklyn, we decided it was time to roundup a few listings in nabes where you can still find a relatively low price per square foot.

Bed Stuy, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Windsor…

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Top 10 Real Estate Listings This Week: Brooklyn Stand-Alones and Upstate Cottages

This week's top listings are -- gasp! -- not all in Brooklyn. It's not too surprising, though -- who doesn't want a cute Upstate house to escape to this summer?

Which would you choose?

10. This 1920s cedar-sided farmhouse is available from mid July to mid September. Just 10 minutes outside of…

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Boomerang Business: Build a Brand That Keeps ‘Em Coming Back

Consumers and agents have more options than ever. Stop “moment” marketing! Cut through to their core needs with a brand that speaks to them now and in the future. Join RISMedia and sponsor Imprev for the next installment of the Broker Best Practices Webinar Series, “Boomerang Business: Build a Brand That Keeps ‘Em Coming Back,” […]

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From Clapboard to Brownstone: Four Open Houses to See This Weekend

Our open house picks for this weekend have distinctly different personalities. There's a charming clapboard house in industrial Bushwick, a Bed Stuy diamond in the rough, a Carroll Gardens townhouse crammed with seven units, and a renovation project in Park Slope whose listing offers only an exterior shot.

On Douglass Street…

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Open House Picks Six Months Later: Two Sold, Two in Contract

Our Open House Picks from six months ago, a particularly spacious assortment, fared well. All have either sold or are in contract.

The biggest of the field is on Rugby Road in Ditmas Park West, and it's quite a nice find for someone in search of a rambling six-bedroom home. In the same…

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3 Top Tips for Effective Online Farming

Before the days of real estate portals and online visibility, real estate agents had to lug around large paper books that held that week’s available listings. During that time, geographic farming was the smart way to keep up with the local real estate market. An agent could realistically keep track of current listings and knew […]

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Spacious Bed-Stuy Floor-Through With Pair of Mantels Renting for $2,150 a Month

Sited on the second floor of a row house on MacDonough Street in Bed Stuy, this one-bedroom apartment is attractive, spacious and nicely renovated. It's also got some nice details, including moldings, wainscoting and a pair of decorative fireplaces.

It's a floor-through, with the living room in front and bedroom in the…

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Prime Witnesses Sites Could Sell for $700 Million to Kushner and LVWRK, But the Deal Isn’t Done

When the Jehovah’s Witnesses put three of their prime Brooklyn properties on the market in December, speculation about who would buy the sites and for how much immediately kicked into high gear.

Now, it appears that developers Jared Kushner (Donald Trump's son-in-law, in case you didn't know), Aby Rosen and LIVWRK…

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Landmarked Crown Heights Colonial Revival With Double Duplexes Asks $1.584 Million

This landmarked Crown Heights four-story has a distinctive Colonial Revival facade with a pair of wrought iron balconies and an unusual feature: separate entrances (and staircases) for its two units. Built in 1907, it's in the Crown Heights North Historic District, at 30 Hampton Place.

Within is an upper duplex with…

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5 Great Brooklyn Townhomes You Can Rent Right Now

If you need oodles of living space and have oodles of cash to spend on rent, then we've got just the listings for you. Here are five fabulous Brooklyn town homes that are up for rent in their entirety.

Sprawling parlor floors, finished basements and outdoor space -- they can be…

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Secrets from the 7-Figure Club

We can learn a lot from successful real estate professionals who have an annual sales volume in the seven figures. These successful agents weren’t always top producers; however, once they found their stride, there was no stopping them. While there may not be a magic potion with the power to turn anyone into a top-producing […]

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Elegant Clinton Hill Condo With Mantels, High Ceilings Asks $1.25 Million

This attractive two-and-a-half-bedroom Clinton Hill condo has high ceilings, some fetching details and a decent amount of space, at 1,165 square feet. It's on the second floor of a five-story brownstone on a nice Clinton Avenue block, which was a House of the Day in 2012, and has since been converted into…

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Guess Which Brooklyn Sleeper Neighborhoods Outpriced Dumbo in the First Quarter

A report ranking median sales prices in the first quarter in Brooklyn neighborhoods, released Monday by PropertyShark, reveals that some unexpected neighborhoods have begun outpacing the typical contenders. The results show "prime" and "emerging" Brooklyn moving closer in price per square foot.

In a surprise defeat of the usual suspects, the Columbia Street Waterfront District was ranked…

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Luxury Portfolio International®: A New Kind of Luxury Leader

In the late 1990s, the dotcom boom was a watershed moment for luxury real estate. It had an impact that extended well beyond those making millions of dollars in the tech industry. The acquired wealth and accompanying optimism created a new breed of affluent consumer and a renewed demand for luxury real estate, resulting in […]

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Brooklyn Heights Townhouse With Deep Garden, Five Fireplaces Asks $10.75 Million

This brick townhouse at 37 Sidney Place in Brooklyn Heights has some impressive proportions: It's five stories, 23 feet wide, and sits on a lot that stretches 135 feet deep. It's pretty grand in the price-tag department as well, with an ask of $10.75 million -- that works out to…

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Top 10 Brooklyn Real Estate Listings: Most in Central and South Brooklyn

This week's listings span from a rent-stabilized apartment in Windsor Terrace to a two-story house in Dyker Heights to a Ditmas Park home in need of a full gut renovation.

Which would you choose?

10. This no-fee, rent-stabilized apartment in Windsor Terrace was just renovated with a new kitchen, and hardwood floors…

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Keeping Back to Basics Front and Center

Marketing and technology evolve at a dizzying pace in today’s world. Just when you think you’ve come up with the right strategy and mastered the latest app, the next best thing hits the streets and you’re suddenly behind the pack. Keeping up has become virtually impossible. Then there’s Commack, N.Y.-based RealEstateCalendars.com. For nearly 30 years, […]

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Starting at $435K, Four Open Houses to See This Weekend

Our open house picks this weekend are a heterogeneous bunch, including a classic brownstone in Bed Stuy, a sprawling standalone Beverly Square East, a possible development property in Williamsburg, and a small three-bedroom under the $500K mark in Flatlands. One point of note: Three of the four have garages.

If you're…

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Open House Picks Six Months Later: None Sold Yet, One in Contract

It's been quite a while since we've had a bunch of open house picks where none sold within six months -- at least not yet. Of our picks from six months ago, one is in contract and two are still available.

On Ashland Place in Fort Greene, a four-story brownstone that's a generous 22…

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Should New Yorkers Pay an Extra Mansion Tax to Fund Affordable Housing?

Should home buyers pay an additional city tax when they buy high-end properties in the five boroughs?

On Monday, the New York City Council revived a de Blasio proposal to raise revenue for the mayor's affordable housing program by taxing the sale of high-end residential property in the city.

Is this a…

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