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One Celebrity’s Loss is Another Buyer’s Gain

New York real estate, like all other areas of the economy, has suffered the negative effects of the recession. Yet it sometimes has seemed that niche, high-end properties have been immune to the recession. In the past a name brand location, developer or even interior designer has been able to keep prices afloat. This however no longer holds true in the current market climate. This the past week, several high profile celebrities sold their New York condos for, sometimes drastically, reduced prices. It seems that even with the cache of …

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New York City MLS – Will this finally open up competition in Manhattan and allow for discount brokers?

(Originally posted on CondoDomain HQ Blog)
Inman News by way of The Real Deal in New York  published an interesting article regarding the all new MLS in New York City.  As you may  know, New York City has long operated without an official MLS system.  Power brokerages like Corcoran, Prudential Douglass Elliman, Halstead and Brown Harris Stevens have continued to grab massive marketshare and provide “mini MLS’s” via their own personal websites including ONLY their own firms real estate listings.
New companies have popped up in recent years and have made decent …

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