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Sellers

Q1 Reports – how lagging data is affecting them

by Empire May 3, 2011

Q1 reports are out and many are pointing to the possibility of a declining market, driven by decreasing activity and prices following suit.   We found these headlines suspect, particularly based on what we’re seeing on the ground:  inventory seems tight, prices appear quite stable and buyers feel anxious.  So we did some digging and learned [...]

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First Quarter NYC Sales Round-up

by Empire April 20, 2011

It’s time to play the quarterly round-up game, when contestants vie for your attention by comparing much-awaited quarterly sales numbers with those of last quarter and last year.  We have picked what we feel are the highlights of each for your reading pleasure. Our first contestant is Prudential Douglas Elliman. It prefers the smell of [...]

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McKinsey’s spoon full of sugar: the future of NYC in 2025 … and what it may mean for real estate

by Honeycrisp April 18, 2011

It’s one thing to purchase a home due to your own personal and life cycle needs.  It’s an entirely different proposition to do so as a long term investor.  Macro factors that must be considered span from currency outlooks and demographic trends to global competitive positioning and GDP growth rates.  This is where a recent [...]

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Brooklyn calling: why many from Manhattan are increasingly crossing the bridge

by McIntosh April 8, 2011

It has been a busy first few months of the year so far and, as we’re always looking to give our readers a sense of trends and what’s happening on the ground, it dawned on us:  we’re seeing a whole lot of Manhattanites looking to Brooklyn for their next home.  Some are families, others span [...]

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A building’s supply and demand curve: how to use it to your advantage

by Red Delicious April 4, 2011

As important as pricing is to the sales equation, building-specific supply and demand can often be a critical determinant of your ultimate selling price. More than once, we’ve been in situations where timing became the enemy of sellers.  They initially looked to sell when no other directly competing line in their building was on the [...]

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Is A Sentiment Shift on NYC’s Horizon? The Death of Delayed Purchase Gratification

by Mitchel Askinas March 18, 2011

With the Spring sales season soon upon us, many are wondering whether we will yet again see the robust activity we saw this time last year.  Without being overly optimistic, the answer to this question may well be “yes”.  You may have heard, or even experienced, that inventory continues to be quite tight, which generally [...]

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The Launch of The Apple, Peeled NYC Real Estate Sentiment Index: a leading indicator whose time has come

by Honeycrisp March 4, 2011

Are sellers finally re-gaining their leverage? You may have noticed how we have pinged you, our readers, at different times to participate in our ground-breaking survey about your level of confidence in the economy, your own financial situation and the housing market.  We have compiled the results, crunched the numbers, mixed in our special sauce [...]

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2011 Predictions: how are they looking two months into the year?

by Honeycrisp February 22, 2011

We thought we would compile a list of 2011 predictions of what’s to come in the year ahead … and save them for a bit until we were a couple of months in to get a better sense of their validity, outside of the typical year-end predictions season.  While no one has a crystal ball, we always [...]

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Top 5 Trends for NYC in 2011

by Honeycrisp January 28, 2011

With 2011 off to a good start, we thought we would put a stake in the ground and make some calls about the trends that NYC is likely to see this year.  None are particularly controversial or earth-shattering (we’re not about blowing your hats off) … but definitely some food for thought for you real [...]

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2011 Predictions and Trends

by Honeycrisp January 20, 2011

1.  Mom and pop landlords or those of established, larger buildings will have to renovate their inventory to keep up with the market.  With the rental market rebounding with gusto, landlords are realizing that they need to have their inventory be fresh and updated enough to warrant charging today’s rising rents.  Couple this with the [...]

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