4+ hour, 28+ min ago  (500+ words) After 32 years of Manhattan housing market coverage for Douglas Elliman, a new independent quarterly report series launches at HousingNotes.com, adding a dedicated Manhattan townhouse (13 family) market analysis alongside long-standing co-op and condo coverage. JMiller Market Overview 1Q26 Manhattan Sales (Co-ops,…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (501+ words) Time to read [6 minutes] After 32 years of Manhattan housing market coverage, a new independent quarterly report series launches at HousingNotes.com, adding a dedicated Manhattan townhouse (13 family) market analysis alongside long-standing co-op and condo coverage. Co-ops & condos saw continued momentum…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago  (510+ words) Time to read [5 minutes] Florida's domestic migration boom has ended: After a surge in state-to-state moves during the pandemic, Florida (and Texas) now sees sharply reduced inbound migration. High housing costs and reduced affordability have weakened the "escape from the…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago  (597+ words) Time to read [4 minutes] Record pay and profits: Wall Street's 2025 bonus pool hit a record $49.2 billion, up 9% from 2024, while pretax profits for New York'based broker'dealers surged 30% to $65.1 billion, the highest ever recorded. High earnings concentration: The average bonus reached $246,900 per…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (578+ words) Time to read [7 minutes] Redfin's "biggest gap on record" headline is overstated: The record only goes back to 2013, making the claim attention-grabbing but not historically meaningful. Buyer-count methodology skews results: Redfin bases buyer estimates on pending sales and tour-to-close data,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (520+ words) Time to read [5 minutes] The number of Americans worth over $50 million has doubled since 1994, while the top 1% has captured a faster-growing share of wealth. Real estate dominates lower-tier wealth, leaving the bottom 50% more exposed to mortgage rate volatility, while the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (294+ words) Time to read [4 minutes] Real estate has become more siloed and transactional, but individuals can still choose connection. Small, consistent acts of basic decency can gradually reshape the industry's culture. Guest Column: Today's note is written by Juliet Clapp, a…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (468+ words) Time to read [5 minutes] Experimenting with AI in market tracking: Anthropic's Claude was used to summarize Manhattan signed contract activity using multiple data sources (Olshan, CityRealty, BHS), noting AI's usefulness but not as a standalone reporting tool due to accuracy…...

2+ week, 22+ hour ago  (434+ words) Time to read [7 minutes] Real estate as a "safe deposit box: After the GFC, wealthy foreign investors increasingly viewed U.S. real estate as a secure place to store their assets and escape political instability, prioritizing capital preservation over high returns. Safe…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (205+ words) Time to read [4 minutes] Affordability unchanged: The move offers optics, not solutions, showing FHFA's reactive approach to housing costs. In fact, in 2025, the Federal government banned the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) from tracking the damage of weather and…...