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99 cent pricing on eBay leads to $400/ft under-pricing by FSBO loft seller in Noho

Feb. 12, 2009

Categorized in: Marketing Manhattan apartments

Tagged with: broadway, comps, ebay, fsbo, listings, nytimescom, renovation, sale by owner

I came across a FSBO loft listing on NYTimes.com this week for 718 Broadway #6B, which at that time was asking a rather conventional $1.295mm for about "1,400 sq ft". It caught my eye because FSBO lofts in Manhattan remain quite rare.

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FSBO loft in unusual location offers artist provenance + park views

Dec. 21, 2008

Categorized in: lofts in 'other' neighborhoods

Tagged with: 107 street, amenities, artist, central park, comps, east harlem, fifth, fsbo, liebovitz, sale by owner

The December 2007 sale of #3AB at $1,100/ft provides some hope to this seller of #3CDE, trying to sell a (nearly) "unique" Manhattan loft in a non-loft neighborhood. Any buyer will want to beat him up about the difference in The Market from one December t

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no country for old FSBOs? no Manhattan lofts above $1mm

Sep. 12, 2008

Categorized in: Manhattan real estate business

Tagged with: century 21, flat fee, fsbo, inventory, listings, sale by owner

Searching in the range of $1mm to $5mm, NYT has 742 Manhattan loft "listings" (more on that below), none of which are offered for sale by owner (other than one offered by a broker selling her own loft, which is not really a FSBO). Not one. Perhaps that is

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99 cent pricing on eBay leads to $400/ft under-pricing by FSBO loft seller in Noho

FSBO loft in unusual location offers artist provenance + park views

no country for old FSBOs? no Manhattan lofts above $1mm