Malika Cumbie's (brooklynhomes) Blog

I attended the West Indian-American Labor Day Carnival/Parade. Held in Brooklyn New York, annually. Can you taste it?  Oxtail, Rice and peas, Jerk Chicken, Curry chicken, Beef Patties, Coconut water, Sorrel juice, Cow-foot soup, Callaoo, Plantains, Roasted corn and stew chicken was just some of t...

     Some of the highest paid professions are lawyers, doctors and salespeople. The amount of college for an attorney is about seven years. The amount of money most law grads have to pay back is outrageous. Let's not even discuss doctors. These professions have years of schooling and their tuitio...

Number of home sales in Bedford Stuyvesant: 302 homes closed in 2004; 446  closed in 2005; 531 closed in 2006.Average Price of a home in Bed Stuy:2004 sale price of a home in Bed Stuy was 368,065. In 2005 the average sale price rose to 495,332 and by the end of 2006 the average price was 597,46. ...

Come to the suburbs of Brooklyn. Old Mill Basin is a very quiet residential neighborhood. It boarders Marine Park and Canarsie. Although shopping (Kings Plaza Mall)  and transportation (B46 & B6 Bus) is just blocks a way this street is very peaceful. 1660 E53rd St. is a pretty big house for Old M...

 Why am I not getting any listings? Whaaa!Why am  I not getting any closings? Whaaa!I haven't found my niche Whaaa :(Well gee, could it be that you have not made any phone calls to new prospects in months!Or could it be that you have not taken any buyers out to see any homes.How about door knocki...

 We kept it very simple. We went to the court house. My sister hired a photographer to follow us around all day. After we got married we went to the Brooklyn's  Empire Fulton Ferry State park in Dumbo.  The waterfront  park  is  located in Brooklyn it has gorgeous views of the the Manhattan and B...

Bay Ridge is a great neighborhood near Sunset Park and Dyker Heights. Not far from the Verranzano, It is home to some of the best restaurants in Brooklyn.  This Cozy One Bedroom Co-op features: 12 Hour DoormanExposed Brick WallsLaundry Room  Location on the 1st FloorMarble floors in the lobby For...

205 East 42nd Street is located in East Flatbush Brooklyn. The center of Brooklyn. Located near shopping and transportation. This nieghborhood is near Prospect Lefferts Garden, Flatbush and Ditmas Park. It is also near Brooklyn College, and Prospect park.This Fully Detached  Home Features:4 Bedro...

I am an active realtor, but once a week I pass flyers out at the State Exam Center, to let newly licensed agents know about my company.  One day I get a call and from an experienced agent who wanted to join my company. He had heard about us and already knew he wanted to switch companies. I asked ...

For the Newbies out there.If you call yourself a Realtor, you are calling yourself an expert in the nieghborhood you sell homes. How are you going to be an expert if you don't know your market/neighborhood. What is the average list  price of a home, single -multi fam?What is the average Sold pric...