The Flight To Quality, and 4 Other Good Reasons Why the RE Market Stays Strong in 2022 in NYC


The Real Estate Market Will Remain Strong in 2022 With any crazy real estate market, there are those who are already telling me, “Well, I heard there’s going to be a recession in two years!” Others have asked me some pretty reasonable questions: “How will rising interest rates impact the market?” “Is Ukraine going to
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(VIDEO) Saying Grace at the Real Estate Table


It’s the busiest market I’ve seen in twenty years.  And yet, what will be true after things eventually calm down?  Pareto’s Law will apply- 20% of the agents will continue to do about 80% of the transactions.  What this means is that agents must continue to maintain relationships in the brokerage community.  This means being
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Gray is Out & Brown Is Coming Back In (And I Don’t Mean Hair Color) – Top 5 Design & Homebuyer Trends from the Luxury Portfolio International Conference 2022


I was at the Luxury Portfolio International Conference in Las Vegas a few weeks ago (a great Insta follow by the way).  Beside the amazing meal I had at Delilah (and the killer speakeasy vibe!), I learned a little about some design trends that, once I heard, I can’t un-hear.  Perhaps you’d like to hear
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(VIDEO) Inventing Inventory! Feeling the Challenges of Being A Buyer Today.


  Imagine that you learn that the gas in your building will be turned off due to a leak.  Not only that, but it’s likely going to stay off for at least six months.  Based on what you know, that could easily become a year, or longer. Well, this happens in New York City apartments,
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Hello From Our 2021 Award-Winning Team! What We Won!


2021 Award Winners! We’re fresh off our 2021 Brown Harris Stevens Recognition Awards Ceremony.  We are proud to announce that the Harris Residential Team has won a couple of recognitions. First, we were awarded #1 Team in our Upper West Side Office.  Among a talented group of agents that did close to $1 Billion of
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Adventures in Desperation: Welcome to New York City Rental Market


Adventures in Desperation I don’t cover it much, but it’s sometimes nice to touch on the rental market from time to time.  Why talk about it today?  A few reasons: The Rental Market is at an all time high.  Prices have never been stronger I’m seeing bizarre behavior I’m never seen before from renters. I’m
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Where is New Inventory Going to Come From? Headwinds that Buyers and Neighborhoods Face in 2022


It’s Almost Spring We’ve spoken about the momentary bump in the road, the uncertainty surrounding the last gasps of the pandemic.  We have midtown buildings which are being repurposed, such as this new campus for Touro College being announced.  Two years into the pandemic, there is plenty of focus on the future of Midtown.  While
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The Real Scourge: Open Permits Slowly Down Deals in New York City


When I’m pitching ideas to news outlets… the advice that I’ve been is that they want trends.  For something to be considered a trend, I had better find at least three examples.  It seems safer to use the rule of three (which also applies to comedy) for the confirmation of a trend, so I have
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(VIDEO) How You Can Benefit From Uncertainty


What is the one thing that markets don’t seem to like? Uncertainty.   Many people are over COVID, not just in the hinterlands far away, and not just some kooks on whatever side of the aisle that you dislike.  Your neighbors, your magazines, see the health risks far outweighing the bureaucratic risks of having to
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(VIDEO) More Than Ten Years of Our Newsletter! Thank You!


    I realized that I have been consistently sending this newsletter to you, month after month, since 2009.  My oh my! Thank you for helping us grow this newsletter from a pretty lame, poorly designed, all text email blast in 2009 to what it is today.  It is a joy sharing what is going
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(VIDEO) The Win-Win Window is Closing
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