Posted by Leonard Steinberg on August 16th, 2012 In a country where most who earn $ 1 million pay over 30% in federal taxes, yet a few of the ‘chosen few’ like Mitt Romeny pay closer to half that (huh?), and where Obama thinks New Yorkers who earn $ 250k per year are rich, it is… [Read More]
POINTING GREECEY FINGERS…
Posted by Leonard Steinberg on June 15th, 2012 While we await the outcome of the Greek elections this weekend, the world seems fixated on a country whose GDP is the size of Indiana, Maryland or Minnesota….if we are to put things into perspective. If Indiana’s economy went bust would America crumble? Lots of the blame… [Read More]
THE TAXMAN EARNS MORE THAN BROKERS IN A REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION
Posted by Leonard Steinberg on February 19th, 2012 Many un-informed people are sometimes outraged by the commissions brokers earn for a real estate transaction in New York: its usually 6% and sometimes 5% for more expensive listing. This commission is split between buyer and seller brokers 50-50, so the average transaction leaves the broker between… [Read More]
THE STATE OF THE UNION…..
= Posted by Leonard Steinberg on January 24th, 2012 Last night I had a conversation with a seller: we were trying to establish ‘the state of the deal’ to figure out solutions for a host of issues in an attempt to make a sale……I made it very clear that unless we outlined all the issues… [Read More]
ARE WE ALL GUILTY OF SEVERE HYPOCRISY?
Posted by Leonard Steinberg on July 23rd, 2011 Are we all too quick to pass judgement without taking a long hard look in the mirror? This week saw two amazing instances of mass judgement: Firstly, everyone everywhere, especially in the press, voiced their OUTRAGE at Rupert Murdoch and his organization’s hacking misdeeds….of course, NONE of… [Read More]
DEAR MAYOR BLOOMBERG: ABOUT YOUR REAL ESTATE TAXES….
Posted by Leonard Steinberg on January 23, 2011 Mayor Bloomberg we love you: you are the greatest mayor this town has had. BUT, we have a serious problem with the real estate taxes in this City, and you are avoiding the big issue. You recently said in the NEW YORK POST that you feel the… [Read More]
NAPLES OR NEW YORK? A DISGRACE!
Posted by Leonard Steinberg on January 4, 2011 So this is what we pay those exorbitant real estate taxes for…..are you kidding me? New York has the highest taxes in all of the USA, and yet our Sanitation Department cannot pick up the trash TEN DAYS after the big snowstorm? This is an atrocity, that… [Read More]
A TRASHY TALE….
Have you ever noticed the trash in front of some buildings (a system that appears more in keeping with 19th century technology) while other buildings do not have to succumb to placing large bags of garbage in front of their buildings? “It is truly amazing that in the 21st Century, with a world full of… [Read More]