20% of Manhattan listings saw prices slashed between Sept.-Dec. 2015 January 15, 2016 03:05PM – The Real Deal excerpt From left: 110 Central Park South, 252 East 57th Street and 15 West 20th Street Forget bidding wars and packed open houses. These days, bargain hunters have the upper hand as overpriced Manhattan properties experience rampant […]
In 2015, Shattering Records in New York City Real Estate – Update Victor Jung
In 2015, Shattering Records in New York City Real Estate By VIVIAN MARINO DEC. 24, 2015 From New York Times In the realm of New York City real estate, what goes up just keeps going up, and up. This past year prices again punctured records, with the official closing of a $100.47 million penthouse at […]
2015 Year End Summary of NYC’s Residential Real Estate Market by Victor Jung
“Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.” Warren Buffet’s wise words handily sum up a dominant theme in New York’s residential market these days — which is to say, despite all the talk of glitzy new condos and penthouses with astronomical prices, developers, buyers and brokers are increasingly chasing value. The phenomenon […]
Bronx Getting Hotter With Recent Related Cos Transaction – Victor Jung
Related Cos., in partnership with New York City pension funds, is ramping up its multifamily moves, with the $112.5 million purchase of a 20-building Bronx portfolio – the largest package to change hands in the borough this year, sources told The Real Deal. The portfolio contains 737 apartments spread throughout the North, West and South Bronx. […]
The Year of the Chinese Investor
Inside the growing wave of investors buying and building in the five boroughs March 01, 2015 By E.B. Solomont For more than two decades, China’s most populated city, Shanghai, has experienced a building frenzy unlike any other: Developers have built office buildings in the city of 24 million as far as the eye can see, […]
Anatomy of a deal: Inside Related/Oxford’s unusual financing of Hudson Yards
By Hiten Samtani For better or for worse, every big-name New York City developer is defined by their most recent marquee project. Bruce Ratner’s Forest City Ratner propelled Brooklyn into a new phase with Atlantic Yards; Gary Barnett’s Extell Development is redesigning the white glove with One57, and Harry Macklowe is trying to erase the past […]
McDonald’s Profit Edges Lower
Excerpt from Wall Street Journal The burger giant has been struggling to maintain relevance among younger consumers and fill orders quickly in kitchens that have grown overwhelmed with menu items. AP McDonald’s Corp. MCD +0.11% said its profit for the first three months of the year dropped 5.2% as the fast-food giant worked to revive […]
The Education of the Luxury Buyer
Excerpt from Wall Street Journal Seasoned buyers and first-time buyers agree both cited views and chef kitchens as the most important luxury-home features, according to a survey. Getty Images Follow the habits of today’s high-end real estate market. The first thing that comes to mind is the education of the luxury buyer. Seasoned home buyers—people who […]
Tax Refunds May Fuel Windfall for Retailers
Accountants weren’t the only ones cheering this year’s record number of tax returns. This past Tuesday’s dreaded tax deadline actually marked a pleasant occasion for most filers. Of the 100 million or so returns processed through April 4, nearly 80% resulted in a refund averaging $2,792. The total sum paid out was about $5 billion, […]
Investors Flocking to Student Housing
Excerpt By Jessica Fiur, News Editor, MHN Online New York—In downtown Brooklyn, a former seven-story multifamily building is being converted to a 44-unit student housing community. The property, 902-908 Bedford Avenue, houses undergraduates and graduate students and their families, most of whom attend the Pratt Institute and Long Island University. DelShah Capital LLC, a real […]