Tag Archives: New York Times

Listing Inventory Is, Well, Listing

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Jonathan Miller

[click to open article] I’ve been talking a lot about the causes of falling inventory lately and some mortgage industry types seem to resistant to the idea that credit is keeping supply off the market, versus some sort of uniform… Read More

Posted in Manhattan | Tagged chart, Michelle Higgins, New York Times | Leave a comment

Broken Appraisal: Lack of Market Knowledge Overpowers Lack of Data

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Jonathan Miller

There was a really good appraisal story in the Sunday Real Estate Section this weekend by Lisa Prevost focusing on appraising high end properties whose theme is well-captured in the opening sentence: As home sales pick up in the million-dollar-plus… Read More

Posted in Appraisal Management Company, Appraisals/Appraiser, Media & Marketing | Tagged New York Times | 3 Comments

Having Fits With Appraisal In Home Buying Process

Posted on January 13, 2013 by Jonathan Miller

The New York Times Real Estate goes gonzo this weekend with a nice write-up AND a large color artwork on perhaps the least understood part of the home buying process. No not the radon test… The appraisal. Can’t live with… Read More

Posted in Appraisal Management Company, Appraisals/Appraiser, Homebuying Process, In The Media/Public | Tagged New York Times | 5 Comments

[NYT] Donut Housing Market Economics Rebranded As “Hard to Trade-up” Market

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Jonathan Miller

Back from a short self-imposed overwhelmed-with-year-end-deadline-work-blogging-hiatus. Hope everyone had a nice holiday. So I’m a bit late but the donuts are still fresh… Michelle Higgins at the New York Times wrote a great piece weekend before last on the current… Read More

Posted in Manhattan | Tagged chart, Michelle Higgins, New York Times | 1 Comment

[NYT Business Day Live] Luxury Real Estate As Art?

Posted on September 1, 2012 by Jonathan Miller

[click to play] I enjoyed the interview of James B. Stewart and Alexei Barrionuevo by Louise Story (best last name a reporter could ever have), on the topic of luxury real estate in the New York Times Business Day Live… Read More

Posted in Luxury, New Development | Tagged New York Times | 4 Comments

[On A1, 5 & Dime] New York Times Cover Story On Woolworth Condo Conversion

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Jonathan Miller

A real estate article by Michelle Higgins on the Woolworth Building Condo Conversion: Luxury Living in Old Temple of the 5 and Dime made the cover of the New York Times today. Not to wear out the use of irony… Read More

Posted in In The Media, Luxury, New Development, Manhattan (NY) | Tagged Michelle Higgins, New York Times | Leave a comment

Why “Pull From Air” (P.F.A.) Is An Appraisal Term, Pig v. Sheep Explained

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Jonathan Miller

This weekend I was quoted in the New York Times article “Shooting for the Moon” by Alexei Barrioneuvo which explored some of the crazy prices being asked at the top of the market. Appraisers come across list prices every day… Read More

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Manhattan’s 10k+ Square Foot “Trifecta” of Sales

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Jonathan Miller

Last week’s Manhattan housing market certainly ended on a high note – literally. You know that old saying about things happening in threes? My word of the week is “trifecta” – it’s always been a favorite, along with “neat, blowhard… Read More

Posted in Manhattan, Record Sales | Tagged Alexei Barrionuevo, New York Times | Leave a comment

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