The view north to Central Park Tower and 111 West 57th Avenue on Billionaires Row from the 86th-floor statement deck on the Empire State Constructi
The view north to Central Park Tower and 111 West 57th Avenue on Billionaires Row from the 86th-floor statement deck on the Empire State Constructing on July 28, 2019, in New York Metropolis. (Photograph by Gary Hershorn/Getty Photos)
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Actual property gross sales in Manhattan have fallen eight out of the previous 9 quarters, in accordance with a report from actual property brokerage agency Douglas Elliman and appraiser Miller Samuel.
The typical gross sales worth fell 7.5% to $1.eight million within the fourth quarter of 2019 and the median gross sales worth fell under $1 million. Complete gross sales have been down, reductions have been up and there’s now an eight-month provide of unsold residences.
Whereas many brokers say they’re optimistic a couple of potential turnaround in 2020, actual property consultants say they count on a continued — although maybe slower — decline this 12 months as tax pressures and rising stock preserve patrons on the sidelines.
“I feel we’ll see extra of the identical,” stated Jonathan Miller, CEO of Miller Samuel. “The issue with saying that 2020 will mark the underside is that it suggests it should go up after that. And I feel we nonetheless have one other couple of years of shifting sideways.”
The sluggish bleed in Manhattan actual property comes regardless of a powerful financial system and record-high inventory market.
A brand new mansion tax on multimillion-dollar residences, the brand new federal cap on state and native tax…