Have a Great New Year Streeteasy...

Have a Great New Year Streeteasy! 2009 was a hell of a time, so much to talk about here. ups, downs, smiles, frowns, you posters sure made my year. there were refi's, upsides, relists, downticks, duplexes, triplexes, private gardens, roofdecks, terraces, balconies, cherry tomatoes and peonies, white gloves, walk ups, condops and tenements too, tax credits, income caps, fannie mae, what do we do??... [more]

Have a Great New Year Streeteasy! 2009 was a hell of a time, so much to talk about here. ups, downs, smiles, frowns, you posters sure made my year. there were refi's, upsides, relists, downticks, duplexes, triplexes, private gardens, roofdecks, terraces, balconies, cherry tomatoes and peonies, white gloves, walk ups, condops and tenements too, tax credits, income caps, fannie mae, what do we do?? we BLOG! co-op boards, landlords, hard wood floors, pocket doors, studios, exposed brick, classic 6, school districts, penthouse, carriage house, air rights, great light, winning bids, great for kids, spiral stair, comps look fair, prewar, second floor, land lease, price decrease, close to all, landmarks, parks, showing well, priced to sell! whats the LTV, do tell… engineers, architects, jokers, brokers, credit checks, cap rates, closing dates, central air, very rare, lower east, land lease, overstated square feet! rent-to-buy, rent vs own, great bones, starter homes, HDFC's, FSBO's, looming shadows, new blue PRO's, on the park, upper west, new to market? give it a rest. lowballs, windfalls, lofts, squats, stats, flats, market crash, all cash, river views, pass-throughs, triple exposures, co-op foreclosures, "middle east side," 20 ft wide! pre-sale, re-sale, short-sale, you've got mail, lock-ins, walk-ins, built-ins, buyer wins, mint condition, demolition, come on man, where's the floorplan! wainscotting, floors rotting, dogs barking, private parking, offer accepted, very clever, "buy now or be priced out forever," but what about the ratio, it's just an L-shaped studio, crowned molding, master baths, clawfoot tubs, and lots of laughs… HERE'S TO ANOTHER "RICH" YEAR.. HAVE A GREAT 2010 STREETEASY!!! [less]