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Ten Real Estate Industry Predictions for 2020
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 Apple. This is for the simple reason that (talented) people want to be here more… Read more
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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 incredibly easy — way to build your business to great success. You have heard of an… Read more
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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 to want to raise taxes every way possible to fund various programs Albany politicians just… Read more
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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 at least some of them are not listening. After the actions from Albany concerning multifamily rent… Read more
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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 “business” and there will only be a few survivors. Second, it means that an enormous… Read more
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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” “good” ones. They would get setups from brokers and hear about them and then… Read more
Bruce Stachenfeld 