Tag Archives: New York City

Office buildings are at ‘the beginning of a crisis’

By Ben Verde | January 16, 2024 - 8:15 pm |January 16, 2024 Uncategorized

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Landlords are confronting the fact that their commercial real estate holdings are becoming increasingly obsolete. Continue reading →

Queens is poised to unseat Brooklyn as hottest NYC borough

By Ben Verde | January 11, 2024 - 6:35 pm |January 11, 2024 Uncategorized

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A new report from StreetEasy suggests that the World’s Borough will be crowned the hottest borough in New York City after a stellar 2023. Continue reading →

New York agent Scott Fava boomerangs back to Compass

By Jim Dalrymple II | January 4, 2024 - 9:49 pm |January 4, 2024 Uncategorized

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Fava and his New York-based team are the latest agents to participate in a trend of leaving a brokerage, only to return some time later. Continue reading →

The 31 biggest residential deals of 2023 commanded $50M or more

By Lillian Dickerson | December 29, 2023 - 5:00 pm |December 29, 2023 Uncategorized

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New York City and Palm Beach saw the greatest number of high-end luxury sales this year, while Los Angeles, marred by the new mansion tax, did not make the list. Continue reading →

The listings Inman writers couldn’t stop thinking about this year

By Ben Verde | December 29, 2023 - 10:00 am |December 29, 2023 Uncategorized

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From a French chateau to a two-flat in Chicago, here are some listings that caught the eye of Inman’s writers this year. Continue reading →

NYC Douglas Elliman agent Tom Cooper dies at 56

By Ben Verde | December 27, 2023 - 7:01 pm |December 27, 2023 Uncategorized

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A California native, Cooper was a highly successful luxury agent who fell in love with the “chaos” of Manhattan’s architecture before embarking on his real estate career. Continue reading →

How cities and homeowners zoned themselves into a housing crisis

By Jim Dalrymple II | December 27, 2023 - 5:01 pm |December 27, 2023 Uncategorized

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Los Angeles is one of many cities that dramatically reduced its own housing capacity over decades via a series of 20th century city planning initiatives, including homeowner-led downzoning efforts. Continue reading →

Former Corcoran agent goes on racist rant after drunken encounter

By Lillian Dickerson | December 4, 2023 - 10:49 pm |December 4, 2023 Uncategorized

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The video of the New York City-based agent surfaced on Instagram over the weekend, showing him spouting racist terms and bragging about tearing out a Black man’s dreadlocks. Continue reading →

Sale of opulent manse in Brooklyn breaks neighborhood record

By Ben Verde | December 4, 2023 - 6:35 pm |December 4, 2023 Uncategorized

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The off-market sale of the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture manse at 53 Prospect Park West for $13.5 million has set a new local record. Continue reading →

Need an in-law suite? NYC will give you $395K to build a tiny home

By Lillian Dickerson | November 28, 2023 - 5:57 pm |November 28, 2023 Uncategorized

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The pilot program, dubbed “Plus One ADU,” draws on a $2.6 million grant from New York State Homes and Community Renewal. As many as 15 eligible single-family homeowners will receive funds. Continue reading →