Category: News + Insight

By Serj Markarian, Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker In a market that has consistently demonstrated resilience, New York City real estate is once again showing signs of stability. Since before the pandemic, we’ve weathered cycles of highs and lows—with buyers and sellers alike trying to navigate the waves without incurring losses. Early on, buyers capitalized on…

By Candice Milano & Malessa Rambarran, Licensed Real Estate Professionals Understanding the Strategy That’s Opening New Doors for Real Estate Investors Traditionally, buying real estate meant owning 100% of a property — and shouldering 100% of the responsibilities. But in today’s evolving investment landscape, fractional real estate ownership is offering a more accessible, diversified, and…

By Gregory Heym, BHS Chief Economist and and host of Crossing The Line While "tariffmania" is still monopolizing the headlines these days, this week our focus is on housing. Let's start with the latest on existing home sales.  Existing Home Sales Down 5.9% in March Not the happiest way to start a column, but this…

In two live Bloomberg TV appearances over as many days, top NYC agent Lisa Lippman and CEO Bess Freedman discussed their take on the current housing market. While  interest rates remain a bit of a challenge, most buyers are beginning to adjust to them and are coming off the sidelines, said Lisa. She is seeing…

By Serj Markarian, Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker In the early 2000s, it wasn’t unusual for foreign investors to pour into the New York real estate market, buoyed by favorable exchange rates and a strong appetite for U.S. assets. But recently, that trend has taken a sharp turn. According to the National Association of Realtors, international…

By Serj Markarian, Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker With all the back-and-forth on tariffs, many people are feeling hesitant about making moves with their portfolios or real estate investments. After a sharp drop in the stock market earlier this week, markets appeared to rebound slightly yesterday following President Trump’s surprise announcement of a 90-day tariff pause…

By Gregory Heym, BHS Chief Economist and and host of Crossing The Line Today, we celebrate our 250th edition of The Line and recover from the hangover we got celebrating the 90-day pause on "reciprocal" tariffs for most countries, with some good news on inflation. Welcome to a tariff-free edition of The Line. Inflation Down More…

By Serj Markarian, Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker The newly released Q1 2025 Manhattan Apartment Market Report reveals a sharp 29% year-over-year increase in apartment sales, with the total dollar volume soaring to $5.7 billion—up 56% from the same period in 2024. This dramatic growth was fueled largely by the luxury sector, as high-net-worth individuals…

It's the first Friday of the month, so you know today's column is all about jobs.  The Line: Job Growth Much Higher than Expected in March Payrolls rose by 228,000 last month, easily beating the Dow Jones estimate of 140,000. Here are the other highlights of the March jobs report: The unemployment rate ticked up to 4.2%, while economists expected it to…

By Serj Markarian, Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker The latest inventory report shows that Manhattan’s supply of apartments for sale dropped to 6.9 months in March, creating a bit of a spring sales gridlock. While activity has picked up, it hasn’t reached the pace we typically expect this time of year. Brown Harris Stevens CEO Bess Freedman…