Les is a Real Estate Market Specialist for Coldwell Banker Real Estate.
Born and raised in Whitestone, N.Y., and never having lived outside of NYC, Les is a graduate of City College of New York in Manhattan. Les switched careers in his late 30s, studying writing at New School and Brooklyn Polytechnic, now the New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering. Les has written for several magazines and copyedited books on early childhood education prior to joining CNNMoney as a personal finance writer, where his main beat was real estate. His wife and partner of 42 years is a retired magazine editor who spent her career at the New York Zoological Society (Bronx Zoo). They are residents of the Upper West Side.
Looking to buy a home in 2017? In the final post of the series, Real Estate Market Specialist Les Christie gives us the scoop on the top housing markets in the U.S. for the coming year.
In the third and final post of the series, we'll explore how home ownership programs don't stop at closing. Many programs, such as tax incentives, can help home buyers in the long run.