Tag: bess freedman
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Rachel Glazer Returns To Brown Harris Stevens Along with Her Team
Brown Harris Stevens is excited to announce that top-producing luxury broker Rachel Glazer has rejoined the firm from Compass. Glazer launched her career at Brown Harris Stevens in 2008, and she was consistently recognized as the firm’s top downtown broker and one of New York City’s leading luxury agents. Glazer’s team closed more than $119…
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Bess Freedman on Why Agents Are Walking Away From Big Box Brokerages
What’s it like to run the only privately held real estate firm in NYC’s top five brokerages? Brown Harris Stevens CEO Bess Freedman shared her perspective in a recent Inman interview on the power of an independent brand in a sea of “sameness.” As mergers, acquisitions, and public-company pressures continue reshaping residential brokerage, Freedman argued…
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Bess to Bloomberg: The Pied A Terre Tax is a Tax on All of New York City
On Monday, May 11th, Brown Harris Stevens CEO Bess Freedman stopped by “The Close” on Bloomberg Television to discuss the hotly debated Pied A Terre Tax. If passed, second homes of $5 million and up face an annual tax on top of the taxes they already pay and continue to pay. As Bess points out,…
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BHS Earns Three Awards at REBNY’s 37th Annual Deal of the Year Awards
The Real Estate Board of New York’s 37th Annual Residential Deal of the Year Benefit & Awards brought together the city’s brokerage community at Guastavino’s to recognize standout deals and industry leadership. For Brown Harris Stevens, the evening resulted in three awards across leadership and sales. CEO Bess Freedman received the Henry Forster Memorial Award…
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Dear Buyers, Days On Market Are Facts!
In my newest Inman opinion piece, I argue that days on market and price changes are not optional narratives — they are facts! Buyers rely on these signals to make informed decisions, and the broader market depends on transparency to operate fairly and efficiently. Hiding metrics or pretending a property is somehow “not really on…
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Opinion: Free Market Principles Win an Early Ruling in the Battle Over Private Listing Networks
In a closely watched saga shaping the future of how homes are marketed online, a federal judge last week denied a request for a preliminary injunction that would have stopped Zillow’s policy restricting private listing networks (PLNs). The ruling allows Zillow’s Listing Access Standards to remain in effect while the broader antitrust lawsuit proceeds —…
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Inside the Real Estate Market in 2026: A Conversation with Bess Freedman
In a wide-ranging interview with Inman, Brown Harris Stevens CEO Bess Freedman shared her insights on the state of the real estate market, industry consolidation, challenges facing agents and consumers, and what she’s most excited about as the year unfolds. From major mergers and market dynamics to the relational essence of real estate, Bess offers…
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The Brown Harris Stevens Advantage
It’s official. As of Friday morning, the Compass–Anywhere mega merger is complete leaving Brown Harris Stevens as largest privately owned real estate brokerage in New York City, and one of the only luxury independent firms across Palm Beach, Miami, Connecticut, the Hamptons, and Northern New Jersey, and the Hudson Valley. Brown Harris Stevens CEO Bess…
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Bess Freedman Breaks Down the Housing Affordability Challenge
Appearing on CNBC to discuss the state of U.S. housing affordability, Brown Harris Stevens CEO Bess Freedman offered a clear-eyed assessment of why homeownership remains out of reach for so many Americans—and what it will take to fix it. “Affordability remains a real challenge in the United States. The average first-time homebuyer today is 40…
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Bess Freedman Talks Housing on Two National Broadcast Networks in One Week
Last week, Brown Harris Stevens CEO Bess Freedman appeared on two major national broadcasts, first on CNBC and then on Bloomberg, her expertise and insights on the state of the housing and rental markets as 2025 comes to a close. 2025 Housing Market Reality Check In her CNBC interview, Freedman shared a pragmatic assessment of…