Last Week in Million Dollar Listing New York, we got caught up with the guys and their current properties. Ryan’s cool apartment with the car elevator is still way behind on construction so marketing is at a stand still. This means he has to go out with lessor mortals and vie for listings. He seems to get his listing price by being extremely cheesey and douche with female sellers. Perhaps it comes across better in person.
Luis, got his dream listing last week with the added bonus of Todd the dorky, and unfortunately licensed realtor, son of the sellers coming on as a co-lister. Todd is very disappointed that his mommy can’t come to the open house.
Fredrik is looking at a new listing in Tribeca that others have been unable to sell. The reason is because the common charges are $9,000 a month. Common charges are the monthly dues that we call Home Owner’s Association fees here in the real world. Since the building doesn’t have a door man or well, much of anything, $9,000 a month in common charges are outrageous. How will Fredrik get around this problem?
Fredrik’s condo with the outlandish common charges is “green” ie environmentally friendly with solar panels and no electric bill, so his broker’s open gimmick is based on all things green replete with smoothies made from bicycle power.
Luis’s open house is rather sedate. Todd is sweating bullets and wishing for his mommy. Luis appears to be the nicest man on the earth.
Ryan is doing a glow in the dark brokers open for an apartment he listed that is empty and has crappy views. Basically, the idea is for people not to see the apartment at all. Interesting strategy to say the least. Surprisingly a couple of brokers wanted to bring people by the next day. However, when Ryan arrives to the apartment all the glow sticks and condoms and drink glasses have not been cleaned up. The place is a disaster and clients will be arriving at any minute! Somehow the clients don’t suspect much and seem to actually be interested.
Luis gets the agreed upon price for the condo Todd’s parents own. Then they want to pull a fast one and RAISE the price during negotiations. Somehow Todd manages to get the sellers to take the deal using a fishing analogy and ending with “it’s time to eat the fish!” Whatever. Luis is just thrilled that it worked.
Fredrik and Ryan run into each other at a business event. They both say it is the first time they have seen each other since last season when Ryan planned Fredrik’s porno at an open house. Did they not interact at all last week? Or is this weird editing? The confrontation is awkward. Ryan has amnesia and Fredrik is upset. The newsflash is that Ryan’s girlfriend is a loser.
So this week, Luis had the biggest sale, Ryan under half that, and the place Fredrik is trying to unload continues to sit on the market…. thoughts?
I like Frederick…having said that I do question the “we haven’t seen each other ” line. They were on WWHL after last season and this was brought up and nothing resolved. Unless he was talking about that,,,BUT..what they showed was the scene from last season.
I don’t have to have my reality TV really be real…just don’t make it so obvious please!
I’m sure they’re not allowed to discuss filming WWHL on the show. They’d have to stick to the confines of when they saw each other on the show.
Fredrik and Ryan didn’t have any contact on the show the previous week. So in that way they’re telling the truth. We know they can’t discuss WWHL on this show.
Luis is really growing on me. He had so much patience with Todd. More than I would have.
Oh and how shady was it that Ryan called the client’s sister. He knows he can’t legally call the client and calling the sister was imho, crossing a line too.
Calling the sister was definitely out of line. But it worked, and it’s a cut throat business.
On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 8:15 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Ryan=Shady
Fredrick although ruthless when he wants to be is not stupid he could sell a garden apartment on the moon and HOA fees.
Ryan is only with that girl to say he is relationship.
Luis is starting to win me over. Love the show, will be watching it next week.
Well yes. Ryan’s girlfriend IS a loser. She’s RYAN’S (scripted) GIRLFRIEND. I haven’t seen enough of her to judge if she’s a loser on her own merit however, guess I’ll have to wait and watch.
I think Luis’s handling of the Todd debacle has won over lots of people. In WWHL didn’t he get the most votes as the broker most people wanted to work with?
I’m so glad Todd talked sense to his parents. Only a beloved son could get away with being so blunt with them and it saved poor Luis having to think of some witty, diplomatic way to tell them not to behave like a couple of jack asses.
That ghastly woman Ryan was selling the view-less cracker-box for is now infesting California. One of those women who mistake being a rude cow for being “strong” and “decisive” ugh. Just don’t breed is all I ask. No children need to grow up looking to THAT for comfort and love. She was the real loser of the episode imho.
Fredrik and Derek are enough to make me believe in romance again and I’m actually wishing all the best for Luis. Now that he seems to have calmed down a bit his native generosity is coming through loud and clear.
Yes Luis won the WWL poll and was so excited. It was sincerely surprised and overjoyed. Sweet!
I love it when he does his little free lance rap thing. That is so cute
Luis is a cutie, Todd was not. His mom was overjoyed that her son was bringing home some bacon instead of just eating it. He was a nice guy though, and Luis came off smelling like the sweet little rose that he is 🙂
I have a hard time deciding if I like Ryan or not. He’s kind of oily.
Fredrik has settled down a lot since he got married and seems nicer. Evidently married life is agreeing with him.
I heart this show, but the first two eps come off incredibly staged. They need to dial it back a bit.
I watched this weekend and all kept thinking was are people in real estate really this dickish, vain and cutthroat or is this really staged? Anyone a real estate agent or know one?
Been one, know many and yes, yes they are very cutthroat.
On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 6:26 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Then I missed my calling