Market Update: Mid Q1 2025
Despite sobering economic news and a recent Bloomberg article* indicating [...]
Market Update: Fall 2024
You're not alone. The market dislikes uncertainty, too. With the presidential election [...]
What’s Alison’s Deal?
Did you know becoming a real estate agent was a [...]
How Much Home Can I Afford?
If you require a mortgage (a loan specific to purchase [...]
Market Update: Summer 2024
USA Today Homefront asked what advice I'd give to first-time homebuyers [...]
Advice for first-time homebuyers in 2024
I was recently asked to give advice for first-time homebuyers [...]
Market Update: Early Spring 2024
Signs of a healthy spring market indicate purchasers are done waiting [...]
Market Update: Fall 2023
New York market trends are different from general national trends. This [...]
Are people with poor credit getting a break on mortgages?
“Riskier” borrowers with lower credit scores are now eligible for [...]
2023 Interest rate forecast
2023 will be an interesting year for mortgages and the real estate market.
Market Update: Late Fall 2022
NYC market activity is slowing, but it’s all relative. We [...]
Rate info from a lender
When the FED raises rates, mortgage rates do NOT immediately go up.
Market Update: Summer/Fall 2022
After 2022's incredibly strong first quarter (some neighborhoods saw 20% [...]
Keep calm and shop rates
If you’re a little scared and unsure as a consumer, you might scan headlines and feel like we’re on the cusp of housing armageddon.
An insider’s guide for first-time homebuyers in NYC
Many first-time homebuyers in NYC are doubtful they’ll find a great place within their budget, but every single client I’ve worked with has closed on a home, and they say buying was one of the best decisions they ever made.
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