Boroughs & Burbs, the National Real Estate Conversation

Send us a text Today We Talk About REALLY BIG RANCHES in Montana Selling For Record Prices. Who is Buying Up Ranchland? Why? and Will The Party Continue? The first thing you need to know about Montana is it's a "No Disclosure" state. That means there is no public record of what the big real estate parcels are selling for. The only way to get that information is to know someone in the business, som...

Send us a text David Genovese and David Waldman, Laura Budd and Tucker Murphy on the "Future of Downtown" in Darien, Westport and New Canaan, Connecticut We have all read about the bleak future of suburban downtown and particularly retail. "It's too hard to park"  and "The landlords ruined it by raising rents" and "There are no mom and pop shops" and "Amazon killed it" and "It's lost its charm"  M...

Send us a text We are excited to share with you our weekly wide-ranging zoom conversation with real estate experts from around our area. We were joined by Scott Hobbs of Hobbs Inc this week, and the conversation is always hosted by John Engel in Connecticut and Roberto Cabrera in New York. 📑📑 We talk about: - what the top agents in New York and Connecticut are seeing and hearing  - which neighbo...

Send us a text Townhouses are considered by many Manhattanites to be “beachfront property.” Townhouses are rare and offer a unique experience. They offer privacy and control of one’s environment, but are there downsides? At the beginning of the last decade, the market for houses was booming, but by 2015 they had peaked, and deflation of their value began...why? Are they back? Houses in Manhattan o...

Send us a text We all think we know a thing or two about pricing. Every buyer, seller, and the real estate agent has an opinion about what the price "should be" based on a combination of our experience, research, and intuition. We think that because we've seen a thing or two we can be trusted. Can we? How much do we really know? Where do we get our facts and what subconscious biases are at work? H...

Send us a text Season 2: Episode 2:  Matt Leone, Chief Marketing Officer gets honest about branding. We ask the person responsible for building a "hip" Halstead brand, and now for reinventing the 150-year old Brown Harris Stevens brand, how does he build a 21st Century brand in an era where... Every Agent Thinks They Are Building a Personal Brand If every agent is supposed to be shooting videos, p...

Send us a text This is our first show of Season 2 where we talk to Lisa Lippman and Rob Johnson, the top agents in New York and Connecticut to get at the truth behind what just happened in 2021 and where the market is heading in 2022. The last time we talked to these agents the New York Times was writing about "The Great Collapse of 2020" saying that "rent in Manhattan had fallen to a level not se...

Send us a text Episode #26  Roberto Cabrera & John Engel:  This week you are our guests. Roberto and John want to talk with all of you about current market conditions. Roberto just released his Market Report for New York City, found here , and we know all of you have opinions and questions for each other about a market in both NYC and in the suburbs that none of us has seen before. Please join...

Send us a text This is the one show you need to watch if you want an understanding of the 12 towns of lower Fairfield County. As people move in to Connecticut in record numbers to compete for fewer houses than ever before it is more important than ever to understand the value propositions that each town provides. Some of these towns promise the best public schools in America. Others offer an easy...

Send us a text Episode #27: Classic Architecture and High-Tech Before you designing and building your next house you might want to know what you're getting. You'll want to walk through the design and see every detail. That is now possible.  Join us today to see how Wadia & Associates are using technology to bring their ideas to life. We have Peter Michalsky from world-renowned Wadia & Asso...

Send us a text Last week we stayed uptown. This week we'll tour Manhattan's neighborhoods with 2 experts: Jeffrey Goodman hosts the popular "Rediscovering New York" walking tours showcasing the city's great neighborhoods culturally and historically. But, since we are Realtors and care about the implications on real estate values, we'll be asking Michael Goldenberg to break down the numbers distric...

Send us a text Episode #24  Hall Willkie and Mary Rutherford:  He's running the premium agency in New York. She sells the biggest apartments. This week 2 of the biggest names in New York Real Estate reflect on 5th Avenue, Park Avenue & Central Park West, the iconic buildings, and how these neighborhoods are changing. We'll ask them to talk about the market and peer into their crystal balls and...

Send us a text These "Super Houses"  in the NYC metro area are considered super-premium in virtually all of the rest of the world. These houses are incredibly complicated projects involving design professionals, engineers, and hundreds of workers and craftsmen across more than forty various trades. They can take years to complete and tens of millions of dollars to create. Scheduling delays raise c...

