The disconnect on the resilience of the city continues despite being shown over and over again that it’s a real thing. It’s a monthly series that breaks out the market by eight price tranches and property types. pic.twitter.com/tNySsFiotq. No matter how pure someone maybe with intent, this is a severe structural flaw. TAF is a super-charged bureaucracy that operates as a fiefdom. operate the AQB and ASB within TAF. They are both educational and hysterical, so thanks for that.” Here is some more info on the home. "” Two decades have passed since the tragedy of 9/11 hit us hard. Miller makes some forecasts of possible outcomes from the PAVE task force. As a panel in name only, it theoretically reports to Jim Amorin and he gets to decide whether anything goes in front of the board of directors. Members need to be heard, especially at this critical point when the future of the Appraisal Institute is at stake. "An Annual Look at the Housing Affordability Challenges of America's Working Households," Housing Landscape 2012, Center for Housing Policy. More Americans are moving to high-risk areas [CNN], Runaway U.S. home price rises to slow, but affordability to worsen: Reuters poll [Yahoo Finance], NYC's famous skinny house hits the market for $5M in Greenwich Village [6sqft], The secret bias hidden in mortgage-approval algorithms [Center for Public Integrity], $60 Million Triplex is Manhattan’s Biggest Co-op Sale Since 2015 [Mansion Global], In This Housing Boom, Mortgages Are for Losers [Bloomberg], Bank Leumi and Fortis Agree to Mediation Over 161 Maiden Lane [The Real Deal], New York City Now More Expensive Than San Francisco For Rentals [The Real Deal], New Appetite for Mortgage Bonds That Sidestep Fannie and Freddie [Wall Street Journal], After months away, renters returning to urban hot spots find apartments are out of reach [NBC News], From $561,000 to $1.1M in a year: 'Affordable' East End isn't so affordable anymore [Newsday], Immobilienmarkt: New York meldet sich zurück [FAZ], Suburban city homebuyers press on with return to office in flux [Crain's NY], Elliman Report: Colorado New Signed Contracts 7-2021 [Miller Samuel], Elliman Report: California New Signed Contracts 7-2021 [Miller Samuel], Elliman Report: Florida New Signed Contracts 7-2021 [Miller Samuel], Elliman Report: New York New Signed Contracts 7-2021 [Miller Samuel], Elliman Report: North Fork Sales 2Q 2021 [Miller Samuel], Elliman Report: Hamptons Sales 2Q 2021 [Miller Samuel], Elliman Report: Long Island Sales 2Q 2021 [Miller Samuel], Elliman Report: Venice + Mar Vista Sales 2Q 2021 [Miller Samuel], Elliman Report: Malibu + Malibu Beach Sales 2Q 2021 [Miller Samuel], Building owned by Surfside mayor has needed fixes for years. Perhaps what frustrates the handful of FOJ sycophants that rail against me, is they can’t figure out what drives me to go after AI leadership as I have. After we got the car, we drove north along the Hudson River still numbed by what happened. His newfound discomfort was to call me a liar yet a handful of his colleagues were the ones that provided the information. '” There isn’t a week that goes by where I don’t send a few clients looking for appraisers in markets that I don’t have contacts, to the “find an appraiser” feature on the AI website – because this battle is about installing effective leadership and removing the cronies, not obliterating the organization. He now serves as executive chairman after more than 20 . [NY Times], Los Angeles Spec Home Could Set Price Record in Hancock Park Neighborhood [Barrons], Elliman Report: California New Signed Contracts 8-2021 [Miller Samuel], Elliman Report: Manhattan, Brooklyn & Queens Rentals 7-2021 [Miller Samuel], The Surfside Condo Was Flawed and Failing. pic.twitter.com/99iEscXIz6. This week Douglas Elliman published our market research on the Hamptons and North Fork. – Single family price trend indicators and the number of sales rose to a new record (You need to have the volume on) pic.twitter.com/vGrCdARLNz. Dave clearly came across as a non-believer to the existence of any bias in the profession. Regards, Jonathan Miller of Miller Samuel, a New York City-based real estate appraiser, believes rents and home prices will go up 5% to 10% as a result of Amazon moving into these cities. – The number of sales nearly doubled from year-ago levels as price trends showed mixed results To all members