Jun 14th 2010 11:00AM
On the season finale of HGTV's "Selling New York," we learn that Manhattan's now-celebrity brokers have to demonstrate aggressively dedicated persistence to get the creme de la creme of exclusives. Queen bee Michele Kleier of GHK Realty was prepared to sacrifice her daughters Sabrina and Samantha in order to score the... Continue Reading »
Jun 7th 2010 11:27AM
A marriage of a Democrat to a Republican is a challenge, but it can work in the name of love. What doesn't work, though, is when a couple has two totally different real estate and design visions for their new home and can't seem to agree on anything remotely similar. That was the case on Episode 12 of HGTV's "Selling New... Continue Reading »
May 17th 2010 2:00PM
A piddly $2.5 million budget won't get you jack in New York City when you have a laundry list of requirements you won't budge on. Thursday night's episode of HGTV's "Selling New York" was less about selling property and more of a lesson on how hard it is to satisfy a New Yorker. Indecision can make for missed opportunities... Continue Reading »
May 3rd 2010 12:45PM
After seven episodes of HGTV's "Selling New York" the message is clear: Nobody is buying anything! Still, there are a lot of fantastic properties with owners so anxious to sell that they'll share their private homes on national TV. Unfortunately for them, real estate voyeurism doesn't close the deal. There are a lot of... Continue Reading »
Apr 26th 2010 2:00PM
When all else fails and you can't sell an apartment with $7,000 in maintenance fees, bring in an "energy guy." That's the biggest lesson from episode six of the HGTV series "Selling New York." The other intuitive lessons are: You can't find three acres of backyard space in Manhattan, and rich people in a hurry to buy can... Continue Reading »
