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How to Invest in Real Estate Without Quitting Your Day Job

By Candice Milano & Malessa Rambarran, Licensed Real Estate Professionals Not everyone is ready to walk away from a stable career to dive into real estate full-time. In fact, many successful inves...

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How Parental Wealth Is Changing NYC Real Estate

By Serj Markarian, Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker Everyone wants a piece of the NYC real estate pie—and many are going to great lengths to get it. For first-time buyers, owning prope...

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The Line: What a Difference a Fortnight Makes

By Gregory Heym, BHS Chief Economist and and host of Crossing The Line This week, we expose how fickle consumers can be, present the latest on pending home sales, and tell you something unbelieva...

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Casino Nixed, Housing Proposed—Here’s Why That Matters

By Serj Markarian, Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker In a significant turn of events, Wynn Resorts and Related Companies have officially withdrawn their $12 billion proposal to build a casino...

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Bess Freedman Talks Housing Affordability Crisis on “Closing Bell Overtime”

Bess Freedman recently joined CNBC’s "Closing Bell Overtime" to discuss the worsening housing affordability crisis, following a report revealing that only 21% of middle-income American...

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Bess Freedman Warns of Market Slowdown as Buyers Adjust to Higher Mortgage Rates

In this segment of Worldwide Exchange on CNBC, Brown Harris Stevens CEO Bess Freedman, discusses the impact of rising mortgage rates on the U.S. housing market. With 30-year fixed rates hovering...

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The Line: U.S. and China Suspend Most Tariffs for 90 Days

By Gregory Heym, BHS Chief Economist and and host of Crossing The Line This week, we serve up the latest on tariffs, inflation, and consumer spending. Welcome to a very busy version of The Line....

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Why Floor Plans Matter More than You Think: Designing for ROI

By Candice Milano & Malessa Rambarran, Licensed Real Estate Professionals When people think about maximizing returns in real estate, they often focus on location, finishes, or ameni...

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Why NYC Real Estate Remains a Powerful Investment

By Serj Markarian, Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker Despite headlines dominated by high interest rates and economic uncertainty, the American housing market continues to demonstrate i...

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The Line: The Fed Leaves Rates Unchanged

By Gregory Heym, BHS Chief Economist and and host of Crossing The Line Today, we have the latest from the Fed, tell you what people believe is the best long-term investment, celebrate the first o...

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The Line: The U.S. Economy Contracted at a 0.3% Rate in the First Quarter

By Gregory Heym, BHS Chief Economist and and host of Crossing The Line This was a huge week for economic data but to save time and space, we will be focusing on the two biggest releases this week: 1Q2...

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What Keeps NYC’s Real Estate Market Afloat

By Serj Markarian, Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker In a market that has consistently demonstrated resilience, New York City real estate is once again showing signs of stability. Since befor...

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What is Fractional Real Estate Ownership?

By Candice Milano & Malessa Rambarran, Licensed Real Estate Professionals Understanding the Strategy That’s Opening New Doors for Real Estate Investors Traditionally, buying real estate mean...

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The Line: Existing Home Sales Down 5.9% in March

By Gregory Heym, BHS Chief Economist and and host of Crossing The Line While "tariffmania" is still monopolizing the headlines these days, this week our focus is on housing. Let's start...

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Brown Harris Stevens Rocks Bloomberg TV

In two live Bloomberg TV appearances over as many days, top NYC agent Lisa Lippman and CEO Bess Freedman discussed their take on the current housing market. While interest rates remain a bit of...

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What the Drop in Foreign Buyers Means for NYC Real Estate

By Serj Markarian, Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker In the early 2000s, it wasn’t unusual for foreign investors to pour into the New York real estate market, buoyed by favorable exchan...

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Why Nervous Investors May Be Turning to Real Estate

By Serj Markarian, Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker With all the back-and-forth on tariffs, many people are feeling hesitant about making moves with their portfolios or real estate investmen...

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The Line: Inflation Down More than Expected in March

By Gregory Heym, BHS Chief Economist and and host of Crossing The Line Today, we celebrate our 250th edition of The Line and recover from the hangover we got celebrating the 90-day pause on "...

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The Boom Behind the Billion-Dollar Quarter in Manhattan Real Estate

By Serj Markarian, Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker The newly released Q1 2025 Manhattan Apartment Market Report reveals a sharp 29% year-over-year increase in apartment sales, with the total dol...

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The Line: Job Growth Much Higher than Expected in March

It's the first Friday of the month, so you know today's column is all about jobs. The Line: Job Growth Much Higher than Expected in March Payrolls rose by 228,000 last month, easily be...

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