of the Appraisal Institute: Before I start, I wanted to share what the Appraisal Institute’s MAI designation is referred to by many of its members. In a new wrinkle in the TAF, ASC relationship is that instead of being part of the process, ASC has opted to step back from attending all the TAF board meetings – they are pulling back. Please register for the ASC Fall 2021 Roundtable using this link. 1X a week on Friday. –Anonymous Reviewer 5, “LOVE your housing notes and ability to tell it like it is!” I agree with the above and I hope we’re both right on this! Found inside... Jeff Forrest Nicole Miller Kevin Opstrup Jim Brown Gina Boling Amy Smith ... Hayes Todd Harper Don MacDonald Jonathan Samuels Don Auerbach Annie Toro ... –Katherine Clarke, New York Daily News, “His market reports are to the Manhattan housing market what those brackets are to the NCAA Tournament.” –Curbed Miami, “It’s tough to find the good guys..Fortunately we found one. A long time MAI writes about loss – its an excellent overview: Here’s a refresher (click on the “Watch on YouTube” link! I’m told that some people swear Jim Amorin mouths the presentations that Super-Duper gives in his capacity as an executive because he knows every word that is going to be said (because they’re Jim’s words). Boston condo developers say not much has changed [The Boston Globe], NYers Gobble Up Multi-Million $$$ Homes as Palm Beach Sees Post –Pandemic Buying Spree [The Jewish Voice], Why hasn't climate change put a dent in luxury real estate? I could tell audibly that my employee was relieved I called. It is always fun reading about you in the media, LinkedIn and your Housing Notes.” It is the ultimate abuse of power. Please reach out to Josh Lasky at our partner firm LINK Strategic Partners by replying to this email with any questions. Auction time. Getting rid of residential has become Trevor’s professional brand yet he is being rewarded for his FOJ loyalty. But, unfortunately, the sham petition process places the thoughtfully vetted selection by NNC on equal footing with the backroom dealings of FOJ sycophants. I’d be surprised if the reason for their suspension isn’t widely known. TAMPA HIGHLIGHTS, “Price and sales gains continued to define this region’s housing market.”, SOUTH TAMPA –Money Magazine, “Miller Samuel CEO Jonathan Miller holds the key to the luxury real estate market.” While the NNC is definitely NOT political, the petition has now turned the VP election into a contentious and political process, which is very distasteful and disappointing. Written with Millers full cooperation and with access to rehearsals, this is the first book to explore his work in depth. Nice work!” To be clear, this is an organization that has been devoid of diversity and diversity initiatives for three decades (yes, they finally implemented a few “decorative” efforts in 2021 to look good amongst the bureaucratic largess after myself and others in the public shamed their leadership – but none of these efforts provide any comprehensive change. He would like to get his certified general license, so he’s working for Dean to get his commercial hours. How can the states approve anything when there isn’t a demo? Matrix Blog Click on the image to expand. The not-wittedness of this assumption goes against Trevor’s very specific openness about this, almost as if that’s his go-to mantra, and yet no board members have come out to speak on his behalf. The housing market is ending 2017 with a bang. This made Dave Bunton very happy in his closing comments of which I’ll go into further on. Inspirational nicknames like the “Hateful 8,” “Super-Duper,” “The Consigliere,” and “Dear Leader” all make the point that to these people, the membership of the Appraisal Institute is not the point to those in power at the Appraisal Institute. I’ve been the author of the expanding Elliman Market Report Series since 1994 for U.S. real estate firm Douglas Elliman. But I’m begging TAF to leave John Brenan’s video image on the page – even though he is no longer at TAF. This is a textbook case of how authoritarians amass power in institutions. My friend and prolific writer/blogger Barry Ritholtz narrates his renovation odyssey asking this question: We do know that many homeowners think that [purchase price] + [renovation cost] = [value] yet quite often the additional value is far less than the costs sunk into the property. You