In this blog, we regularly advocate working with a rental  agent that you can trust .   New York is a fast moving, highly competitive housing market, which means you need to know who you are working with. Sadly, there are many people in the world who try to take advantage of this. If you do decide to work with someone outside of Oxford or...

For those considering a move, the inevitable question is always whether it is better to rent or to buy. This is a particularly tough question in New York real estate, since rent prices can often seem intimidating. Why not just pay a mortgage instead? But according to research from SmartAsset.com, perhaps the question isn’t all that difficult. According to their national...

On December 10th of 2016, the  AM New York  newspaper cover story suggested that 2016 may be the best year for Manhattan renters since 2009. But what does that really mean?   There are several factors that go into a positive renter’s market, but the one highlighted by this article was that vacancy rates continue to increase. Quoting data from Citi Habitats, the overall...

    Prudential Douglas-Elliman agent Marion Salmon Hedges was critically injured last weekend when she was hit in the head by a shopping cart tossed over a fourth story pedestrian bridge as she was shopping at the East Harlem Target/Costco mall with her 13 year old son, Dayton. In addition to being a great mom and real...