NYC Rental Market: what’s the true story?

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Sensationalism helps sell news, garner headlines and win clicks. And sensationalism has reached real estate these days. Yes, we have an evolving real estate market as we went through the lockdown and emerged from it; so it is easy for some news outlets to publish partial information to make it look like the end of the world is looming.

Bloomberg reported that a quarter of the city’s apartment renters haven’t paid since March, according to the Community Housing Improvement Program (CHIP). ...

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Selling Your Home in the Age of Coronavirus? Here Are All Your Top Questions, Answered​

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Can I sell my house during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Yes, you can still sell a home during the coronavirus pandemic, particularly now that states are beginning to reopen.

Is it safe to sell your home during such an outbreak?

There are several precautions your real estate agent can take to safely show your home to interested buyers. Masks on, shoes off, and hand ...

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Single-family houses may be hot, but luxury condos are selling better than you think

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The pandemic might have driven some buyers out of towers and into single-family houses. But recent sales are proof that for many luxury buyers, condos are still the way to go in South Florida.

The luxury-condo market was oversupplied even before this year. Once pandemic restrictions began, Realtors were forced to go virtual. To attract buyers, they added incentives and dropped prices.

The sales team behind Armani/Casa is offering gift cards worth $25,000 for home buyers to purchase furniture from Armani/Casa, said ...

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Manhattan Luxury Market Reality Check – April 2020

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We studied hard to deliver a brand new report to you. The reality check on the Manhattan Luxury Market. Every week we hear of multi-million dollar properties going on the market and sometimes the asking price seems exorbitant because it is!
With this report, we are going to tell you at what prices luxury properties are actually closing ...

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Manhattan Residential Sales Activity: a good sign.

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At the beginning of the crisis we had 136 weekly contracts signed in Manhattan. That number progressively went down during the crisis to reach a low of 31 contracts signed 12 weeks into the crisis. Last week was week 13, and we had 61 contracts signed! Could be the first sign of a recovery? In a ...

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8 Questions To Ask as You Search for an Apartment During the Coronavirus Pandemic

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  1. Can you show me the apartment live? Since you cannot tour the apartment in person, the next best thing is a live video tour.
  2. Can you send me the floor plan? If an apartment is already occupied and a live viewing is not possible, request a floor plan.
  3. What is the closet space like? Ask for the measurements of each closet and get photos, if possible, for a better idea of the closet layout.
  4. Where are the services (supermarkets etc.) located in relation ...
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