VIDEO- Am I Really Calling the Bottom of the RE Market? Yes, I Am.


In my video here, I talk about all of the statistics showing a market that has found a bottom. My other post shows all of the statistics that I’m seeing, but here I just want you to have one takeaway: We’re at the bottom.  When inventory starts to decrease, and the number of deals into
READ MORE

All Signs Point To A Bottom- And Don’t Just Take My Word For It


I’ve been in residential real estate for nearly 20 years, and have both perspective and opinion on everything going on right now- yet I don’t expect you to take my word for what I say.  Yes, I hope you will, but it rarely happens.  One of the main reasons we have a market at all
READ MORE

Virtual Real Estate vs Brick and Mortar Real Estate Investment- “Unlimited Upside”?


Many of us are spending a great deal more time living in the virtual world.  Whether I am watching my kids play Roblox, experiencing hours of Zoom meetings, or (shocker) watching a great deal of Netflix, we are not engaging in person with nearly as many people.  Is it a shocker that Real Estate would
READ MORE

An Inclusive New York City Real Estate Market- A Dream Home For Everyone


(I submitted this to a number of media publications.  More hard numbers would help bring this to life.  Until then, I wanted to make sure this conversation begins.  If you have any anecdotes to share, please do. -Scott) _____ In 1958, Harry Belafonte, the famous Jamaican-born singer and performer, found it nearly impossible to lease
READ MORE

Should I Stay or Should I Go? (A NYC Real Estate Market Conversation)


If a picture says a thousand words, this 40 minute rollicking interview certainly speaks many volumes.  Revenue Collective Founder Sam Jacobs and I talk about the state of the New York City residential real estate market for a while, trends up and down, and take questions from the audience.  Click on the image and enjoy!
READ MORE

Our Inventory Report: Actual Inventory Levels vs Sales Pace


A concept I discussed with sellers for years was the “Absorption Rate,” to help give context to where their apartment fit into the market overall.   The explanation required some lifting.  Then Absorption Rate became “Inventory Levels,” which felt firmer, since it referred to the amount of property on the market.  Unfortunately, the original confusion actually
READ MORE

Where Do You Want To Live When You Grow Up?


This commercial says it better, almost better than I could.  So I’m going to start by sharing it with you.  Kids here, making the most powerful case for Dreaming Big: When we start talking about apartments, why do we so often spend so much time talking about what we CAN’T HAVE?  Why can’t we talk about
READ MORE

Are You In or Are You Out?


At some point, I thought to write a post about “creating zoom spaces in your apartment.”   And what seemed like a cute, thoughtful article seemed flat, two-dimensional, and utterly banal. What had been lingering, having had an absolute blast doing an Instagram Live with Brianne Manz of Stroller in the City, was to zoom out
READ MORE

VIDEO: The Power of Our Network To Bring Buyers & Sellers Together NOW


We know exactly what we need to know to get buyers and sellers more confident- and deals moving more quickly- and that is Price Discovery.  Waiting for closing prices isn’t enough today.  We need to know NOW. And we are making this happen through the power of our broker network.  Our team is able to
READ MORE

Fear vs Reality in Manhattan, Being Away, Coming Back


We have been in a parallel universe for many months, when many of my clients and many New Yorkers left to second homes, rentals, childhood homes, Europe, the mountains and beaches, National Parks, and beyond.  No one seems to be zooming in while orbiting the planet, unlike this tv show Away, where cell phone service
READ MORE

Recent Blog Posts

The End of Rental Broker Commissions As You Know It. The Beginning of Even-Higher Rents.
The Sometimes Secret to Dealmaking? Waiting. (Our Deal of the Month @ 52 Riverside Drive)
(VIDEO) Don’t Take My Word For It. The NYC Housing Market is Better Than You’ve Heard.
How Much does Overcustomization Cost? (Our Deal of the Month)
A New Way To Save Real $$ on your Prewar Apartment Renovation—by Using Smart Home Systems (and Calling the Electrician)
(VIDEO) The Win-Win Window is Closing
What Happens when Your Agent Becomes an Advisor? Our Deal of the Month: 24 East 82nd
The Nothingburger of the Buyer Representation Scandal
The Non-Binary Housing Market
(VIDEO) How Lower Rates Are Already Impacting the NYC Housing Market

Archives