Existing-home sales drop for second month as buyer demand stalls

Total existing-home sales dropped by 2.7% from February 2022 and by 4.5% from March 2021 to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.77 million, according to the National Association of Realtors. Continue reading

‘New York market remains a juggernaut’ in Q1, condo sales thrive

Quarterly market reports released this week from several area brokerages revealed a luxury market in high demand, with climbing prices and little inventory. Continue reading

The condo recovery is underway — but houses remain hotter

Competition for condos has been fierce in the past year as buyers once again looked for homes nearer their cities’ urban centers. This follows an early-pandemic softening in the market segment. Continue reading

Manhattan housing market posts biggest 3rd quarter in 3 decades

Luxury apartment sales surged approximately 226 percent year over year and almost 33 percent from the previous quarter, according to Douglas Elliman. Continue reading

Investors say car condos are ‘better than owning an apartment’

With a rise in vehicle ownership and a decline in available street parking, Manhattan investors are betting big on car condos as New Yorkers prepare to return to in-person work. Continue reading

Surfside condo architect had been suspended for faulty designs in past

William Friedman, the architect who designed the Surfside condo building that partially collapsed in late June, had been suspended by Florida’s board of architecture in 1967 for designing buildings that could not withstand 1965’s Hurricane Betsy. Continue reading

Investor home purchases exceed pre-pandemic levels, hit record high

Investors purchased 67,943 US homes during the second quarter, for a total value of $48.5B, the highest figure on record, according to Redfin. Continue reading

Suburban condo conundrum: Sales soar as buyers hunt for elusive deals

The idea that the city is for condos and the suburbs are for homes is not reflective of a market in which suburban condo sales — and prices — are soaring. Continue reading

BuzzBuzzHome acquired by new home data provider Zonda

Zonda, a provider of data intelligence, lead generation and engagement tools to the homebuilding industry, is rapidly scaling up its capabilities through a string of acquisitions. Continue reading