As world economies and political situations shift, so too do their influence on New York City’s real estate market.
Much has been made of the effect of foreign investors on driving up New York real estate prices, with some local real estate companies specifically soliciting foreign buyers for upcoming projects before soliciting New York residents.
As the Fed finally increases interest rates for the first time in seven years, New York City brokers are weighing in on the effects on homebuyers’ approach. For Mirador’s managing partner Karla Saladino’s impressions, read here.
Yesterday’s CNBC Power Hour featured Mirador’s own Neeta Mulgaokar discussing the impact of illegal Airbnb activity on New York’s landlords. Check out the segment and accompanying article on the CNBC website or watch the video at the link below:
http://player.cnbc.com/p/gZWlPC/cnbc_global?playertype=synd&byGuid=3000470575&size=530_298
Airbnb – regardless of whether you love it or never cared to use it, the fact of the matter is that short-term rentals like the ones listed on the home-sharing site are just not legal in New York City. The transient nature of Airbnb guests in a city as densely populated as this one creates trouble for a plethora of reasons, including health and safety concerns within buildings and neighborhoods. In DNAinfo yesterday, Mirador’s managing partner Karla Saladino discusses her approach to protecting her landlords against the illegal activity of some of their tenants, and stopping the Airbnb problem before it starts. For more, head here.
Mirador’s very own “Boomerang Tenant” Karla Saladino was recently featured in DNA Info.
The Boomerang Tenant: Returning to the Apartment You Once Loved by Irene Plagianos illustrates how finding the perfect building, apartment or neighborhood can keep you coming back, eventually, even long after you’ve gone. So what made Karla want to come back to the building where she is now? Take a look here!
In yesterday’s Sunday Times, Mirador’s Danielle Weinstein spoke with reporter Joyce Cohen about her client’s search for the perfect New York City home. To read about their journey from six-floor walkups on the Upper East Side to the “‘aha!’ moment” inducing studio in Murray Hill, head here and experience The Hunt!
Increase in Homelessness Affecting City Real Estate, Brokers Say
Mirador Agent Aramis Arjona speaks to DNAinfo about how the increase in homelessness in New York City has affected the real estate market as perception of declining neighborhood safety and fear of aggressors deter clients from closing on deals. To read the full article by Amy Zimmer, click here.
Mirador’s Karla Saladino in BrickUnderground on Selling and Staging with Pets at Home
Mirador Real Estate’s Managing Partner Karla Saladino was featured in the article Selling (and Staging) With an Animal at Home: 3 Key Tricks by Virginia K. Smith in BrickUnderground.
Click here for tips on how to keep your pets from distracting buyers when you’re ready to sell your home.
Mirador Associate Broker, Jeffrey Hannon was featured in an exclusive interview in ” The Upside of (Way) Uptown” by Adam Bonislawski for The Observer. Jeffrey explains why more NYC residents are looking to move all the way uptown and what positive things these particular neighborhoods have to offer. Read more here: http://observer.com/2015/09/the-upside-of-way-uptown/
Mirador’s Health and Wellness Consultant and Clinical Psychologist Dr. Lynn Saladino shares her knowledge on how to keep a thriving relationship while battling NYC’s real estate blunders, for the article: How to keep real estate from ruining your love life: a psychologist advises By, Virginia K. Smith for BrickUnderground.
Check out Lynn’s amazing advice here!
Lynn Saladino, Mirador’s Health and Wellness Consultant lends her expertise in this BrickUnderground article: You shacked up, and now you broke up. Here’s how to stay sane By, Virginia K. Smith.
Breaking up is hard to do, and even harder when you share a space with that person. Lynn shares her advice on how to stay calm and make the right decisions during this rough time.
We have a small division of agents that specialize in this segment of the market. A fun article published today featuring two of our agents in the Daily News taking a peek into the lives of the #sugardaddy and their #sugarbabies
IS HE CHEATING? Real estate agents – not Ashley Madison – know who’s straying and who’s not in NYC
See the full article here:
Mirador’s Karla Saladino in BrickUnderground on Hidden Costs in an NYC Move
Mirador Real Estate’s Managing Partner Karla Saladino was featured in the article 21 hidden costs to watch out for during your next move by Virginia K. Smith in BrickUnderground.
Karla has some great advice to help you save money when it’s that time to move into your new place. Check it out here
Managing Partner, Karla Saladino has been featured in The Real Deal on how she helps sellers win at the NYC bidding process.
http://therealdeal.com/issues_articles/win-now-decide-later/
Mirador’s Health and Wellness Consultant, Dr. Lynn Saladino is featured in todays article: Two Shrinks Share Advice on Handling Terrible Roommates (And Sending Angry Texts Isn’t One Of Them) By Virginia K. Smith.
This is something a large majority of NYC residents have experienced in the past or are experiencing right this moment. Lynn has all the tricks of the trade when it comes to handling this situation smoothly. Check out her advice!
Where Life Imitates Aerosmith: The Search for the Post-Grad Pad; Agent Andrew Rose and Mirador featured in the Observer today!
Are you a new college graduate? A parent of a new college graduate? It is a daunting task trying to find your first digs in the big city. Mirador agent Andrew Rose is featured in this Observer article today giving some great insight as to where to start your search and what to look for.
Michael Minarik, lets us know what to look out for when you tour a rental apartment in this very informative BrickUnderground article. There’s a lot more you need to know and look out for when it comes to finding the perfect place for you…
Managing partner Karla Saladino shares her hiring process and talks about why much of the real estate technology is overrated. Full Article Here: Inman News.
Check us out in Multi-Housing News Online regarding our partnership with INSTRATA Lifestyle Residences, and Invesco.
http://www.multihousingnews.com/news/catering-to-a-sophisticated-
“New Technology Should Free Up Time to Have More Meaningful Human Contact – ONLY.” This is a slogan emphatically embedded and expressed at most of my meetings at Mirador. A sentiment I’m sure all my agents will attest to!
In a market dominantly driven by newly developed data and devices, my staff is constantly keeping abreast of all the latest and greatest technology trends, enthusiastically bringing to the table new programs, CRMs, and digital ad venue. Yet, they are always hit with the same question, “Will this free up our time to TALK to more clients on the phone or in person?”
It has always been my end game to incorporate any new technology advances into my firm, as I see the great value it produces not only for my clients, but also for my team and business alike. And for the past two-plus years, I’ve been thrilled with the results I’m seeing.
Building out software has lead to faster lead delegation, which in turn, has led to faster response times for our clients. Integrating the CRM software allowed for better and more efficient follow-up from the management side. This led to zero negative reviews online in over 30 months in business. For a real estate brokerage in New York City, that has performed thousands of transactions within that time frame, that is pretty incredible!
Other advances integrated into our model include: automated lease writing, centralized training and document webpages for the agents, and fillable forms with upload features that made our payroll consistent and our agents paid faster – a win-win for everyone!
All of these things have enabled us to carve out the necessary time in our hectic daily schedules to pick up the phone, or better yet, meet a client in person.
I love to code. I love to learn new software. I love it all, but I also know that I tend to crawl into a hole with it for days on end and cut myself off from human contact. So if the end result isn’t the above, then I take a pass.
Today, this article in Bloomberg was called to my attention, reinforcing a theory that until recently, I thought I was the only one on-board with. But, in a sea of emails, I started noticing a trend that wasn’t apparent as little as a year ago– clients actually wanted phone calls!
Now the phone numbers are flying at us fast and furiously, where in the past, it used to be “email me only.” I sense an awakening of people wanting to leave the screens they stare behind at all day and get out and engage in some real human contact in the sales environment.
I’ve been noticing this with travel as well as the luxury brands listed below. I’m finding the task of research online daunting, and perusing through sites like Mr. and Ms. Smith, which offer me real recommendations, that are in line with my traveling needs and preferences along with those that are given by real travel agents (perks, included) are a perfect mixture of technology and humans.
On the luxury end, more and more, I’m hearing about people opting in for that expensive yearly Amex fee, which offers clients live concierge support — ranging from securing sought-after dinner and theater reservations, to hotel and spa accommodations and upgrades, and even making a last minute Saks run for that essential garment you desperately need for an event your attending later, but just can’t physically break away from your desk. Talk about device-to-door service!
I’ve also seen a huge uptick in the live chat usage on our website. All and all, I’m pleased to see that we are moving into an era of real time, real person, real problem- solving! Something, that in my opinion, is long overdue, and a breath of fresh air.