
7 Things the Industry Should be Doing Amid Coronavirus
(Note: the following piece was originally published in Inman News) Like many of my colleagues, I’ve been reading — with great concern — about how the ripple effect of the cor....

Gloria Hernandez Elevated-Again- to Briarcliff Market Center Manager
I am delighted to (belatedly) announce that as of December 1, 2017, Gloria Hernandez has added the J. Philip Real Estate Briarcliff office to her existing managerial responsibiliti....

What Does a “For Sale by Owner” Want?
This past Tuesday I was wrapping up a team meeting with 5 agents. The question came up on how to list “For Sale by Owner” properties. Before I continue, let me state th....

Zillow and Real Estate Xenophobia
Recently, in a real estate Tech Support Forum on Facebook, someone posted their opinion of Zillow’s latest TV commercial. Zillow is a powder keg for controversy in the real e....

My Cell Phone is (914) 450-8883
This is one of those posts that I write for strictly therapeutic purposes, so please indulge me. Unlike some agents who keep their cell phones a state secret, mine is not. As a mat....

“Yours is the Hardest Business I Have Ever Seen.”
Weekends are busy in real estate, so you can imagine the feeling when my head sank into the couch pillow at 6:20pm when I remembered that I had to drive to New Rochelle meet with a....