Anyone who’s bought or sold a house knows it isn’t exactly like you see on TV. Shouting “We’ll take it!” doesn’t beam the keys into your hand…
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The second most-visited page on my website last month was a blog I wrote in 2017 about why you shouldn’t sell furniture with a house…
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During a recent showing of a 7-acre property, I noticed something strange…
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The influx of buyers seeking Hamptons homes over this past year and a half means a few things…
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In the early days of the pandemic, I thought the Hamptons real estate market would come to a full stop…
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The other day, I asked a broker friend: Have you noticed we’re all nice to each other now? She had.
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If you own a property in the Hamptons, you’re no doubt receiving calls, postcards, emails and texts from agents you know and those who are hoping to know you..
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As a society, we’re not used to going without the things we want. But since March 2020, many things we were used to having were suddenly beyond our reach…
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In just the past week, according to our area wide multi-agency data base, over 50 homes went into contract and 20 new listings were introduced…
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I was showing a house to a couple just last week who described a property they found online as absolutely perfect and exactly what they were hoping to find, but said it was too big for a summer home…
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If you’re buying or selling real estate, expect the property will be appraised. Even if a deal is not subject to financing, there is a good chance a purchaser will want to take advantage of the low interest rates that are currently available.
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Many things are different this year — including life and commerce in the relatively small world of Hamptons real estate.…
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Mostly I use social media for real estate. Until recently, I had not posted anything personal — but then I got a puppy and couldn’t help myself…
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What does your vacation home mean to you?...
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Here are just a few of the calls I’ve gotten lately…
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Every morning I wake up, shower, get dressed, head to my office, and hop on the phone, just like I always have. Except it’s not the same at all…
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When your kids or grands call you out with an “OK Boomer” expect it to be accompanied with an eye roll or smirk. It means you did or said something you would have considered “square” back in your day.
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It’s what most buyers want … but odds are, it’s not going to happen. In more than 30 years of Hamptons real estate, I can think of just one example of a couple who bought a house when the market was low, then sold their existing house when the market was high — all in the same neighborhood and in just six months…
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