Jason Barr, an urban economist at Rutgers University, created an interesting index that measures the price of Manhattan land from 1866 to 2013, using data on sales of vacant land. In the four decades following the Civil War, NYC emerged as the economic capital of the U.S. And as Barr’s index reveals, rapid business and population growth boosted the price of land and spurred the construction of the city’s first skyscrapers. And between 1900 and 1930, Manhattan land prices rose ...

In 2016, there were 2,202 condos delivered in greater downtown Miami and based on what’s under construction for 2017, that number should rise to 3,456 delivered units — according to the Miami Downtown Development Authority. But looking ahead to 2018 and 2019, new product deliveries should fall to 2,846 and 1,960 respectively. That’s because not many projects are expected to break ground this year since many of the new condo and apartment projects currently proposed may have to wait till ...

A few years ago, developers touted the mid-market sector — generally defined as units priced between $2 million and $5 million — as a sweet spot. Today, this price range is beginning to experience a slowdown thanks to an oversupply of inventory coupled with pent-up demand for units priced under $1.5 million. Of note, starting in early 2015, a similar softness hit the ultra luxury sector.

According to analytics site UrbanDigs.com, there are close to 1,400 listed properties between $2 million ...