Market Insight

Five Affordable NYC Neighborhoods for Buyers + Attainable Listings in Each

By Cait Etherington | From Get To Know Today, April 29, 2024

As low inventory continues to push up prices on the buying and selling side of the market in New York City, many local residents are wondering where to go next. Fortunately, there are still several great neighborhoods within the city limits where renters and buyers can find affordable homes that ...

Manhattan Contracts: $508.3M in contracts led by One Central Park West; $18.45M in contracts at 200 East 75th Street

By CityRealty Staff | From Future New York Today, April 29, 2024

In early April 2024, former President Trump posted a $175 million bond in his civil fraud case in New York, a move that prevented his assets from being seized while the case is being appealed. Perhaps this lent buyers some peace of mind: Residence #47BC at One Central Park West, the rebranded res...

The tallest residential skyscrapers in NYC and sky-high listings inside

By CityRealty Staff | From Financial District Friday, April 26, 2024

In the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, some blamed New York's high population density for the high number of cases. However, the notion that cities are pandemic hot spots was quickly dispelled, and the city's tallest buildings are frequently home to its highest-priced sales and contracts,...

From Market Data City Stats: Apartment Prices by Building

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CityRealty's Q3 2022 Manhattan Residential Market Report + Best-Selling Residential Buildings

By CityRealty Staff | From Monthly Market Reports Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Great listings with arched windows include $45,000/month Park Avenue penthouse listed by Trump

By CityRealty Staff | From Great Listings Thursday, April 25, 2024

In the wake of a social media meme, “my Roman Empire” has become shorthand for the small, random things people think about on a daily basis. However, some architects’ Roman Empire actually dates back to this period: Arches appeared prominently in ancient Rome and were primarily used to support mo...

Squatter rights in NYC: What landlords and homeowners need to know

By Cait Etherington | From Get To Know Thursday, April 25, 2024

Since early 2024, squatters have been making headlines with increased frequency in the New York City area. From the one-time caregiver who refused to leave his former employer's $2.5 million home to the case of a duo of Porsche-driving squatters who managed to occupy a home with a fake lease, squ...

What's selling on East End Avenue: Living on the Upper East Side's most tranquil avenue

By Michelle Sinclair Colman | From Future New York Thursday, April 25, 2024

Due to its somewhat remote location, the elegant and staid East End Avenue spent years being overlooked among Upper East Side buyers. However, that has started to change. The street shot to prominence in 2018, when former President Barack Obama was rumored to be moving to the prestigious 10 Graci...

Russian-backed skyscraper at 262 Fifth Avenue disrupts Empire State Building views; Cladding underway

By CityRealty Staff | From Future New York Wednesday, April 24, 2024

On the southwest corner of 29th Street, 262 Fifth Avenue spent a few years sitting fallow, including at the height of the pandemic. However, the site is anything but quiet now: The concrete structure is fully up, cladding is on the rise, and both professional and armchair architecture critics the...

Closing Costs 101: A guide for NYC buyers + Buildings and listings with closing cost incentives

By Cait Etherington | From Get To Know Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Buying a home is already an expensive endeavor. To make matters worse, buying invariably comes with closing costs. Closing costs run the gamut from transfer taxes and bank fees to attorney and appraiser fees. The actual tally for closing costs is difficult to determine, since it varies widely dep...

Price Cuts: No mansion tax on these newly reduced homes; Flatiron House penthouse slashed by $1.95M

By CityRealty Staff | From Future New York Wednesday, April 24, 2024

July 2024 will mark five years since New York's mansion tax was passed in the wake of a wave of super-luxe apartment listings with equally jaw-dropping prices. New York City buyers had already had to pay a 1% luxury tax on all home purchases of $1 million or more, but this added a series of progr...

One for the books: Beautiful apartment listings with built-in shelving from $450K

By CityRealty Staff | From Great Listings Tuesday, April 23, 2024

World Book Day celebrations take place all over the world on April 23, but there may be no better place for it than New York City. Not only is the city home to major publishing houses, but more than one public library has been declared a New York City Landmark – the New York Public Library’s Step...

Brooklyn Bargains: Great new listings in Park Slope, South Slope, and Greenwood Heights from $580K

By CityRealty Staff | From Future New York Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Park Slope is renowned for its family-friendly atmosphere that caters to diverse lifestyles and interests. Many will appreciate its proximity to Prospect Park and the Brooklyn Central Library while appreciating the neighborhood's elegant brownstones and stately architecture. Food connoisseurs can...

Manhattan Sales: $34M in sales at 220 Central Park South; "General Slocum" house sells

By CityRealty Staff | From Great Listings Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Manhattan Sales: For the week ending April 19, 2024, $384,887,728 worth of transactions across 210 condo, condop, and cooperative deals were recorded 101 condo sales came to an aggregate price of $273,518,357 10 condop sales came to an aggregate price of $10,405,597 99 co-op sales came to a...