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Bess Freedman Press & Media
Press releases and expert insights from Bess Freedman.
Press 2 weeks ago
Bess Freedman’s Summer Beach Reads
There’s nothing I love more than a good book in the summer. I compiled some of my favorite beach reads that span business, memoir, self-reflection and resilience, but they all have one thing in common...
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Community + Culture 3 weeks ago
Bess Freedman Named to Inman’s Inaugural Advisory Council
Inman has announced the formation of its inaugural Advisory Council—bringing together some of the most influential executives in residential real estate to help shape the industry’s future. Among the...
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Brand 1 month ago
Press 1 month ago
Bess Freedman on Why Agents Are Walking Away From Big Box Brokerages
What’s it like to run the only privately held real estate firm in NYC’s top five brokerages? Brown Harris Stevens CEO Bess Freedman shared her perspective in a recent Inman interview on the power of...
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News + Insight 2 months ago
Bess to Bloomberg: The Pied A Terre Tax is a Tax on All of New York City
On Monday, May 11th, Brown Harris Stevens CEO Bess Freedman stopped by “The Close” on Bloomberg Television to discuss the hotly debated Pied A Terre Tax. If passed, second homes of $5 million and up f...
621 Views
News + Insight 2 months ago
PAT Tax: Buyers Holding Off on NYC
Bloomberg TV
Press 2 months ago
Press 2 months ago
BHS, FirstTeam pave new path to partnership — skipping M&A
RealEstateNews
Press 2 months ago
Press 2 months ago
Bess Freedman: Private Listing Networks are the Dark Pools of Real Estate
In a sharply argued piece for Inman News, CEO Bess Freedman draws a direct parallel between private listing networks and Wall Street’s “dark pools,” warning that the growing trend is fundamentally at...
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News + Insight 2 months ago
The Real Estate Industry’s Reckoning on Private Listings Has Finally Arrived
There has been a growing disconnect in residential real estate between what is being marketed as innovation and what actually serves the best interests of buyers and sellers. In a recent guest post on...
799 Views
News + Insight 3 months ago
Lessons from the TRD 100
The Real Deal
Press 4 months ago
Opinion: Free Market Principles Win an Early Ruling in the Battle Over Private Listing Networks
In a closely watched saga shaping the future of how homes are marketed online, a federal judge last week denied a request for a preliminary injunction that would have stopped Zillow’s policy restricti...
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News + Insight 5 months ago
Press 5 months ago
Brown Harris Stevens Leaders Shine in RISMedia’s 2026 Real Estate Newsmakers
Every year, RISMedia’s Real Estate Newsmakers honors outstanding professionals across the industry – individuals who shaped the year with leadership, innovation, community impact, and vision. In 2026...
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Brand 5 months ago
Bess Freedman Breaks Down the Housing Affordability Challenge
Appearing on CNBC to discuss the state of U.S. housing affordability, Brown Harris Stevens CEO Bess Freedman offered a clear-eyed assessment of why homeownership remains out of reach for so many Ameri...
810 Views
News + Insight 6 months ago
Press 6 months ago
What Brown Harris Stevens Leaders and Agents See Ahead for New York Real Estate in 2026
As New York City heads into 2026, the housing market is settling into a familiar but evolving rhythm—competitive, selective, and increasingly shaped by buyers with significant financial flexibility. I...
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News + Insight 6 months ago
Press 6 months ago