Send us a text Bess Freedman, CEO of Brown Harris Stevens with  Matt Leone, Chief Marketing Officer of Brown Harris Stevens on  The Importance of Branding and the Evolving Business of Real Estate The real estate business has gone through some massive changes in the last few years and most of those changes start in New York. We have some new brands emerging while some of the industry's oldest and m...

Send us a text This week we dive in with one of New York's top real estate teams on their particular passions and expertise. Bo Poulsen's passion for eco-friendly and energy-efficient buildings, combined with architecture and design, has made him a thought-leader in the industry. In fact, Bo's own home sets the standard for Passive House Design as the first freestanding retrofit in the city that w...

Send us a text In this episode, We will talk about New York's Hudson Valley Real Estate Market.   Stay connected with us to get more informative and trending podcasts about New York's Real Estate Market. Theres a new episode every week. 🔜 🔔 Subscribe now: https://cutt.ly/ozGU5tV​​  The team of Robin Horowitz and Nancy Felcello – When the BBC, the NY Times, In Style or NY Magazine are in search o...

Send us a text The Best Real Estate Videos in New York City with Mikey Pozarik and Chris Kromer Video can be a compelling tool to sell property, but most are overwhelmingly intimidated to use it. Let's change that narrative. What are the must-do's and frankly the never-do's? We have Christopher Kromer who takes storytelling to the next level and Mikey "sure, we can do that" Pozarik, a genius behin...

Send us a text Moderated by Senator Tony Hwang, Ranking Member in the Connecticut State Legislature of the Planning & Development Committee and featuring:  -Tom O'Dea, State Representative New Canaan and Wilton -Kevin Moynihan, New Canaan First Selectman -John Goodwin, New Canaan P&Z Chairman -Scott Hobbs, New Canaan Housing Authority Chairman -Francis Pickering, Executive Director Western...

Send us a text The Pendulum Shifts & Timing is Everything Since there are NO deals in the Hamptons, focus on Manhattan before the pendulum fully swings back to sellers. Timing becomes one of the most crucial factors. Everybody always asks, “How’s the market?” Because Manhattan is segmented into so many micro-markets, a Tribeca loft versus a midtown high-rise condo versus an Upper West Side tow...

Send us a text This week The Real Deal reports that the "Manhattan luxury market sees another strong week" Architectural Digest says "New York is Officially the World's Wealthiest City for Real Estate"  Mansion Global says, "Manhattan's Luxury Market Notches Strongest 3-Week Streak in 6 Years" And the New York Post said, "Luxury apartments holding steady in Manhattan, folding in Queens" Is the lux...

Send us a text This Thursday we talk to Techrin Hijazi, fresh off both sides of a $10 million Star Island sale followed by her $14 million sale of a Miami penthouse. Then, we get a taste of L.A. with  Gary Gold, a legend in the Los Angeles market who recently set a record in Brentwood at $25.8 million, sold the Playboy mansion for $100 million, and then broke his own record with Chartwell, the Bev...

Send us a text Please join us this week for "The Creative Show" where we talk to Christina Roughan and Whitney Kraus, two designers who approach the business of design from completely opposite places. Whitney Kraus designs spaces for a future owners she might never meet. She is part of the new development team planning multi-family projects. Whitney has to predict how design is going to set it apa...

Send us a text New Development: Steve Kliegerman & Arnold Karp Please join us this week for "New Development" where we talk to Steve Kliegerman and Arnold Karp, two men who have been focused on new development in New York City and Connecticut for the last 20 years.  The crisis may be nearing an end, but the lasting effect is that it has caused every segment of society to re-prioritize how we t...

Send us a text Please join us this week for Market Conditions in New York and New Jersey where we talk to Greg Heym and Eugene Cordano about the effects of the pandemic and the election on the New York and New Jersey real estate markets. Subscribe now: http://bit.ly/399yevL ​ Greg Heym - Chief Economist for Brown Harris Stevens Greg was our first guest on episode 1 last May and again on episode 8...

Send us a text This week we talk to Lisa Lippman and Curtis Jackson, two of the top agents in New York (and she's #14 in the nation) to get at the truth behind what just happened in 2020 and where is it heading. The New York Times just wrote about "The Great Collapse of 2020" saying that "rent in Manhattan had fallen to a level not seen since 2010, and hundreds of the must vulnerable renters faced...