Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Property price in New York after financial crisis

Property price in Manhattan, New York is currently higher than the peak of 2008 and perhaps about 20 percent higher than during the financial crisis of 2009.

Specifically, I am referring to Manhattan luxury condominiums and generally, I am using numbers I have observed over the years.  Reason is that the "official" numbers published by the data houses tend to be average of condos and coops.  Depending on what metric is used, the numbers tend to be skewed.  For example, by very high end apartments, large weighting of coops etc.

Sunday, February 17, 2013

Fiscal cliff impact on New York, US Property

The majority of foreign investors of New York and US property have little to be concerned about the new 2013 tax laws resulting from the fiscal cliff deal.

The two components impacting property investors in New York and the US are as follows:

A.  Federal capital gains tax will increase from 15% to 20% for individuals making more than $400,000 per year ($450,000 for married couples).

Saturday, February 2, 2013

New York real estate cheap based on price-to-income


Here is a graph from the IMF, as published in A Place That Makes New York Look Cheap, showing top cities' property price to annual household income.  Price of property in New York is 6.2x annual income, quite low compared to the top cities in Asia.


WSJ: Manhattan property a bargain


Wall Street Journal reports Manhattan remains a bargain after adjusting for inflation.  By international standards, it's even cheap.




Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Aldyn $16m duplex with private pool

This is Aldyn's 6BR tower duplex that comes with a private pool.  Aldyn is Manhattan's most amenities-loaded condo building.  Presenting the property is Sabrina Radoncic, one of the most professional and classy brokers I've worked with.

View more videos at: http://nbcnewyork.com.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

The global island: New York, NY


The global island:  New York, NY
By  Jennifer Harrison Jan 15, 2013

Article on Manhattan in Property Life Asia in which I had the opportunity to speak about state of the Manhattan market.

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Manhattan, highly efficient real estate market

Manhattan is likely the most efficient real estate market in the world.  By efficient, I am referring to being properly priced and price being in-line with fundamentals.  This includes transacting at the right price, sellers asking at around the right price and buyers offering at around the right price.