Tag Archives: New York Times

Rent or Buy: The Best Calculator

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Misha

A belated Happy New Year everyone.  One of my new year’s resolutions is to blog more frequently.  I love blogging about real estate!  I just need to get faster at it.  This can be a challenge if you care about … Continue reading →

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Is Now a Good Time to Buy?

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Misha

In an article entitled Great Time to Buy (Famous Last Words), last Sunday’s New York Times took a swipe at perennially optimistic real estate agents who have never seen a time that wasn’t a good time to buy a house.  … Continue reading →

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A Faltering Housing Market?

Posted on November 29, 2009 by Misha

George may have left office a year ago, but there appears to be a growing consensus that the likely shape of the recovery will be a “W.”  How appropriate, if you believe that we are reaping the bitter fruit of … Continue reading →

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Fears of a New Chill In Home Sales

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Misha

That was the title of an October 27 article in the New York Times, and, as one of my readers and clients pointed out, it’s what I’ve been tentatively suggesting as a possible scenario for this winter. See here, for … Continue reading →

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Maybe it’s time to buy that first house….

Posted on December 8, 2008 by Misha

That’s what New York Times journalist Ron Lieber discusses in Saturday’s Business Section.  You can find a copy of the article here.  Of course, nobody really knows where the real estate market is headed but Lieber suggests that now could … Continue reading →

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