Nothing to see here


On the one hand, your broker is telling you that NOW is the time to buy and prices aren’t getting any lower.

On the other hand, here’s a 3 bedroom in north slope for sale by owner (who’s a broker), priced at 599K. I’m gonna go out on a limb and say that if it’s priced at 599K (even if it’s a little small), someone might see things getting a lot worse before they get better

http://realestate.nytimes.com/sales/detail/253-NS90224603

Categories: Listings
By RaginCajun | 03/11/2009 3:47 PM | Comment

Angry Renters!


Uh-oh. Renters are revolting over the fact their tax dollars are going to be used to bail out bad mortgages.

http://angryrenter.com/

Categories: News/Commentary
By RaginCajun | 02/20/2009 2:40 PM | Comment

Mice On Your Condo Board?


It’s hard out there for a pimp … and for someone selling an 800 square-foot apartment for $600,000.

As a potential buyer, I’ve got an us-vs.-them attitude, but I don’t want to make life any harder for anyone than it should be. So let me just say to the folks trying to sell their condo in Brooklyn, you should either NOT discuss the mouse-infestation in your building (and in your apt. in particular) on a public message board.

Or, you know, you guys could make your condo message board — complete with all the bickering and blaming renters for the filth in the building — private.

You’re going to have a hard enough time getting asking price as it is.

Categories: Etiquette
By RaginCajun | 02/09/2009 11:16 AM | Comment

More Price Cuts on State/Atlanti


7.9% drop on 2 bedroom/2 bath (900+ square feet) at 556 State Street. Still room to fall! (And for some reason, I get irrationally angry at ‘juliette’ balconies. What’s the point?)

http://realestate.nytimes.com/sales/detail/2323-4D-S/556-State-Street-Brooklyn-NY-11217

Categories: Listings
By RaginCajun | 01/23/2009 7:40 PM | Comment

Daily Gripe About NY Times


Have you tried to search by neighborhood today? Have you been told that you’ve selected more than 51 locations, when you’ve selected only 6? Have you been unable to deselect the “All Brooklyn” box without getting a “You much choose one location” error message? Have you wanted to march down to the Times building, find out who the genius was who created this redesign and just start choking him?
I have!

Categories: Listings
By RaginCajun | 01/23/2009 10:26 AM | Comment

Xmas Tree Removal?


I THOUGHT I was supposed to be able to just chuck my tree out on the sidewalk (according to multiple media sources). However, the tree is still sitting there after three garbage cycles. I’m a renter and don’t want my landlord getting hit with a fine or anything after the Jan. 16 deadline for such behavior is up. Suggestions?

Categories: Quality of Life
By RaginCajun | 01/13/2009 12:56 PM | Comment

Poorly chosen photos


Might be old news, but a friend just sent me a link to this blog http://lovelylisting.blogspot.com/
which mocks bad photography in real estate listings.

Categories: Listings
By RaginCajun | 01/08/2009 4:31 PM | Comment

Is This a Scam?


So my wife decided to cruise through Craig’s List real estate for some reason. There she found a 2 bedroom-2 bath apt. in a “boutique” condo in Boerum Hill. The ad didn’t list an address or a real estate company (but did have a photo of what appeared to be Harrison Ford above the agent’s name).

At any rate, I emailed the guy asking WHERE this place was. His reply was:

I’m so sorry, but my company does not allow us to give locations until we have made an appointment and registered you with the building.

I can tell you that it is 1/2 block from Smith
St. This is an 11 story building set amongst a
tree lined street with brownstones.”

A) Does that sound fishy to you at all? (Suddenly having flashbacks to those companies that sold rental lists when I first move to New York).

B) Does that sound like Baltic Towers? (Can’t think of any other 11 story joints half block from Smith … oh, and half block from the projects as well.)

Just weirdness all around.

Any thoughts? Anyone else seen this sort of thing?

Categories: Brokers
By RaginCajun | 11/24/2008 10:10 AM | Comment

Construction at Boerum and Atlantic


(Won’t post this again, I swear! Just figured I’d try at beginning of the week).

There’s another sponsor sale in 251 Pacific. But I’m wondering a) what’s the monstrous construction project right outside the window and b) is it halted or in progress? I haven’t seen any work on it recently.

Categories: Construction
By RaginCajun | 10/13/2008 11:20 AM | Comment

South Side of Boerum and Atlantic


There’s another sponsor sale in 215 Pacific. But I’m wondering a) what’s the monstrous construction project right outside the window and b) is it halted or in progress? I haven’t seen any work on it recently.

Categories: Construction
By RaginCajun | 10/09/2008 2:42 PM | Comment