Top Most Expensive NYC Single-Family Home Sales in January 2016
The top 20 single-family sales in NYC during the first month of the year recorded values between $1,250,000 and $13,000,000. Even though the top 3 most expensive houses sold were all in Manhattan, 12 Brooklyn houses were also sold for more than 1 million dollars, the most expensive transaction being $5.8 million.  Most expensive Single-family sold…
Top 20 NYC Condo Sales in January 2016
It’s no surprise that Manhattan condos are expensive, becoming even further out of reach for the would-be homeowner. But occupying all of the positions in last month’s top 20 most expensive condos – that’s something that can’t be overlooked.  Most expensive condo sold  The top price for a condominium in January 2016 ($18,926,920) was paid by…
Top 20 NYC Coop Sales in January 2016
On the residential front, Manhattan had a good start this year, the 20 priciest condos sold in January being all from this borough. Almost all of the priciest coops sold were also from Manhattan, with only a single property from Brooklyn exceeding the $2.5 million sale price.  Most expensive Coop sold The most expensive sale…
Top 10 Best-Selling Buildings in Queens
While often overshadowed by Manhattan and Brooklyn, Queens has a lot to offer to buyers looking for luxury amenities, accessibility, and proximity to green spaces. Property Shark’s data shows significant real estate transaction activity over the last year in the borough. Check out the best-selling buildings in Queens ranked by number of units sold in…
Brooklyn’s Top 10 Best-Selling Buildings in 2015
Where are the buildings Brooklyn buyers love most? While property prices may be substantially lower compared to the most popular buildings in Manhattan, Brooklyn’s trendy rebirth has certainly driven a substantial amount of real estate activity in the last year. Dive into Property Shark’s countdown of the most in-demand buildings in Brooklyn based on the…
If You’ve Ever Wanted to Buy Property in Canada, Know that it Now Costs You 29% Less
While there was a time when the Canadian dollar matched the U.S. one in terms of value — about 5 years ago — 2015 has dramatically shifted the balance in favor of U.S. currency. The Canadian dollar now stands at $0.71 of the U.S. dollar (and that’s a 4 week-high), an exchange rate that increases the…
Top 20 Most Expensive Queens Neighborhoods in 2015
The real estate market in Queens registered impressive price gains in 2015 while the luxury segment in particular flourished, according to our recent market report for the borough. The median sale price in Queens reached an 8-year high at $360,000 and here we take a look at the neighborhoods that are leading the borough’s growth….
Bronx Luxury Market Is Picking Up, Median Home Price Sees Very Modest Increase in 2015
Residential Market Highlights The median price reached $250,000, a modest 2% increase Y-o-Y. The total number of transactions closed was 1,938, far from the values seen before 2008. The luxury market is picking up and reached an all-time high with 37 sales recorded over $1M. Most expensive neighborhood: Morris Park, median home sale price hit…
Brooklyn’s Top 20 Priciest Neighborhoods in 2015
2015 was an exciting year for Brooklyn’s residential market, the median home price hitting an all-time-high of $560,000. The luxury market registered a record number of sales (570) while the most expensive property in Brooklyn was sold for $15.5 million. Even though Manhattan has some of the priciest real estate in the world, one of Brooklyn’s…
Top 20 NYC Condo Sales in 2015
100% of NYC’s top 20 condo sales in 2015 were in Manhattan. This list of ultra-prime residential real estate boasts luxury flips on Billionaires’ Row, expansive penthouses, and townhouses which are legendary works of architectural art. The Times Square-Theatre District neighborhood put on a grand show, as it dominated the top condo sales in the…
Top 20 Most Expensive NYC Office Sales in 2015
In 2015, several of the trophy buildings in Financial District and Central Midtown in Manhattan found new owners among the big buyers of office space in NYC and we mined our data for the top 20 most expensive office building sales: 1. 730-734 5 Avenue, Manhattan Sale price: $1,775,000,000  This was a truly stellar deal in…
Top 20 Most Expensive NYC Retail Sales in 2015
The NYC retail market has seen not only rents climbing in 2015, but also some strong deals being closed, most of them in Manhattan but several of them in Queens and the Bronx as well. 1. 144 W 34 Street, Manhattan Sale Price: $355,000,000 Located in Chelsea, this store building was previously sold in 2014…
Top 20 NYC Multifamily Sales in 2015
2015 was a busy year for NYC commercial real estate! While Manhattan certainly boasts the title for the most top 20 multifamily property sales over the last 12 months, Brooklyn, Queens, and The Bronx make appearances too. Find out who the biggest deal-makers were, and what they paid hundreds of millions of dollars for: 1….
Park Slope Real Estate Market Broke Home Price Record in 2015. Luxury Market Was Booming
Park Slope Residential Market Highlights (2015) The median home sale price continued to climb in 2015 to a record value of $930,000, up by 10% from 2014; The number of sales was at its second-lowest in the last decade: 478 sales; The luxury market in Park Slope was booming, with 91 properties over $1.5 million changing…
Top 20 NYC Single-Family Home Sales in 2015
2015 was yet another busy year for New York City real estate and we turned to our database for the top 20 most expensive single-family sales. All but one were in Manhattan. The single exception was a $15.5M sale in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn. Here are the exceptional properties that were the most sought after by…
Top 20 NYC Co-Op Sales in 2015
The first half of 2015 was especially hot for NYC’s co-op market. 15 of the top 20 most expensive units were sold in the first 6 months of the year. Lenox Hill dominates the list while the Upper West Side also made quite a few notable appearances. Discover the most expensive NYC co-op sales in…
Median Home Sale Price in Astoria Climbs to All-Time-High
Astoria Residential Market Highlights in 2015 Median Home Sale Price in Astoria Overall: $551,500 (+17% Y-o-Y). The number of sales is at its second highest level since the market fell (267 transactions). Ditmars-Steinway was the 5th most expensive neighborhood in Queens by median sale price ($794,500, up 20% Y-o-Y). Most expensive home sold: $3M for…
Williamsburg Breaks New Home Price Record in 2015, but Occupies Bottom Position in the Top 10 List of Most Expensive Brooklyn Neighborhoods
The crowned king of Brooklyn gentrification, Williamsburg occupies only the 9th spot on Brooklyn’s top 10 star neighborhood list. This is despite the fact that the Williamsburg real estate market registered its highest median home sale price ever: $900,600. A New Record for Williamsburg’s Median Home Sale Price: $900,600 With only 499 residential sales* closed in 2015 — the second lowest number of sales…
Home Prices and Luxury Sales in Brooklyn at New Peaks in 2015
Brooklyn 2015 real estate market report highlights: Brooklyn median home sale price hit an all time high in 2015, reaching $560,000. The luxury market registered a record number of sales in 2015: 570 (up by 16% year-over-year) DUMBO was the most expensive neighborhood in Brooklyn: median home sale price: $1.4M Prospect Lefferts Gardens registered the biggest home…
Sunnyside Real Estate in 2015: Still Affordable?
Sunnyside Real Estate Market Report 2015 Median Sale Price: $294,500 Located on the Western side of Queens and home to the charming historic district of Sunnyside Gardens, this neighborhood is attractive to buyers due to the easy access to Manhattan via the 7 subway line and due to its still affordable prices, especially if compared…
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