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Exploring Katonah, Bedford Village and Pound Ridge: Just Beyond NYC

Three Northern Westchester hamlets, three very different rhythms Earlier this year, I took my “NYC Luxury Market in Focus” road show on the road again, spending time with our colleagues in Katonah, Bedford Village, and Pound Ridge. The day was gray and wet, yet each place reveals its personality in the buildings, the way people move through the streets, and the landscape beyond the Continue Reading

Manhattan Weekly Snapshot: Confusion at the Bottom, Confidence at the Top

This week’s split personality market Manhattan’s spring market is not frozen, but the personality split is sharpening. The city sits between steady demand and macro‑driven hesitation. War‑driven oil shocks are pushing inflation expectations and mortgage rates higher again, and that volatility is flowing straight into buyer psychology. Co‑ops and condos under $1M, where financing and job security Continue Reading

Manhattan’s Spring Market: Sought-After Legacy Properties in a Volatile Week

  Sought-after legacy properties in a volatile week Manhattan’s market is trading through the headlines. This week’s data show a city where volume, pricing, and sentiment are rising together. The Iran war keeps credit markets and mortgage rates jittery rather than settled. At the high end, capital is looking past the noise and choosing assets with history, architecture, and long-term Continue Reading

Where a “Quiet” Week Sets Up Manhattan’s Spring Market

    Manhattan moved through the back half of January in a way that felt calm on the surface but busy beneath the surface. This Manhattan weekly market snapshot shows that new listings, signed contracts, and off‑market withdrawals all pulled back in tandem.  This is not because the market is stalling, but because buyers and sellers are quietly resetting their strategies for Continue Reading

Weekly Market Snapshot | Manhattan Real Estate | Week of September 15, 2025

By Karen Kostiw | Coldwell Banker Warburg Manhattan Real Estate, September 15 Market Trends The Manhattan real estate snapshot for September 15 highlights a pivotal fall market. Activity picked up across co-ops, condos, and luxury properties. Traditionally one of the busiest seasons of the year, September continues to attract both new listings and active buyers across co-ops, condos, and Continue Reading

The Best Time To Sell Your House Is When Others Aren’t Selling

  If you’re considering selling your home, you should know the number of homes for sale right now is low. That’s because, this season, fewer sellers are listing their houses for sale than the norm. Looking back at every April since 2017, the only year fewer sellers listed their homes was in April 2020, when the pandemic hit and stalled the housing market (shown in red in the graph Continue Reading

Manhattan Market Report, April 21, 2023

Manhattan Market Report for the week ending April 21, 2023, Supply closed out at 7,092.  Pending Sales at 2,898 and off-market listings (delisting)  maintain the market pulse at a .41% level.  Mortgage Rates Mortgage rates increased for the first time in over a month due to shifting market expectations. Home prices have stabilized somewhat, but with supply tight and rates Continue Reading

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