New York is not dead yet for real estate. There are a lot of negatives for real estate in NYC – as per my prior article – but people will be surprised how well real estate continues to do in The Big…
Ten Real Estate Industry Predictions for 2020
Category: The Real Estate Philosopher
Five Words that can Dramatically Grow Your Real Estate Business
If you have been reading The Real Estate Philosopher, you know by now that our mission is to: Help Our Clients Grow Their Businesses Along these lines, I want to propose an incredibly difficult – but at the same time…
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In NYC, Real Estate is Certainly the Worst Possible Investment — Except for All the Others
I was at a confidential secret hush-hush meeting with some very senior New York City real estate people – all so-called C-suite guys and gals. And boy was their mood gloomy, and for good reason. Consider….. New York politicians seem…
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Commercial Rent Control in NYC? The Great Sucking Sound of Capital Fleeing NYC – We Can’t Let this Happen
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do nothing.” ― Edmund Burke Last November, I wrote this article begging, pleading, importuning the New York City Council to not proceed with commercial rent regulation, but apparently…
How to Make Money in Co-Working – It’s All About the Power Niche
I have been writing for about three years now that co-working is not a “new” business; instead, it is “a new way” of doing business. So, what does this mean? First, it means that many have rushed into the co-working…
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You Will Never “Find” A “Good” Deal Again
The title to this article sounds needlessly provocative, but – alas – I think I am right here in what I am saying.The (good?) old days are gone. Those were the days where people looked for deals and sometimes “found”…
The “Formula” for “Success” in the Real Estate World – This is Exactly What to do – Truly!
Why is it that when I ping the top guy/gal at a real estate company at 11 P.M. on a Saturday night – because I had an idea – she/he responds by 11:15 P.M.? Why is it that many of the top…
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Ten (Not So Obvious) Predictions for 2019 in Real Estate
Only foolish people try to predict things. Well, actually, that is not true. Smart people make continuous outrageous predictions. When they are right – which happens by chance to pretty much everyone at some point – they crow about how…
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Ten Capital Sources for Opportunity Zones
As an industry leader in Opportunity Zones, D&S has been working with all types of parties that are looking to make investments in Opportunity Zones. We believe there are not only opportunities for US based investors but for global (yes,…
Opportunity Zones – Ignoring This Major Shift in the Real Estate World is a Big Mistake
I am writing to you about Opportunity Zones. Apologies if I am outspoken here, but there is a reasonable chance that this is the “biggest thing” to hit the real estate world in perhaps the past thirty or even more…
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