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It’s the busiest market I’ve seen in twenty years.  And yet, what will be true after things eventually calm down?  Pareto’s Law will apply- 20% of the agents will continue to do about 80% of the transactions.  What this means is that agents must continue to maintain relationships in the brokerage community.  This means beingRead more

I was at the Luxury Portfolio International Conference in Las Vegas a few weeks ago (a great Insta follow by the way).  Beside the amazing meal I had at Delilah (and the killer speakeasy vibe!), I learned a little about some design trends that, once I heard, I can’t un-hear.  Perhaps you’d like to hearRead more

  Imagine that you learn that the gas in your building will be turned off due to a leak.  Not only that, but it’s likely going to stay off for at least six months.  Based on what you know, that could easily become a year, or longer. Well, this happens in New York City apartments,Read more

2021 Award Winners! #1 on the Upper West Side! #5 Firm-Wide! We’re fresh off our 2021 Brown Harris Stevens Recognition Awards Ceremony.  We are proud to announce that the Harris Residential Team has won a couple of recognitions. First, we were awarded #1 Team in our Upper West Side Office.  Among a talented group ofRead more

Adventures in Desperation I don’t cover it much, but it’s sometimes nice to touch on the rental market from time to time.  Why talk about it today?  A few reasons: The rental market is bananas. Crazy bananas. The Rental Market is at an all time high.  Prices have never been stronger I’m seeing bizarre behaviorRead more

It’s Almost Spring We’ve spoken about the momentary bump in the road, the uncertainty surrounding the last gasps of the pandemic.  We have midtown buildings which are being repurposed, such as this new campus for Touro College being announced.  Two years into the pandemic, there is plenty of focus on the future of Midtown.  WhileRead more

When I’m pitching ideas to news outlets… the advice that I’ve been is that they want trends.  For something to be considered a trend, I had better find at least three examples.  It seems safer to use the rule of three (which also applies to comedy) for the confirmation of a trend, so I haveRead more

What is the one thing that markets don’t seem to like? Uncertainty.   Many people are over COVID, not just in the hinterlands far away, and not just some kooks on whatever side of the aisle that you dislike.  Your neighbors, your magazines, see the health risks far outweighing the bureaucratic risks of having toRead more

    I realized that I have been consistently sending this newsletter to you, month after month, since 2009.  My oh my! our lame newsletter from 2009! I can’t stop cringing! Thank you for helping us grow this newsletter from a pretty lame, poorly designed, all text email blast in 2009 to what it isRead more

The Double Deuce I remember when I was nearly a college graduate, and my birthday rolled around.  22!  The double deuce!  Somehow 22 felt much more substantial than 21.  And so it goes for 2022 vs 2021.  This year, as fun and rollicking as its been for real estate, has felt fleeting.  Everyone’s been waitingRead more