If you’ve been "just browsing" through the spring, consider this your wake-up call. Summer isn't just about longer days and shorter tempers in traffic; it’s the sweet spot where serious buyers and motivated sellers finally link up.

I’m never too booked to grab a coffee and talk numbers. If you’re ready to key into your home’s true potential, let's get moving!

compass in the News

Robert Reffkin is Changing the Way Americans Buy Homes

For nearly two years, Robert Reffkin has pushed promoting new listings online before homes are technically for sale – a practice sometimes called pre-marketing – and other real estate firms are beginning to follow his lead.

Read more at CNN Business.

Real Estate in the News

New York Passes Pied-a-terre Tax

• The New York State Legislature recently enacted the 2026-2027 New York State Budget Bill, part of which adds Sections 1350 to 1356 of the New York State Tax Law titled "City Surcharge on Property That Does Not Serve as a Primary Residence."

• The surcharge is described as a "Pied-à-Terre Tax," which applies to any "covered owner" of a "covered property" that does not qualify as a primary residence.

• Owners of primary residences located in New York City are not impacted, even if they own multiple homes, because they already pay New York City and New York state income tax. However, owners of primary residences in New York state, but outside New York City, with non-primary New York City residences will be impacted if they do not pay New York City taxes.

  
  

  Read more at CNBC

Harlem Meer Performance Festival

July 12- August 23 (FREE)

The Harlem Meer Performance Festival is back! A beloved community tradition since the Charles A. Dana Discovery Center opened in 1993, this festival brings the best local talent to the stage each summer, filling Central Park’s north end with music and movement. Groove to Afro, Latin, world, hip-hop, gospel, jazz, and blues sounds. Schedule.

Farewell, Old Friend

After 132 years old, Aqueduct ​racetrack will pass into history this month. Sunday, June 28, will be a bittersweet day for millions of fans who have been a part of New York racing history at the track affectionately known as the Big A, which opened its doors to the public on September 27, 1894, will close forever at the conclusion of the June 28 card. The track's closure will consolidate The New York Racing Association, Inc.'s (NYRA) operations to the new Belmont Park, which will open on September 18, and historic Saratoga Race Course. Read about the track's illustrious history at NYRA.

Across The Pond

UK Will Ban Social Media for Children Under 16

It follows a government consultation, in which 89% of 9,499 parents and carers said they strongly supported a legal minimum age for social media access, and that age should be under-16s. Snapchat, TikTok, Youtube, Instagram, Facebook and X will be included in the ban but it will not include messaging services WhatsApp and Signal. Source: BBC News

...more from ATP

The Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever

...is an event held at locations around the world where participants recreate the music video for musician Kate Bush’s 1978 song “Wuthering Heights”. Above-left took place in Edinburgh this month. On the right, the original with Kate.

Sports

Tournament Details

Host Countries: Canada, Mexico, United States

Dates: June 11 – July 19

Teams: 48 (from 6 confederations)

Venues: 16 (in 16 host cities)

Matches and Standings

Why Isn't the US a Global Soccer Power?

For a country with more than 343 million people, world-class athletic facilities and enormous financial resources, the United States should theoretically be a dominant force in world soccer.

Courtesy of FORBES.

Animal Music

Stewart Copeland's "Wild Concerto"

The Police drummer gives 60 Minutes' Bill Whitaker a tour of his Los Angeles studio, where custom percussion, rare instruments, and nature-inspired sounds come together in his latest project. He teams up with naturalist Martin Stewart to turn field recordings of animals into music

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60 Minutes interview

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