NYC Holiday Tipping Guide I can’t tell you how many people have asked me in the last few weeks what they should tip their building staff, etc. Nobody wants to be the worst tipper, but people also don’t want to over tip. It goes without saying that tipping is not required, but it is a […]
Affordable Housing Lottery at 55-75 West End Avenue 55-75 West End Avenue is a luxury rental complex just off 66th Street and West End, built in 1994. A housing lottery just opened for spots on the waiting list. The housing lottery will accept 200 people onto a waiting list; however, there is no specific timeline […]
What do you mean you pay me to buy a home? It’s true! When you buy a home with Digs Realty, we pay you up to 67% of our commission at closing (that’s up to 2% of your purchase price, or 10% of your down payment if you’re financing 80%). Or, if you’re selling a […]
A Healthy Way To Buy a Home in NYC and Westchester With hesitation, I did my first podcast (and this one has video in addition to audio!!). I was a bit unsure of what the process would be like, but I figured, why not try it? I was a little uncomfortable in front of the […]
First Time NYC Homebuyer Guide Being a homebuyer in NYC is unlike being a homebuyer anywhere else. It’s much more complicated (unless you’re buying a house) because of the co-op and condo board process and requirements. We’ve put together this guide to help walk you through the steps of buying a home in New York […]
What is a Land-Lease Co-op? In November 2014, Digs wrote a blog post about the perils of land-lease co-ops. In a ground lease, the owner of land leases it to a developer with the intent that the developer will build something valuable on it. The term of a ground lease is typically very long (for […]
What Is That Weird Thing Jutting Out of the Hudson River? It’s unusual that you will find me in a car rather than a subway. Last weekend was unique because I had just broken my foot, and I was in no position to be climbing up and down stairs and being on a crowded subway […]
Digs in Paris While Digs operates solely in New York, we have many friends and clients outside New York who are very good to us who we try to see periodically (so they don’t forget about us). Paris Accomplishments Dan and I took a quick trip to Paris in early October without our kids. Our […]
Wegmans As a Cornell graduate and Ithaca resident for four years, the idea of having a Wegmans in NYC is, how do I put this, nothing short of AMAZING!!! I probably went to Wegmans on average of four times a week while I was a college student. Why? Because it’s simply the best supermarket and […]
Our Neighborhood Guides We’ve been working hard the last few months making updates to our website. One big change will be the addition of neighborhood guides in the neighborhoods we operate. When we first decided to add neighborhood guides, we had no idea the work that would go into them. It’s been quite a project! […]