New York City

Top New York City broker makes the move to Corcoran

The Corcoran Group is welcoming one of New York City’s top small real estate teams to the firm. On Wednesday, the brokerage announced that The Kathy Murray Team is making the move to Corcoran. Murray was previously brokered with Douglas Elliman, where she spent the past two decades of her career.  “Kathy is a fantastic […]

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Top Hamptons broker Terry Cohen joins Compass

Terry Cohen — a leading New York real estate broker in the Hamptons with more than $2.5 billion in career sales — has joined Compass after leaving her role as a partner at Hedgerow Exclusive Properties. Cohen, who closed $150 million in home sales in the past year alone, is known for representing a broad

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Compass affiliate The Gambino Group adds three top agents

The Gambino Group at Compass — led by founder Carl Gambino — has expanded its roster with the addition of three experienced agents in Los Angeles and New York City. Gambino said the additions mark a key step in the team’s growth strategy. “This year has been a standout for growth for our team, and

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Judge rejects bid to block NYC broker fee reform

A federal judge on Tuesday refused to block a landmark New York City law that will shift responsibility for paying broker fees from renters to landlords — clearing the way for the Fairness in Apartment Rental Expenses (FARE) Act to take effect on Wednesday. U.S. District Court Judge Ronnie Abrams denied a request by the

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Former Douglas Elliman agent withdraws lawsuit that sought unpaid commissions

A former Douglas Elliman agent has withdrawn a lawsuit that sought to recoup $1.6 million in clawbacks from deals that closed after she left the brokerage. New York and Miami agent Holly Parker claimed she’s owed commissions on deals that were pending following her exit from Douglas Elliman. In the withdrawal, filed in the Supreme

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Democrats put housing front and center in NYC mayoral debate

With the next race for the mayor of America’s largest city in full swing — and as a city that has consistently elected Democrats for the position for much of the past century — the first Democratic primary debate for the 2025 election was rife with attacks and sweeping policy promises. Nine candidates were on

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Where does the housing market stand 5 years after the ‘flight to the suburbs’?

The onset of COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 set off a wave of domestic migration that reoriented housing markets across the country, turning some metro areas into boomtowns and sinking a number of others. The prevailing narrative around this phenomenon took on a life of its own — a mass exodus from urban cities in

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Hall Willkie steps down as president of Brown Harris Stevens

Brown Harris Stevens will soon be without its longtime president, Hall Willkie.  On Monday, the real estate firm announced that Willkie will be stepping down as New York City brokerage president, effective July 1. But Willkie’s journey with the firm is not over as he will serve as a full-time consultant. His consulting contract is

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International interest in US housing market is up

International demand for U.S. real estate ticked up in the first quarter of 2025, with foreign home shoppers increasingly turning their attention to Southern markets — particularly in Florida and Texas — according to a new report from Realtor.com. Miami ranked as the most-viewed U.S. city among international buyers, accounting for 8.7% of all foreign

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This NYC mayoral candidate wants to make property taxes a core election issue

The mayoral campaign in New York City is in full swing, and candidates are aiming to inject their campaigns with hot-button topics that could resonate with voters in a closely watched election. To that end, an independent candidate is training his eye on the issue of property taxes, a sensitive one for people around the

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