Listing price vs sale price for Manhattan Apartments
We took a look at apartments that were sold in 2009 in certain Manhattan neighborhoods and compared the median prices they sold for with the median prices that apartments are currently listed for in those neighborhoods. The highest percentage difference was recorded on the Upper East Side, with a current median listing price 29% higher…
NYC residential listings with largest price cuts in the past week
Here are the top 3 listings of residential properties (coop units, condo units, single family homes) in NYC that we’ve found to have the largest total dollar price drops during the past week. You can click on the photo for more listing details or click on the address for a detailed property report. 170 East…
Hamptons: Homes of accused participants in $50 million mortgage fraud scheme put up for auction
98 Bridies Path and 191 Shinnecock Hills Road, both located in Southampton, are the properties scheduled for auction in March 2010 with the highest lien amount. According to our foreclosure records the defendants of the scheduled properties are Carrie Coakley and Donald Macpherson. According to the NY Daily News, the owners of a renowned club…
Priciest homes to hit the market in 2010 in Nassau County
At the top of the list of the highest priced homes to hit the market in Nassau County in 2010 is a Mediterranean-style home located at 240 Middle Neck Road in Sands Point, listed at $17.5 million. 240 Middle Neck Rd, Sands Point, NY 11050 Single family home Beds: 5 Baths: 6 Price: $17,500,000 In…
Commercial distressed properties listed for sale in NYC
Occasionally, commercial property owners have creditors file lis pendens against them and put the property up for sale. Here are 3 such properties listed for sale where the owner recently received a lis pendens filing. You can click on the photo for more listing details or click on the address for a detailed property report…
An early look at Manhattan Apartment Sales in 2010
While all sales are not yet recorded for January, so far we have identified that there were 619 recorded Manhattan apartment sales in the first month of 2010, up 5% from January 2009, but down 58% from January 2007. January 2007 (1,467 sales) had the highest number of sales of any January in the last…
Malibu, California: Steady number of sales, but decrease in median sale price
In this PropertyShark study that was first covered in the Los Angeles Times, we see that the number of sold homes remained steady in Malibu for 2009 (148 sold homes*) when compared to 2008 (145 sold homes). However, it’s still a significant drop from the peak years in 2005 (275 sold homes) and 2007 (240…
Los Angeles residential listings with largest price cuts in the past week
PropertyShark has identified the top 3 properties in Los Angeles with the largest total dollar price drops during the past week. You can click on the photo for more listing details or click on the address for a detailed property report. 16150 Peterson Drive, Whittier Single family home (short sale) Beds: 5 Baths: 7 First…
Brooklyn’s priciest homes to hit the market in 2010
At the top of the list is the triplex located in DUMBO in the Clock Tower Building, listed at $25 million. 1 Main Street, DUMBO Condo Beds: 3 Baths: 3.5 Listing price: $25,000,000 In second place is a townhouse located at 13 Cranberry Street in Brooklyn Heights, just over the Brooklyn Bridge from Manhattan and…
Q4 2009 map for Brooklyn condo and coop sales
In collaboration with Corcoran, PropertyShark.com developed the Q4 2009 Corcoran Report, covering apartment sales (condos and coops) in Brooklyn for Q4 2009. Here is an interactive map showing all sales that took place in the fourth quarter of 2009. The size of the circle indicates the number of sales in the building and the color…
Number of Brooklyn Properties bought at auction hit 3-year lows
According to PropertyShark.com records, only 55 properties were bought at auction in 2009 by investors or independent buyers in Brooklyn. That is 16.8% of the 326 properties successfully auctioned properties* at the Brooklyn courthouse. By comparison in 2008, 96 properties (19.7% of total) were bought by independent buyers, while in 2007 independent buyers bought 114…
Distressed homes listed for sale in Los Angeles
While there can be risk involved, distressed properties can occasionally present an opportunity to buy a home for less than market value. Here are three single family homes in Los Angeles that are listed for sale and currently have a trustee sale scheduled. 7501 Bellingham Avenue, North Hollywood Single Family Home Beds: 3 Baths: 3…
Hampton lis pendens increased 84% in 2009 over 2008
There were a total of 566 first time residential lis pendens in the Hamptons in 2009. This is 84% more than in 2008, when there were 307 pre-foreclosure filings. Zip codes 11937 (East Hampton), 11968 (Southampton) and 11946 (Hampton Bays) topped the list for the highest number of lis pendens. (Note: First time lis pendens…
Strong start for NYC Commercial Property Segment
New York City has already seen a strong start for the year in the commercial properties sector with 3 recorded sales over $50,000,000 since the beginning of 2010. In comparison with the past year, the biggest transaction in January 2009 was a $11.75 million deal in the Bronx, involving an apartment building and an adjacent…
Manhattan residential listings with largest price cuts in the past week
We examined Manhattan residential for sale listings that hit the market in the last year that are still listed, and identified the top 3 properties with the largest total dollar price drop during the past week. You can click on the photo for more details on the listing or click on the address for a…
Most expensive new properties for sale in Los Angeles this week
Here are the three most expensive properties that we identified in Los Angeles that hit the market in the past week. Each one of these properties has unique features of some type. It can be anything from 128 feet of beach frontage to a private spa, media room or city views. You can click on…
Top 5 Manhattan Distressed Properties with Highest Mortgage Amount in 2009
Here are what we found to be the top 5 Manhattan properties (by mortgage amount) with a lis pendens filed against them. The rental apartment buildings at 2225 5 Avenue and 2171 Madison Avenue shared the highest mortgage amount among the distressed properties in Manhattan for 2009. The mortgage was for $225,000,000. Properties reportedly owned…
Q4 2009 Manhattan Apartment Sales Map
In conjunction with Corcoran, PropertyShark.com just released the Q4 2009 Corcoran Report, covering apartment sales (condo & coops) in Manhattan from the last quarter of 2009. For a visual perspective, we have put together an interactive map showing all sales that took place in the fourth quarter of 2009. The size of the circle indicates…
$5 Million Homes sold in Manhattan in 2009
We found out that in 2009 through mid November there were 211 condo, coop, single family homes sold in Manhattan with a closed sale price of at least $5 million. Check out our new interactive map that plots all those properties. Browse our current Manhattan homes for sale or look up any New York property…
Los Angeles $5 Million Dollar Home Sale Map
Check out our new interactive map that plots all single family homes and condominiums that sold and closed for at least $5,000,000 in 2009 (as recorded through Nov 15th) within Los Angeles County. For more details please refer to the Los Angeles Times article that covered the story. Browse our current Los Angeles homes for…
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