‘Ri-dam-diculous’: Compass agents’ Harlem ad prompts blowback

A tweet featuring The Couzens Team’s sign in Harlem drew 9,000 retweets, 37,800 “likes” and hundreds of accusations of gentrification. Continue reading

Commercial real estate firm JLL pulls out of summit over lack of diversity

International commercial real estate firm Jones Lang LaSalle revealed Friday that it is pulling its support the upcoming New York Multifamily Summit due to a lack of diversity among the event’s speakers. Continue reading

Lesson Learned: Learn to trust yourself

Each week, we talk to agents across the country about what they’ve learned along the way (and what they wish they had known as new agents). This week, find out why you know best from New York City luxury specialist Arlene Reed. Continue reading

More than 25% of NYC condos built after 2013 remain unsold: StreetEasy

While more cities push to ditch single-family zoning in an effort to create more affordable housing, the unique New York City housing market is dealing with another issue too: a lot of the new housing built after 2013 is unaffordable for the city’s res… Continue reading

Florida brokerage president talks partnerships, climate change ahead of Luxury Connect

Tiffany McQuaid’s company, McQuaid and Company Real Estate, operates out of Naples, Florida, but is actively working to extend its reach up the East Coast. Continue reading

Coldwell Banker returns to Manhattan after long absence

A Brooklyn-based Coldwell Banker franchise has opened an office in Manhattan, marking the brand’s first entry into the dense New York City borough in years. Continue reading

The Essential Guide to real estate teams

Before he became an agent, Kenny Klaus spent a decade driving for FedEx. In the early days, he worked as a “swing driver,” which meant driving all over the place covering the set routes of other people. Eventually, however, Klaus got his ro… Continue reading

Critics slam presidential hopeful’s plan to ‘tax the hell’ out of the rich

One analyst said Friday that the tax proposal from presidential candidate and New York Mayor Bill de Blasio ‘would destroy a lot of wealth in the country.’ Continue reading