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COVID-19 Keeping You Home? Here Are 8 Ways You Can Help Your Neighbors.

COVID-19 Keeping You Home? Here Are 8 Ways You Can Help Your Neighbors.

Mar 11, 2020 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,

If COVID-19 is changing the way you spend your work or free time—and that’s likely all of us—it’s also a good time to think about helping one another and keeping dollars in your local community if you can. While we encourage you to follow official updates and advice (did you know you can text ‘COVID’ […]

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What Could the Coronavirus Possibly Have to Do With Your Mortgage?

Mar 04, 2020 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

OK, we were surprised, too. But what at first sounds ridiculous can actually be pretty quickly connected to this week’s decision by the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates by half of a percent as an effort to head off the potential negative effects of the coronavirus on the economy. And while you might be […]

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Brooklyn Bridge | Buying into Sunset Park, Brooklyn

Mar 01, 2020 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Brooklyn Bridge is our new series featuring our clients’ real stories of what buying in Brooklyn is really like. Buying a home anywhere is a challenge. But buying in Brooklyn is a true journey. Finding that just-right combination of affordability, location, style, and livability can sometimes feel overwhelming. That’s why we wanted to bring you […]

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Don’t Get Catfished This Valentine’s- 6 Cat-Traps That Snare First-Time Buyers

Feb 14, 2020 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Don’t Get Cat Fished! Common Mistakes Buyers Should Not Make Having an advocate by your side is an invaluable resource in your Brooklyn real estate search, since it can be easy to miss something when you don’t have a seasoned professional by your side. Even in the Google era, online savvy can’t replace agent experience […]

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Inheriting Property and Estate Planning By Gino DiMeo (part one)

Feb 11, 2020 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

With home prices skyrocketing in the Carroll Gardens area over the last couple of decades, estate planning has become a topic of major importance amongst families in the area. Homes that were bought by middle class folks at a relatively reasonable price many years ago are now worth 3 and 4 million dollars. In 2014 […]

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6 Red Flags That First-Time Renters Can Miss

Feb 11, 2020 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 Don’t Get Apartment Catfished! For the most part, people usually learn from their mistakes.  It’s why we believe having a tenant advocate is a valuable resource in your search for a space.  Unethical brokers and landlord use easy to fall for industry traps that could snare first-time renters in. Working with a seasoned professional that has […]

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Sweeten is Your Free Renovation Matchmaker this Valentine’s Day ❤️

Feb 07, 2020 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

The process of renovating can be complicated and finding the perfect contractor and specialized professionals is important. We’ve been working with Sweeten, the New York renovation experts, for a while now and we always recommend them to clients. They joined us at our “Buying into Brooklyn” crash course for first time home buyers back in […]

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Open House Guide For Sellers (Part Two)

Feb 07, 2020 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Tip #3-Out of the house! You, your dog and your dust bunnies! Clean and Declutter your space and stay away during showings! Leading up to your first open house  we hope that you have started taking steps to clean, declutter and stage your apartment.  Do not wait until the last minute to do a deep clean, […]

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#RepYourBlock 2020

Jan 30, 2020 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

With less than a month out from petitioning season  let’s get together in our district to represent our neighborhoods in February! There’s still time to #RepYourBlock Join us for an informal info session on February 2.  Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez and Council Member Carlos Menchaca will be there — come hear from them about why running for […]

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Women-Owned Series: Arbitrator and Mediator, Erin Gleason Alvarez

Jun 06, 2019 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Realty Collective owner, Victoria Alexander, often runs into Erin Gleason Alvarez at a co-working space for women called The Wing. We are thrilled to feature her in this edition of our women-owned series. Read about Erin below and her company, which empowers women to take charge of negotiations, called  Take Charge Negotiations here! What was your path to […]

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