Category Archives: Market Insight

 The latest Carnival of Real Estate is up now and worth a read.

Economy: perhaps not so terrible, by some measures. And vacancy rates are down. But consumers aren’t fired up. A reader asks MarketWatch’s Lew Sichelman if it’s reasonable to ask an agent to take $10,000 less because the sale went really … Continue reading →

Although Summer doesn’t officially end until September 21, Labor Day marks the traditional end of the summer season. As far as the real estate market is concerned, the myth is always that September brings with it a major influx of … Continue reading →

He was interviewed for a New York One story about the sale of Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village.

My intitial reaction to the story in today’s New York Times was "not again, less New York City housing for the middle class, what a shame." I have written before about what a mistake it would be to turn Manhattan … Continue reading →

Jonathan Miller makes some fantastic points about the "lending bubble." For instance: The problem here is: what happens if the values of homes begin to decline as inventory builds and rates rise? What does the lender do? They had better … Continue reading →

A nice new Carnival of Real Estate is up now.

I’m baaaaack!!! Kudos to Henry for maintaining TrueGotham while I was away and providing us with excellent content. Thanks Henry. I have just returned from spending a week with the family in Bethany Beach, Delaware and wanted to share some … Continue reading →

It’s up now.