Castle Avenue Team at R New York, led by Wei Min Tan, focuses on Manhattan, New York residential condominiums. We serve global clients in (1) investing for diversification and long term returns, (2) buying a residence/vacation home, (3) selling to reallocate capital.
Wei Min has 20+ years of experience and has lived in Manhattan since 1999. He has contributed to media including CNBC, Bloomberg, New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. Previously, he was a banker at Citigroup responsible for a $500 million portfolio. He has an MBA from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and is a member of REBNY, Realtors and FIABCI.
"The hardest is waking at 4:30am in subfreezing New York winter and stepping into a cold shower, then the 6am outdoor workout. Everything else is easy after that." He does Muay Thai kickboxing, heated yoga and did 352 burpees in 23 mins.
CONTACT WEI MINIn New York, everyone has access to properties for sale (streeteasy.com). The value of a buyer's broker is in identifying the right property, negotiating and guiding the buyer client through the process. The buyer's broker represents the interest of the buyer.
Buyer focus is a niche. A buyer's broker needs to be familiar with the entire market. For example, a buyer's broker needs to be familiar with the top buildings in each neighborhood, understand what are the high demand/high appreciation buildings, what are the high supply buildings with too many investors etc. Beyond that, a buyer's broker needs to know what are the preferred apartment lines within each building. Yes, there is a lot to know and the broad knowledge base is necessary to help buyer clients identify what is a good buy.
The guide for foreign buyers, written by Wei Min,
remains the original and most referenced article on the topic.
It has resulted in countless media inquiries and is top-ranked by Google
in searches relating to how foreigners can invest in New York property.
The guide for foreign buyers, written by Wei Min, remains the original and most referenced article on the topic. It has resulted in countless media inquiries and is top-ranked by Google in searches relating to how foreigners can invest in New York property.