Kate Akerly's (akerlyre) Blog

The West Village has hit the new year running with a number of properties having sold in January and a number of new sale and rental listings hitting the market.  We thought we would provide some market data that local residents or those thinking about moving to our neighborhood would find useful...

During 2008 and 2009 many Manhattan landlords offered a myriad of concessions to lure renters to their properties during a tough real estate and employment market. It was not unusual to see one or two months of free rent being offered in large doorman, rental buildings in addition to an offer to ...

As of August 2010, landlords in New York State have an obligation to disclose a history of bed bug infestation to prospective tenants of a building. Practically, this means that if you intend to move into a rental in a condo, co-op or a rental building the landlord must provide you with a DBB-N (...

The second decade of the third millennium has begun and there are a number of events to look out for this year that could affect the real estate markets both locally and nationally.   1. U.S. Avoids the Dreaded Double-Dip   The threat of the double-dip has haunted America since “green shoots” we...