It was the best September we’ve had in a long time.
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Bill and Ralph's Blog
We're pleased to present Compass' Q3 Manhattan Market Report, a comprehensive look at sales activity from July through September.
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Co-ops make up about 70% of the inventory in New York City. In certain neighborhoods like Greenwich Village, it's over 90%. Yet co-ops generally sell for about 20-25% less than condos. How can co-ops close the gap?
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It's the news we've been waiting for. The Fed has just announced a larger than expected half point rate cut, with additional reductions possible this year.
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Bill spent this morning on a broker tour, visiting apartments in the Village and the East Village. We're always surprised more agents don't regularly do the same. There are so many benefits for both our buyer and our seller clients.
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The Manhattan market is doing what it does in September. More new listings, fewer contracts signed.
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The annual Feast of San Gennaro is back! Starting Sept. 12 and running through Sept. 22, it’s eleven days of fun, celebration, and food, food, food on Mulberry Street between Houston and Canal in Little Italy.
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August turned out to be a surprisingly strong month for Manhattan real estate, with 831 contracts signed. That's higher than previous two years.
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You know that feeling of standing in front of your building's recycling bins, baffled about what goes where? We figured if we had questions you did too, so we did some research.
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The changes engendered by the NAR (the National Association of Realtors) went into effect on Saturday. To cut through the confusion caused by sensationalist headlines, here in a nutshell, is how they affect consumers.
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This two year old Italian (obviously) restaurant is a tribute to the small, family-run neighborhood red sauce joints of our collective memories (which in truth were probably never this good).
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While recent economic news may have been a bit unsettling, it's caused mortgage rates to drop.
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It's been so hot out there that we thought this would be an excellent time to list some of the local ice cream shops we've covered in the past. You deserve it!
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So far this year, about 9.5% of Manhattan listings have asked prices that are below what their owners paid for them.
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One of our managers recently described the current market as "like trudging through mud." It's an apt metaphor. We keep moving forward, but it's slower, takes effort, and is maybe a little messy. Still, we'll eventually arrive at our destination.
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After 27 years, we're selling our beautiful house in Fire Island Pines. Or, to be more specific, we have hired a local broker to sell it.
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Buyers are willing to pay more for renovated homes, but not as much as they were a couple of years ago.
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After a rough 2023, the Manhattan real estate market saw some real recovery in Jan., Feb., and Mar. Then April arrived, and things started to slow down again.
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The recently opened Apollo Bagels has been attracting plenty of attention on social media, and lines out the door. Their tangy, fluffy, crunchy-shelled sourdough bagels merit the hype.
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There are over 7,100 properties up for grabs in Manhattan, but the flow of new listings appears to be slowing. I
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