Skip Navigation

StreetEasy Discussions

Where New Yorkers come together to discuss real estate

Categories

All Categories

  • Sales
    Board interview
    Updated almost 16 years ago
    I have a board interview coming up (first one) and I'm wondering if you can shed some light on what the scene might be like. I think it's in one of the apartments in...
    Read more 40 comments
  • Sales
    Your Blockshopper Problem (if you buy or sell)
    Updated almost 16 years ago
    This is a repeat of my posting on brownstoner. I recently bought an apartment. Some time later, I found that Blockshopper posted a news story on its website that...
    Read more 5 comments
  • Renovation
    Value of kitchen pass-thru
    Updated almost 16 years ago
    I am debating about cutting a pass-through for the kitchen. I know some people like closed kitchen so the smell from cooking is contained... some like it open to...
    Read more 22 comments
  • Brokers
    Reduced Fee for direct sale....
    Updated almost 16 years ago
    Has anyone negotiated with Corcoran for a reduced fee of 4% for a direct sale (i.e. no buyers broker) I have an offer that I would be willing to take if my broker...
    Read more 14 comments
  • Sales
    Goldman is everywhere
    Updated almost 16 years ago
    Beat Balzli has an intriguing story at Spiegel saying that Greece has been hiding the true nature of its deficits and its debt using clever derivatives dreamed up by...
    Read more 14 comments
  • Sales
    How much is $100 of common charges worth?
    Updated almost 16 years ago
    How much would you value $100 of lower maintenance costs (in a co-op) in terms of purchase price? For instance, suppose you see Apt A is $1.0M and has $1000 of common...
    Read more 11 comments
  • Sales
    Any value deals in UWS or Manhattan Valley?
    Updated almost 16 years ago
    I've been looking in these neighborhoods for awhile now. It's either my expectations are way off or these neighborhoods are recession-proof. I'm not finding any...
    Read more 56 comments