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Manhattan’s Office Comeback is Driving the Housing Market

By Serj Markarian, Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker New York City’s office market is showing strong signs of stabilization, rapidly returning to traditional office settings. In fact, i...

News + Insight 1 year ago

The Line: Job Growth Less than Expected in January

By Gregory Heym, BHS Chief Economist and and host of Crossing The Line It's the first Friday of the month, so let's see how the jobs market did in January. The Line: Job Growth Less tha...

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News + Insight 1 year ago

Current Mortgage Rates Are the New Normal

Brown Harris Stevens CEO Bess Freedman appeared live on CNBC “Power Lunch" to discuss the current state of the housing market, mortgage rates, and why the American dream of home...

News + Insight 1 year ago

How to Stand Out in a Competitive Spring Market

By Serj Markarian, Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker John Walkup, co-founder and partner at UrbanDigs Analytics—whose expertise I highly respect—recently shared five key insights...

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News + Insight 1 year ago

Bess Freedman Pens Opinion Piece On Dangers of Private Listings Programs

Private listings, sometimes called whisper listings, are quiet listings that don’t hit the public market. With the seller’s consent, agents rep these properties behind the scenes with no w...

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News + Insight 1 year ago

The Line: The Fed Says, “You’ll get nothing and like it.”

By Gregory Heym, BHS Chief Economist and and host of Crossing The Line There were three big releases in the world of economics this week, which we will cover in chronological order starting on We...

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News + Insight 1 year ago

3 Items to Prepare when Buying a NYC Co-op or Condo

Key steps for prepping to buy an apartment in NYC is the willingness of the buyer (or renter, or renter guarantor) to share very detailed financial particulars. Co-ops, condos and landlords will typic...

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News + Insight 1 year ago

Thinking of Selling This Spring? Start Planning Now

By Serj Markarian, Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker Earlier this month, industry analysts noted that real estate activity is expected to increase as more buyers adapt to current mortgage rates an...

News + Insight 1 year ago

Bess Freedman Discusses Rates and More on Bloomberg

In her recent appearance on Bloomberg TV's ‘Markets’, Brown Harris Stevens CEO Bess Freedman talked about the year ahead, from high rates and inflation to the challenges facing...

News + Insight 1 year ago

The Line: Core Inflation Lower than Expected in December

By Gregory Heym, BHS Chief Economist and and host of Crossing The Line After last week's jobs report ruined our weekend, we desperately needed some good news on inflation. Luckil, the PI bro...

News + Insight 1 year ago

Manhattan Real Estate Wrap-Up: Q4 2024’s High Note

By Serj Markarian, Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker First, I want to take a moment to send our thoughts to our friends on the West Coast. If you're looking for ways to help, I've i...

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News + Insight 1 year ago

The Line: Employment Rose Much More than Expected in December

By Gregory Heym, BHS Chief Economist and and host of Crossing The Line Another month, another unexpected jobs report. Welcome to the "we shouldn't be surprised by these numbers anymore"...

News + Insight 1 year ago

Bess Freedman Provides her 2025 Forecast on CNBC

In her recent appearance on CNBC's ‘Closing Bell Overtime’, Brown Harris Stevens CEO Bess Freedman shared her valuable insight on what the real estate market will bring in 2...

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News + Insight 1 year ago

What’s Ahead for NYC Real Estate in 2025?

Brown Harris Stevens Broker Serj Markarian shares his forecast for New York City real estate in the new year.

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News + Insight 1 year ago

The Rental Market Now—and What’s Next

By Serj Markarian, Licensed Real Estate Salesperson Rental inventory in Manhattan is on the decline, contributing to rising rental costs in several neighborhoods. Greenwich Village experienced the mos...

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News + Insight 1 year ago

The Line: Consumer Prices Rose 2.7% Over the Past Year

By Gregory Heym, BHS Chief Economist and and host of Crossing The Line Today, the PI brothers give us the latest on inflation, and we find out if mortgage rates can fall for a third straight...

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News + Insight 1 year ago

The Top Agent Forecast for Fairfield County’s 2025 Market

As we look toward the future, the Southern Fairfield County real estate market continues to evolve. Here’s our our latest forecast!

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Manhattan Inventory: What the Numbers Don’t Tell You

Explore the latest findings from the Brown Harris Stevens 2024 Manhattan Inventory Report.

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News + Insight 1 year ago

The Line: Job Growth Higher than Expected Last Month

Get the latest on job growth and unemployment from BHS Chief Economist Greg Heym.

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News + Insight 1 year ago

The Top Agent Forecast for NYC’s 2025 Market

To kick off our new series, we’ve polled some of the top BHS agents in the city to gather their predictions the NYC market.

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News + Insight 1 year ago