Excerpts from radio interview with CBS's The Political Chick on 7/12/10:
New York (Manhattan) property outlook
- Bottom is over and Manhattan, New York property market should see steady increase. Not V but gradual increase.
- Wall Street is rehiring again. In 2009, Wall Street made record $61 billion.
- Impact of the first time homebuyer credit is minimal to Manhattan buyers because the median price in Manhattan is $900,000. The impact is higher for the US average home which is only $200,000.
- Foreigners and buyers are coming back into the market. This reflected in 2Q'10 transactions increasing 80% and median price increasing 7.6%.
- Do not expect double dip in New York property market because of the above reasons.
