Spring selling season is here. Will NYC's luxury real estate market bloom?

About this episode

Frances Katzen discusses the NYC luxury real estate market as the spring selling season begins, covering various trends and major headlines.

This week on Deconstruct, top luxury broker Frances Katzen joins the podcast to discuss the New York City luxury real estate market as spring selling season begins. She shares insight on inventory shortages, buyer behavior, new developments, international demand, and what both buyers and sellers should expect in the months ahead. The episode also covers major real estate headlines, including guilty pleas in the Omnibuild fraud case, Cushman & Wakefield’s lawsuit against Sotheby’s over a $10 million commission dispute, distressed office deals in New York and San Francisco, and Zara founder Amancio Ortega’s growing global real estate empire.

People in this episode

Guest: Frances Katzen

Topics covered

• luxury real estate
• New York City
• spring selling season
• buyer behavior
• inventory shortages
• real estate headlines

Keywords

• luxury real estate
• New York City
• spring selling season
• buyer behavior
• inventory shortages
• real estate news

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cushman & Wakefield, Sotheby’s, Omnibuild

Places: New York City, New York, San Francisco

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