Category Archives: Market Insight

The Boston Globe’s Kimberly Blanton reports: The hope is low prices will attract more prospective buyers, leading to faster sales. Other real estate agents in the Boston area report success with similar strategies in a housing market with an unprecedented … Continue reading →

But I do know that, in the past, the state of commercial real estate market has often been an indicator of things to come in the residential market.  That is precisely why this piece from Globe Street grabbed my attention. … Continue reading →

About 8 years ago I had the privilege of working with a buyer who was also a principal in one of Sydney Australia’s largest real estate firms. Not only was this gentleman stunned at the inefficiencies of the American housing … Continue reading →

The Second Quarter Market Report prepared by Jonathan Miller of Miller Samuel Appraisers and released by Prudential Douglas Elliman shows that prices, inventory and interest rates are all climbing. Let’s not forget that The Corcoran Report prepared by Mitchell, Maxwell … Continue reading →

When investing in real estate, it’s difficult to know whom to trust. Josh Barbanell’s Sunday New York Times article about the perceived demand for Manhattan condos Are There Enough Buyers To Go Around? is a good example of how developers … Continue reading →

Maybe you’ve seen the latest news about Manhattan prices. One report says Manhattan apartment prices grew in the second quarter; another says they fell. Manhattan Apartments: Second Quarter 2006   Prudential Douglas Elliman Corcoran Group Mean  $1.4 million $1.2 million … Continue reading →

According to Curbed llan Bracha of Prudential Douglas Elliman has reason to celebrate: Despite plunging prices, illegal hotel rooms and a loss of public confidence in condo developments, Page Six says it spotted "Prudential Douglas Elliman’s top broker, Ilan Bracha, … Continue reading →

Some people still want to be told that housing market is just peachy. Like this guy in Phoenix. This is exactly the type of person who would hire a broker who says (in a sinister voice), “The market is sizzling. … Continue reading →