What's Right & Wrong About Streeteasy


Internet – Have I told you lately that I loved you? The last few years of the internet have been so empowering. So much information at your fingertips. Order apps with apps. Or scones by drones. Ushering in the blessings of the current iteration of the internet, for real estate, was Streeteasy in 2005. Streeteasy,
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A Return to a More Balanced NYC Housing Market


There is a ton of mixed messages regarding the NYC housing market. There’s much “good news” in the press right now, and sellers are perplexed that their apartments or townhouses aren’t selling. Rates are at historic lows, inventory is still very low, population in NYC is growing, job growth is historically high, and many signs
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New Development Pricing, Strategy, and Design – May 2016 Eye Candy


I spend a little bit of each day seeing if I can read the Real Estate tea leaves. How’s the market? Any trend? Is there some idea pushing the market forward or pushing it off a cliff? New Development is endlessly fascinating to me, because so much of it takes the themes and trends of
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Luxury Condos are from Mars, The Rest of the Market is from Venus


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Star Wars Comes to the Upper East Side


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In Between Seasons


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A Run Through Horse Country


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Springtime Rabbits, Springtime Sloths


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53 West 53rd and 172… Madison Avenue – New Development 2.0 vs. 1.0


There has been an awful lot of noise about the Real Estate market in New York in the past few weeks. Is it hot? Is it cooling? Reporters cite plans for one Central Park South being put on hold as conclusion-worthy news. Can we really extrapolate from that to the whole market? What does the
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The End of Billionaire's Row?


While I have written most months about specific new developments, I felt that some overview may be in order, in the midst of dynamic change. A panel I sat in last week gave me thoughts, and some pause, too. “The Future of New York City Real Estate New Development.” A heady headline, with some thoughtful
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