Condo Living
For the seventh straight year, Realtor Ryan Shea will celebrate the holidays with pies. His annual holiday pie party is a way to thank clients and give back to those who have helped him. “Ultimately it’s just a way to get everyone together,” Shea said. “My clients can meet each other. It’s just a great…
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A few weeks ago I wrote about the pitiful communication skills many HOAs and management companies use when communicating with residents. Who knew I would get a second example so soon? Imagine your Saturday tranquility shattered by jackhammers ripping through concrete minutes after sunrise at 7 a.m. Turns out that a building with ground-floor commercial…
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We’ve all heard (and likely employed) the old saying, “Better to ask for forgiveness than permission.” The inference is that while you were going to do something anyway, once it’s done, the resulting hassles are less than having to deal with the before-during-after trio of carping. But that strategy doesn’t play well in multi-family dwellings…
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AT&T used to say, “you get what you pay for.” In real estate, you pay for what you get, so it’s important to know what you’re getting, especially when condo shopping. In many markets, including Hawaii, exterior space (balconies) counts towards living space. That means when you buy a 1,000-square-foot condo, the price per square…
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Museum Tower has hit a crucially important sales milestone: 80% sold. Which means 100% is in the very near future. In high rises, sales multiply more rapidly with every signed contract. And for Museum Tower, one of the contracts that put them in the 80 percent club came from another prominent Dallas family moving out…
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