A Close-up of NYC’s West Village Home Market
Long known for its historical homes and artistic spirit, the West Village is now the epitome of gentrification: trendy weekend crowds and excited tourists pack the streets where Kerouac once drunkenly roamed. Meanwhile, the area’s established residents who are willing to sell or rent capitalize on the desire of well-to-do New Yorkers to live in…
Infographic – A Close-Up of NYC’s West Village Home Market
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The Gist of the East Village Home Market
A popular area for the past 50 years or so, especially for young crowds, the East Village is touted as one of the more accessible neighborhoods in Lower Manhattan. It also doesn’t hurt its reputation that the whole punk movement that’s now cool again started right here, and ever since, people have been willing to…
Expert Interview with Richard Barenblatt:
It’s Not Uncommon to Come Across Multi-Million Dollar Mortgage Applications
For the latest in our series of Expert Interviews with top real estate professionals, we had the opportunity of talking with Richard Barenblatt (NMLS# 52951), NYC mortgage specialist. Richard shares his take on what happened to the mortgage industry since the financial crisis and whether it is common to see wealthy buyers of multi-million homes…
Top NYC Commercial Real Estate Sales in May 2016
If you’re wondering what’s new on the commercial market, look no further! We’ve compiled 3 short lists of the largest transactions recorded so far in May in New York City, on the Multifamily, Retail and Office sub-markets. Take a look below and don’t miss the spectacular re-sale of 405 Park Avenue, picked up by MRP Realty…
Top NYC Home Sales in May 2016
Exclusive home sales have been getting all the buzz in New York, as everyone, from home owners to agents and developers, are on the edge of their seats to see how much more the market can grow. See the latest sky-high home sales by residence type – condo, co-op and single-family home – in the 3 short lists…
PropertyShark Website is Now Lightning-Fast: Comps and Foreclosures 4X Faster
Users, we heard you: no more waiting time on our website, ever! PropertyShark now works twice as fast and search results load in a flash. Furthermore, two of the most popular products, Comparables and Foreclosures, load as much as 4 times faster! Back in April, we announced massive performance improvements across all PropertyShark products as…
How Much to Live Alongside the Super-Rich?
You might think that to enjoy the status boost of living next door to someone on the Forbes 500 list, you need to boast the bank account of an oil tycoon or a college drop-out tech genius. And, 9 cases out of 10, you would be right. Yet in the spirit of New York’s “something for everyone”, once…
Here’s How Much the Trump Brand Adds to the Value of a Condo
Condos in Trump-Branded Buildings Appreciate by a Rate of 8.2% Each Year; The Average for All Other Manhattan Condos is 7.5% With much debate going on about the value of the Trump brand, we decided to investigate how condos in Trump-branded buildings (whether owned, developed or just branded) perform compared to all other Manhattan condos….
Soaring Prices in Some of Queens’ Top 25 Neighborhoods
Reflecting the residential market’s city-wide growth in the first quarter of 2016, Queens too has registered high transaction numbers (a total of 2,805), 5% more than in the beginning of 2015 . Greater Y-o-Y median price increases occurred with condo and co-op sales (8-9%), but single-family houses still sold for 5% more than they did in Q1 last year. When it…
Surprise Neighborhood Tops Most Expensive Brooklyn List in Q1 2016
The first quarter of 2016 brought forward new front-running neighborhoods across the East River, revealing shifts in preference and budget among Brooklyn home buyers. Columbia Street Waterfront District topped the market in terms of median prices, due in part to upscale condo sales at 84 Congress Street. The lesser known Prospect – Lefferts Garden came second, with the median transaction…
Top 10 Best-Selling Buildings in NYC Q1 2016
It’s to be expected that a best-selling buildings list would find its top contenders among the many luxury properties in Manhattan. However, the first quarter of 2016 saw two buildings from Brooklyn enter the ranks of in-demand places to call home in the city of New York. Similarly, it wasn’t only new, up-and-coming developments that managed to close a…
Top 10 Most Expensive Neighborhoods in Atlanta
The city of Atlanta together with its surrounding suburbs feature some of the most desirable neighborhoods in the state. Large, wooded lots provide inhabitants with the privacy and tranquillity of a country home set in an urban location. This is one of the reasons why people from a variety of life stages are drawn to…
Expert Interview with Corcoran’s Michelle Griffith: Pricing is Key in NYC’s Real Estate Market
Here’s a new entry in our Expert Interview Series! We’re extremely proud to feature Michelle Griffith, who’s recently joined Corcoran at their flagship East Side office on Madison Avenue. Being recognized for her achievements and expertise in the luxury real estate market, Michelle loves to work directly with her clients. In this interview, Michelle offers…
Brooklyn Home Prices Go Up 11% in Q1 2016
Fueled by a low inventory of homes for sale, median prices are on the rise, hitting a record breaking $594,000 in the first quarter of 2016, the highest price point we’ve seen in the past 4 years. Compared to last year’s Q1, median sale prices climbed a solid 11%. The Brooklyn home market is still…
Spectacular Growth in NYC Luxury Real Estate Market Boosts Q1 2016
Quarterly Report on the Residential Market Finds Luxury Sales Pushing Up Median Prices Residential Market Highlights: The luxury market recorded a spectacular Y-o-Y transaction growth in Manhattan: 59% more properties sold for over $3 million Median home prices in NYC (excluding Staten Island) rose by 12% Y-o-Y, reaching $595,000 NYC: overall, the price per square foot was up…
The Largest Rental Projects to Hit L.A. in 2015
Scientists are working tirelessly on new technologies that help reduce our carbon footprint. Our buildings—especially the larger ones—have a lot of room for improvement, and where else would it be more pressing to lighten the load on Mother Earth than in a crowded city like L.A.? Developers realized this a long time ago, but the efforts…
Last Year’s Largest Rental Communities Completed in San Francisco
Apartments for rent in San Francisco posted some of the most impressive rent growths in the nation in recent years, resulting from a plethora of new, high-end jobs pouring into the metro, attracting affluent young professionals to The Golden Gate City. The demand went through the roof, prompting developers to build a large number of…
You Can Now Access PropertyShark Tools 50% Faster; New Residential Market Reports Available
Here’s some amazing news for all PropertyShark users! Based on your feedback, we’ve just improved the speed and loading times of our products. We’ve also been busy adding even more options to the Branded Market Reports and releasing the latest data. Read on for more fresh updates from the PropertyShark team: Property Reports, Comps and…
DUMBO Just Out-Priced Most of Manhattan in Q3 2016
Despite rising prices in waterfront Brooklyn, it’s still highly unusual for any outer-borough neighborhood to out-price the notoriously unaffordable Manhattan. Nevertheless, the spectacular evolution of DUMBO commands attention. This small market ranked at number 4 on our Top 50 priciest neighborhoods in NYC list, to reach a jaw-dropping $2.4M median sale price last quarter. Catch more…
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