are the master of the universe. –Donna Olshan, President, Olshan Realty Inc. “Jonathan Miller, owner of New York City’s Miller Samuel and one of the nation’s most prominent appraisers” The Bloomberg coverage on the New York New Signed Contract Report for July 2021 was the eighth most-read piece on the 350K Bloomberg Terminals worldwide. Douglas Elliman‘s Fall Magazine is out and as usual, I get to come up with charts that show key market characteristics in their U.S. coverage area. –Anonymous Reviewer 51, “...looking at your reading list is a lot like trying to get a drink of water from a fire hydrant. –Anonymous Reviewer 43, “I'm still loving these newsletter[s]. Jonathan Miller is President and CEO of Miller Samuel Inc., a real estate appraisal and consulting firm he co-founded in 1986. . Incidentally, 6 of the 8 FOJs on the Board of Directors that signed the sham petition include all the women of the BOD and a gay man, representing broad population cohorts that have been the victims of oppression for as far back as memories can take us. But this time, the shoe is on the opposite foot for FOJs. The blog goes on to opine that TAF will come under scrutiny of PAVE. A Palm Beach investor property purchase for speculation clocked in at $85 million, and yet it was only the fourth highest sale of the year. FOLLOW JONATHAN ON TWITTER. Halfway Home shines a light on a wide range of absurdities baked into an inherently unjust system. And I’ll not talk about the pizza-rat anymore. Florida New Signed Contracts Report, Elliman Report: Florida June 2021 New Signed Contracts Report, ______________________________________________________br> Here’s a fun clip, the year before he died of throat cancer. 1987. Do members count anymore? And Denis is right, I should have made the point more clear that TAF wasn’t a government agency and not eligible. Affordable housing is vanishing as landlords exploit a broken system, pushing out rent-regulated tenants and catapulting apartments into the free market. –Anonymous Reviewer 64, “I've followed your work for years. Is That the Fed’s Problem? How much more of this, is the membership in this once-proud organization, willing to take? This week, real estate appraiser, Curbed graph guru, blogger, and Housing Notes newsletter writer Jonathan Miller looks at inflation in the Manhattan sales market. –Tom Keene: Bloomberg TV, Surveillance, “Jonathan Miller: One of the best finance people on Twitter.” Hamptons took off last summer and Manhattan didn’t start to recover until the new year (see a later post down the page with my favorite quote). –Money Magazine. TAF was not invited, and that is factually true. The video quality of a circa 1968 take on the early creative moments of Sympathy for the Devil to get to the final version is astounding. 322 W Lamar Street. I look forward to receiving your updates.” The Colorado report covers Aspen and Snowmass Village. Homeowners, real estate brokers, consumers should not have to worry about being tracked by the federal government (even though TAF is separate, it is perceived as such). The awards were given two days before the sham petition process was voted on this past Thursday. I cannot say the same about Jonathan Miller. All that is for nothing if the sham petition process succeeds in keeping the NNC vetted selection from being duly placed in leadership. –Deirdre Bolton, Anchor, Fox Business, “Jonathan Miller: the true God of real estate data.” Notes: Dial in: 1-650-479-3207, Access Code: 1601263445, VTC hearing, for video participation, please email request to juliet_parker@hid.uscourts.gov, prior to the hearing date. The hypocrisy that Aufrance and Mull have shown begs the question: Is this the type of people that should be anywhere near a Board of Directors position or regional leadership? Sales are rising, prices are rising and inventory is falling, and in most cases, all metrics are approaching or have set records. Our Miller Samuel staff is dilligent about keeping you safe and keeping them safe. –Anonymous Reviewer 70, “This is a good read.” I’d always welcome a candid conversation with him or anyone directly and privately. Michael Romain examines this significant career in theater through a series of interviews with Miller and his by 1. MANALAPAN HIGHLIGHTS, “The market continued to see significant year over year gains for sales and price trend indicators and new