Market Predictions for 2006: Neighborhood Picks
In what is now becoming an annual tradition, we invite you to share your thoughts and predictions for the Brooklyn housing market in 2006. Like last year, we’re particularly curious to hear your neighborhood “longs” and “shorts”. On a risk-adjusted basis, we’re most bullish on Prospect Heights and Carroll Gardens and, relatively speaking, would bet…
In what is now becoming an annual tradition, we invite you to share your thoughts and predictions for the Brooklyn housing market in 2006. Like last year, we’re particularly curious to hear your neighborhood “longs” and “shorts”. On a risk-adjusted basis, we’re most bullish on Prospect Heights and Carroll Gardens and, relatively speaking, would bet against Williamsburg. Overall, though, we don’t think 2006 will look at all like 2005, which was marked by huge surges in prices in some rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods. From where we sit, 2006 is looking like a year for the market to take a breath and digest all the rapid-fire changes that have occurred in recent years. Barring a big move upward in rates, we think prices will more-or-less move sideways. In our own little corner of Brooklyn, the big test will be whether the upscaling of Fulton Street can extend beyond Fort Greene. Man, could we use a gourmet market in Clinton Hill! Anyway, that’s how we see it. But what do we know. We’d rather hear from you.
Happy New Year.
Brownstoner
Off topic: I have an idea. How about everybody stops attacking people based on unproven hypothetical crap that you don’t know? (“I bet you’re from _____.” “I bet you would never _____.” “I bet all your friends are _____.””I bet you’d do _____ if ______ happened in your own neighborhood.”) It’s a stupid 4th-grade debate tactic.
On topic: good point abput Sunset Park and existing businesses. But does that hurt property values? Maybe it’s a plus. I’ve only visited Sunset Park, but I’d rather eat out or buy groceries there than in Bay Ridge.
To the dumbass hater. Violence was also part of the culture here.
Please call these slurs to peoples faces and wait about two seconds before they crack you in the face.
My guess is that you are a know-it-all from queens.
Would you actually call a stranger one of these slurs too their face? No pencil dick.
ahhahhahha this is hilarious!
to the hyper-senstitive, knee-jerking PC police,
remember IROCs?? these labels which you find offensive are part of life here in nyc. get over it. you must be a “transplant”. i am interested in hearing how you and your friends dispel stereotypes. i prefer dwelling on them and break it down by playing them on repeat mode.
And for those, I think you know who you are–
Long: BR, dictionaries, Ditmas Pk., Bao Noodles
I think Ratner owns the corner buindling on 7th Ave and 2nd St.
Does anyone know the story behind the vacant/dilapidated building on the north-east corner of 7th Avenue and Second Street in Park Slope, the building behind Met Foods?
I have run into problems in Sunset and that why I bought in BedStuy.
I am a dark skin black male going to open houses in Sunset because I work at the Prison over there. They would look at me and whisper about this moreno, who does he think he is, he thinks he can buy a house, ah please. I realized I was wasting my time there. I bought in BedStuy because I am feel comfortable not standing out amongst the crowd. I am sure not everyone is prejudice against Blacks in Sunset but they weren’t rolling out a red carpet.
In response to Tyler’s comments about being black in Sunset Park; I think people would assume that you’re Puerto Rican or Dominican. Once folks find out that your not Latino, I still don’t think you’ll run into problems. At least I haven’t.
As a black person I have never felt comfortable in hispanic areas like Bushwick and Sunset.
The city should turn the warehouses near Costco into low to no income Housing Projects.