As of June 11, the FARE Act changed how apartment rentals are handled in New York City.
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Compass Plus is a nationwide network of Compass agents helping older adults and their families navigate life transitions with care, dignity, and expertise.
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Chef Dominique Ansel, the inventor of the Cronut, explores his love of Asian bread culture at his new Greenwich Village bakery and cafe, Papa d'Amour.
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Yes, the number of signed contracts is up 7% over last year. That's very good, and it looks like we'll have a pretty typical May. However, the expectation (or hope?) was that we'd do even better. Then the tariff talk started.
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Edith's Sandwich Counter began in Brooklyn as a pandemic pop-up during the spring of 2020. Now Edith's is in the West Village, serving breakfast and lunch seven days a week. I stopped in yesterday for a late breakfast.
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The Compass 3-Phased Marketing Strategy helps homeowners maximize their home's value by generating demand through multiple listing launches, ensuring listings get the attention and offers they deserve.
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I discovered Win Son when I had a couple of listings near the original location in East Williamsburg. When they recently opened a second location in the East Village, just seven minutes away from home via CitiBike, I was pretty psyched.
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You'd think that the recent economic volatility in the world would have majorly impacted the Manhattan real estate market, right? You'd be wrong.
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The recently-opened West Village location of Tashkent Supermarket has been drawing curious crowds.
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Addressing these four items before you come on the market will make the sales process smoother, faster, less stressful, and more profitable.
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Markets hate uncertainty, but it seems we've had nothing but uncertainty over the last few years. Is uncertainty the new norm?
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Have you ever wondered what the Twinkies, Devil Dogs, Yodels, and SnoBalls of your youth would taste like today?
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The big story in the Manhattan real estate market last week? Buyers have a lot more choices.
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A client once asked me a very good question: "Why don't more buyers make offers on homes they think are overpriced?"
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With St. Patrick's Day close at hand, it seemed like the perfect time to visit Mary O's in the East Village.
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Meet Compass One, our cutting-edge client dashboard for buyers and sellers.
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At least ten days. That's generally the time required for the buyer's attorney to perform "due diligence." The purpose is to protect the buyer by making sure that there are no issues with the apartment or the building.
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The original location of Gnocchi on 9th, on East 9th St., became a social media sensation for its simple, affordable, and photogenic concept: a Chinese takeout-stye container filled with tasty gnocchi, a sauce, and maybe a burrata.
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If you’re thinking about selling in the next few years, Compass Make Me Sell can help you discreetly test your aspirational sale price and gather feedback now.
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Tuesday morning at our jam-packed Compass HQ sales meeting, one of the managers, Alex, asked who was working with buyers and having trouble finding enough active listings to show them. Over half the agents in the room raised their hands.
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