lows for listing inventory.”, MANALAPAN, HYPOLUXO ISLAND & OCEAN RIDGE Here are some names you need to get familiar with: Dean Dawson: WVAB chairman; chief consultant, review appraiser, and expert witness for Mountain State Justice and Bordas & Bordas – Apparently, Dean makes a living suing appraisers. Keep them coming. And thousands read Appraiserville every week yet there is zero financial gain to me personally as it diverts a chunk of my time from generating revenue. State agencies like this become dangerous to appraisers on the board itself because these board members adopt the arbitrarily enforced rules which remove their immunity from prosecution. Yes. In order to add a rule in any state, there are formal rulemaking processes. …He grabs you right from the start.” (212) 768-8100. As you can see in every year since the financial crisis, 2020 was the outlier. Aside from adding one African-American appraiser to the AQB for the first time in their thirty-year history, nothing else tangible has been accomplished. On Thursday I joined Yahoo TV’s Alexis Christoforous for a discussion on the U.S. housing market. –Anonymous Reviewer 41, “I find your blog both educating and amusing!” I ran into someone years later who was in the Windows on the World restaurant for a breakfast meeting and went down to the lobby to try to find the speaker and the first plane hit and all the people he left at the meeting would perish. –PBS Nightly Business Report, “Jonathan Miller of Miller Samuel is a NYC real estate "cultural icon. –Reuters, “In this ever changing NYC market, Jonathan’s reports give me an accurate snapshot at any given time.” The NNC is one of the good governance things that happens in Chicago. Staten Island always seems to lag the rest of the city. In retrospect, I wish he was given 15 minutes! “BANANA” is an extension of NIMBYISM, that he used to describe why housing was driving adults without a college degree to leave (bold my emphasis). FOLLOW JONATHAN ON TWITTER. Even worse in the Louisiana case, appraisers who were “friends” of the board would turn in AMCs to hammer AMCs (sounds like West Virginia!). –New York Observer, “Jonathan Miller...one of the nation’s most prominent appraisers.” New York City Has Once Again Defied the Doomsayers. Building class: One Family Year-Round Residence (210). Follow this entire feed. –Anonymous Reviewer 21, “I have enjoyed reading your Housing Notes these past few months. You can see why Trevor’s idea could have legs given the big fall-off in residential membership during the Amorin era and how much SRAs have been ignored and looked down on as second-class citizens. I appreciate every email I receive and it helps me craft the next week's Housing Note. “Protecting the public trust” isn’t just a phrase. Pathetic. Let’s all keep a close watch on Duper to see if he opts to pick the same inner circle as other FOJs would or if he actually thinks for himself and selects his own choices and begins to build his legacy for the next year as someone who cares about the future of the Appraisal Institute. It’s always fun to speak with her. –Curbed New York, “Jonathan Miller: Best online real estate expert.” –Anonymous Reviewer 52, “I love your weekly internet communique—surely that most relevant publication of its kind.” No new ground broken here but it is helpful to hear the context shared: I loved this New York Times piece: Home Prices Are Soaring. Why has Jim Amorin scrubbed all regional contact data from the website? With so much discussion surrounding barriers to entry and bias, one can see the hard stop at the regulatory framework of politically appointed competitors to facilitate commerce. So I thought I’d explain one of the things that FOJs (Friends of Jim Amorin) are trying to dismantle because of their eagerness to serve at the pleasure of the current CEO, Jim Amorin. The thing is, the leadership circle knows exactly what The Consigliere does so they would have to lie to defend him. “Jonathan is considered the 'dean of appraising' in the industry.” The full news release is here: This person has been particularly adept at operating under the radar for Dear Leader. But the blog’s audience are appraisers who are researches and who, presumably, would expect an accurate representation of the facts. And this action continues the organizational decay of AI. 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