Kayla was in town last week for her sister's college graduation. We didn't get a chance to put it on video, but we did discuss what it's like to sell homes in Manhattan! Her team has several listings, and she does open houses regularly. The format there is quite...
I'd like to think that Kayla has had the best upbringing of any realtor because she got to hear the sage advice from Doug Harwood - here we are in July, 2014 but his thoughts might be even more relevant today:
Kayla returned from Manhattan for the long Thanksgiving weekend, and we were talking about the sluggishness in New York City market, which has been going on for 2+ years. By now agents have learned that there's no use fighting it - you have to learn to adapt. It was...
Hopefully we will be getting an occasional glimpse of what it's like for Kayla to be selling real estate in Manhattan. The vertical living couldn't be more different than what we're used to around San Diego - she'll never see another tract house with two-car...
Selling homes in Manhattan is competitive, even without a central MLS run by the realtor board. Once an agent uploads a listing onto their company system, it gets distributed immediately to the regular portals StreetEasy (owned by Zillow), realtor.com, etc. where...
Kayla has dreamed of moving to New York City for years, and has friends who have moved there already. In our annual Christmas letter last year, she told everyone that she planned to move to Manhattan in 2018 - and she's doing it! She has amassed five solid years of...
I am the QUEEN of buying tons of groceries/bringing home all my leftovers and just throwing them in the fridge ... and then eventually throwing them out - ask any of my roommates! Did you know that 40% of the food in the US goes uneaten? Which means that...
Pro Designers' 14 Decor Pet Peeves Elle Decor featured an article that I thought I would share! We always like to get ideas from Pinterest, interior designer's blogs, Instagram, etc. to make our home not only "homey" but TRENDY! But there are times when we think we...
Kayla does more than open doors - she has opinions about real estate! Here's how one buyer described her experience:
Here is daughter Kayla commenting on her recent real estate experience:
