Monthly Archives: March 2022

NYC’s Smorgasburg, Queens Night Market announce 2022 opening dates

Mar 23, 2022 |

2018 Smorgasburg; Photo by Scott Lynch Two foodie favorites are returning to New York City and New Jersey next month. Open-air food markets Smorgasburg and the Queens Night Market have announced opening dates for the 2022 season. Now in its 12th season, Smorgasburg’s opening weekend kicks off April 1 near the World Trade Center, with […more]

Brookside Home Sales Report-February 2022

Mar 23, 2022 |

Last month’s snow storms seem so far away, as Spring is here! I hear the birds chirping in the early morning hours–wake up everyone! Home prices aren’t falling like the snow did, interest rates creeping up like the tempertures–it’s going to be another hectic spring for homebuyers and sellers. Here are the stats for single […more]

Finance of America’s Jim Anderson on building customer relationships

Mar 23, 2022 |

The HousingWire award spotlight series highlights the individuals who have been recognized through our Editors’ Choice Awards. Nominations for HousingWire’s Marketing Leaders award are now open through Friday, March 25, 2022.  Click here to nominate someone you know — it can even be you! As the housing market continues to move from last year’s refinance […more]

UWM targets real estate investors with new loan product

Mar 23, 2022 |

United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), the nation’s largest wholesale lender, announced on Wednesday a new product that will qualify borrowers for investment properties based on the monthly rental income, rather than the their current income. This is the second new non-QM product the Pontiac-based lender has launched this month – the wholesale lender also unveiled a bank statement loan […more]

6 MORE Business, Money & Investing Podcasts to Listen to Right Now

Mar 23, 2022 |

During times such as these, we may feel more “stuck” than ever. Whether you’re weathering financial hardship, uncertainty, or waiting to make money moves until your confidence in the market returns, you still have opportunities to invest in and enrich your life. For real estate investors at every skill level, a continuing education is crucial. 

Spring Break

Mar 23, 2022 |

Real estate practices have been evolving with the frenzy. The market used to be lively seven days a week, but that’s gone away.  Looking at homes during the week is futile now, because the new listings tend to hit the MLS on Thursday or Friday with NO SHOWINGS UNTIL OPEN HOUSES ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY! […more]

Spring for some furniture must-haves–on sale now at 18 of our favorite stores

Mar 23, 2022 |

Miranda velvet sofa. Photo courtesy of Kardiel. While it may seem that the world of consumer goods is one perpetual sale, when we’re really in the market for something specific, a discount can really help. Furniture is expensive, and the wealth of choices can be overwhelming. Sometimes a seasonal sale–or a hidden clearance section–can be just the […more]

This $7.5M historic townhouse is a well-preserved piece of 19th-century West Village

Mar 23, 2022 |

Photo credit: Empire Optix for Sotheby’s International Realty It would be difficult to pass by the landmarked townhouses of Grove Street and not take notice of this perfectly-preserved snapshot of life in the West Village of the 1800s. Asking $7,500,000, 4 Grove Street is one of four featured on a “Landmarks of New York” plaque that immortalizes these […more]

House Hunting in Finland: On the Baltic Sea in Greater Helsinki

Mar 23, 2022 |

Demand for homes exceeds supply in the country that set a record for residential property transactions in 2021.

What $750,000 Buys You in Georgia, Washington and Indiana

Mar 23, 2022 |

An 1887 Victorian in Atlanta, a two-bedroom condominium in Seattle and a Second Empire house in Martinsville.