Last updated: December 12, 2025 | Changelog: Added April 2025 fraud lawsuit details; updated market price trends and listing data through December 2025. TL;DR: 432 Park Avenue — a 96-story supertall opened in 2015 — now faces multiple defect lawsuits alleging thousands of façade cracks, widespread water infiltration, frequent elevator failures, and large special-assessment exposure….
Last updated: December 11, 2025 National rental vacancy reached 7.2% in December 2025—the highest level in recent history according to multifamily tracking data. That number hides big differences across metros. Read on for a short national snapshot, metro winners and losers, and clear playbooks for investors, landlords, and renters. 30-Second TL;DR 📊 The National Picture:…
Last updated: December 10, 2025 TL;DR: Home Delistings 2025 • U.S. delistings hit 84,900 in September 2025 — highest monthly total in 8+ years• Sellers removed 27 homes for every 100 new listings by October (Realtor.com)• Pandemic boomtowns like Phoenix (+47%), Miami (+45%), Austin (+36%) show massive YoY spikes• Loss aversion + mortgage rate lock-in…
Last updated: December 9, 2025 One year after the National Association of Realtors (NAR) settlement was supposed to revolutionize real estate commissions, something unexpected happened. Instead of dropping, buyer agent commission rates in 2025 are creeping back up. The average U.S. buyer’s agent commission rose from 2.36% in Q3 2024 to a peak of 2.43%…
Last updated: December 9, 2025 The 2025 housing market reveals a stark reality for aspiring homeowners. Nationwide, roughly one-third of home sales are all-cash transactions. In New York City, cash is even more dominant—in Manhattan, about 60% of sales in early 2025 closed without financing, and across NYC as a whole roughly three of every…
Last updated: December 2, 2025 Foreign buyers in NYC real estate are experiencing their strongest comeback since 2017. According to NAR’s 2025 international transactions report, international buyers purchased 78,100 U.S. homes worth $56 billion between April 2024 and March 2025—a 44% jump in transactions and the first year-over-year increase in eight years. In Manhattan, that…
Last updated: November 28, 2025 New York’s flood disclosure law eliminated the notorious $500 waiver loophole as of March 20, 2024, fundamentally transforming real estate transactions statewide. Under Section 462 of the Real Property Law, sellers must now complete comprehensive flood risk disclosures in the Property Condition Disclosure Statement before contract signing—no more $500 opt-out…
You just spent three hours editing a listing video. Meanwhile, your competitor uploaded five polished property tours to Instagram before lunch. The math does not work in your favor anymore. Here is the reality: 73% of homeowners prefer agents who use video to market their home, yet only about 9% of agents consistently create listing…
Last updated: November 27, 2025 If you’re buying or selling a home in New York State, the New York property condition disclosure law 2025 has transformed how residential real estate transactions work. Gone are the days when sellers could simply pay $500 to skip detailed disclosures. The state has fundamentally shifted from “buyer beware” to…
Last updated: November 24, 2025 TL;DR (Quick Takeaways for 2025) This guide is for: Buyers considering NYC new development condos, brokers building their new construction practice, and developers planning incentive strategies. Understanding How NYC New Development Broker Bonuses Really Work in 2025 You’re about to tour a stunning new condo in Manhattan. The developer is…
