Official Rules for #1000$Motto Contest
Contest Official Rules PropertyShark will protect your privacy. We do not sell, trade, or rent personal information such as your name or email address under any circumstance. Email: We use our customers’ email addresses to confirm their subscriptions and to send out newsletters with updates on our products or on special offers. The choice of…
Are You Keeping up with the Property Management Industry? Take Our Quiz to Find Out
Gone are the days when property owners only turned to the classified ads section in the local newspaper to market their properties. Now most of the activity happens online, from attracting leads to securing good tenants and handling maintenance requests, which eventually translates into increased productivity. To stay on top of the game, property managers…
10 Spooky L.A. Buildings: The Real Estate Side of the Story
With the help of Redditors, we picked 10 of the creepiest buildings in Los Angeles, and dug deep in their property reports to tell their real estate story. Rarely has there been a horror story without a brick and mortar location to serve as its background. And since there’s such a strong connection between real…
How to Find All Liens On a Property in Just 1 Minute
Want to know how to find liens on a property? Quickly discover any property lien, including mechanic’s liens, tax liens, mortgage liens and more.
The Unofficial Top 10 Most Beloved NYC Buildings
The playground of some of the world’s most notable architects, New York City flaunts an impressive collection of buildings: some innovative, others grand or imposing, modern structures or historic landmarks, high-rise or low-rise, glassy, zany, or green… and the list could go on. But which among them cater best to New Yorkers and their thirst…
PropertyShark User Appreciation Party Brings Together 1,500 NYC RE Pros
You would think real estate is all about work, and no fun? 1,500 of NYC’s most influential real estate professionals would disagree, for they surely know how to party (after work, that is). The 2014 edition of PropertyShark’s annual Networking Event & User Appreciation Party was a tremendous success and a record breaker, gathering 1,500…
Does Airport Noise Affect Property Values?
Say, you are on the lookout for a home. Say, you are willing to accept certain compromises in hopes of a financially favorable deal. Ever thought about noise pollution as a price-affecting factor? It seems reasonable to think that the closer you live to an airport, the bigger the impact the constant jet-roar has on…
The NYC Real Estate Event You Don’t Want to Miss: PropertyShark’s User Appreciation Party
Looking for a chance to connect with some of the most influential real estate professionals in NYC? Or maybe just to have a fun night out in the company of New York’s finest? Then please jump aboard PropertyShark’s 2014 Networking Event & User Appreciation Party, set to take place on September 16. To show just…
Recent Sale Sets New Record Price per Square Foot at the Philip House
A 1,575-square-foot unit at the Philip House – the conversion of a prewar Renaissance Revival rental building at 141 East 88th Street – has just managed to bring the comps up in the building. Unit 10F recently sold for $6,414,975, which translates into a whopping $4,073 per square foot. While no other residential unit sale has…
Are Your Property Taxes Too High? See How Much You Should be Paying
High property taxes are a burden for many home owners; but if you feel you may be paying too much in property taxes, PropertyShark can help you figure out what the right amount is, and gather all the necessary information you need for your property tax appeal. Scout the Neighborhood and See How Much Your…
Top 20 U.S. Cities for Culture: Cultural Venues Density per City Population
While cities all around the U.S. are constantly adding new venues and attractions, we started wondering: just how many properties are actually destined for cultural and recreational activities? An in-depth look at the biggest cities in the U.S. shows that they all have a generous amount of cultural attractions – ranging from museums, libraries and…
Top 50 U.S. Home Owner Names: Did Your Name Make the List?
What are the most common home owner names in the U.S. — and is yours one of them? Or maybe yours is listed among the names of luxury property buyers? In a rather unique attempt to paint a picture of home ownership throughout the U.S., sister website Point2 Homes tapped into our property owners database…
Of Realtors and Home Buyers: 7 Real-Life Stories [Infographic]
Finding that perfect home is never an easy task; and it’s not only the home buyers that feel the weight of the search. With this in mind, we wanted to see what stories realtors have to tell, so we took it to Reddit, asking them upfront: What’s the worst experience you’ve ever had with a…
How to Find Potential Home Sellers in NY: A 3-Step Guide for Real Estate Pros
With such a limited listings inventory at your disposal, having to find prospective home sellers in New York is quite a task. But here’s where PropertyShark can help, with three effective tips on how to find potential home sellers: 1. Get to the owner of a condo before he even decides to sell A good…
5 Striking San Francisco Satellite Images Show 12 Years’ Worth of Development
San Francisco has been the subject of endless talks on gentrification, rising rents, and uber expensive neighborhoods; but how has the local real estate scenery changed, visually speaking? Our friends over at Point2 Homes put together a series of exciting before-and-after San Francisco satellite images that show major sites around the city and how they’ve…
How to Get Your New York Real Estate License
The real estate industry is a dynamic business that can be a lucrative, satisfying and rewarding career. Being a real estate agent is similar to being an entrepreneur – it is up to you to determine how successful you will be. A real estate agent typically does the following: lists property promotes sales of properties through…
LA’s 10 Biggest Tax Payers: From F1 Heiress to the Ultimate Playboy
As Nickelback put it, we all want ‘a brand new house on an episode of Cribs’; but a huge house and ‘A front door key to the Playboy mansion‘ come at a cost – and I’m not just talking about the purchase price. Los Angeles property taxes for million dollar homes can escalate up to…
Top 10 Most Expensive Cities in North America
With the average home price at a staggering $733,335, Vancouver tops the list of the 10 most expensive cities in North America by average home prices. The list, compiled by the Financial Post, also features 2 other Canadian cities, Toronto and Calgary, while the remaining 7 cities are all from the USA. 3 of the…
San Francisco Real Estate Networking Party – Counting Down the Days
Looking for a chance to connect with some of the most influential real estate professionals in San Francisco? Then please join us for an exciting San Francisco real estate networking party: When: May 29, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM Where: 46 Minna Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 Why: Over 300 local real estate professionals from…
Looking for Vacant Land in Los Angeles? Here’s a Map of All Vacant Lots in the County
Wouldn’t it be great to be able to identify all Los Angeles vacant lots at a glance? We thought that’s something you might be interested in, so we put together this useful map overlay that shows all tracts of vacant land spread around Los Angeles County, and included a breakdown by county-designated landuse – residential,…
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