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Three articles over the last few days, summarize what the LICtalk juggernaut has been saying for the last two years. The first, in The New York Times ((a little name dropping)) talks about the compression in the discount that Queens typically … [Continue reading] about LIC & QUEENS: THE PRESS IS CATCHING UP
Good Friday: before I retired it was the only day that the stock markets were closed and the bond markets were open. Nowadays everyone gets it off, so how does one use the time if they're staying in town? … [Continue reading] about A LONG EASTER WEEKEND IN LIC
The old real estate gentrification trajectory was that artists moved into a a rundown and/or industrial, and definitely inexpensive neighborhood, fixed things up and created a community, only to eventually be priced out by wealthier non-artists … [Continue reading] about NEW YORK TIMES FINDS NEW DEMOGRAPHIC MOVING TO LIC
We got married in a fever, hotter than a pepper sprout, We've been talkin' 'bout Jackson, ever since the fire went out. I'm goin' to Jackson, I'm gonna mess around, Yeah, I'm goin' to Jackson, Look out Jackson town. How's that for a … [Continue reading] about QUEENS BEER WEEK AND LIC EASTER EGG HUNT NEXT WEEK
That's right folks, less than one week after I broke the news about Queens most expensive condo, another seller comes along and crushes the previous record holder by 50%. ONE WEEK! The raw numbers equate to an asking price of over $2,500 a square … [Continue reading] about $5 MILLION APARTMENT FOR SALE IN LIC, BUT THAT’S NOT THE STORY