How to manage expectations and move sellers to realism

Tami Pardee and Aaron Kirman are two of luxury real estate’s top producers, and they are sharing their success secrets on how to navigate tricky conversations, get your sellers to price the home right, and manage expectations with your clients througho… Continue reading

93rd-floor condo in world’s tallest residential building sells for $28.5M

The Central Park Tower in Manhattan was completed earlier this year, but vacancy stands at a paltry 85 percent. Continue reading

Record-breaking cryptocurrency penthouse returns to market

After four short months, the 5,067-square-foot lower penthouse unit of Arte by Antonio Citterio in Miami is returning to market — and once again, cryptocurrency bids are accepted. Continue reading

SparkOffer’s open-bid model helps listing agents market homes: Review

SparkOffer is an open-offer model for buying homes, run by the listing agent to help market sellers’ homes. It can especially benefit agents with unique luxury listings, investment properties, land and other real estate that doesn’t earn a lot of atten… Continue reading

MoMa penthouse with $36M asking price sells to anonymous buyer

The penthouse unit of 53 West 53, also known as the glass skyscraper above New York’s Museum of Modern Art, has a new owner. Continue reading

The next class of luxury homesellers is younger than you might think

In 2020, nearly half of homesellers were classified as baby boomers or the silent generation, but through the next year, a whopping 80 percent of luxury sellers will be millennials and Gen Xers. Continue reading

How this new agent sold her first $15.5M home at the height of COVID

It takes unwavering confidence, social-media savviness and superior relationship-building skills to navigate (and successfully complete) one of the highest recorded sales in the state — especially as a new agent. Here’s how Siena Dorsey of The Agency d… Continue reading

Got your first celebrity client? 6 tips for making an impression

Helping celebrity clients find their dream homes can be tricky. What’s the right approach? How can you impress? Who’s the VIP in the entourage? Here are a few tips for real estate agents to make an impression and ensure repeat business. Continue reading

3 assets high-net-worth buyers are looking for in (all) their properties

These three facets of home design are critical to high-net-worth buyers now, and they will be into the future, says founder and CEO of The Agency Mauricio Umansky. Continue reading

What real estate agents need to know about stair lifts 

If your buyers have mobility issues, or even reservations about having stairs, here’s what you need to know to suggest stair lifts as an alternative means of traveling safely between levels. Continue reading