Hello Winter!

Even though winter might be frosty, the real estate market remains energetic with homes poised to be "wrapped up" just in time for the holidays. So, break out the eggnog, cue up your favorite festive tunes, and let’s sleigh the season together by finding your dream home before the year ends!

Compass News

Introducing the Latest Addition to the Compass Technology Platform: Buyer Demand.

This data-driven tool gives Compass real estate professionals the ability to walk into a listing appointment with real-time visibility into serious buyers, allowing home sellers to see exactly how much interest exists for their home at specific price points. Buyer Demand is another way our technology is empowering real estate professionals to showcase their value as full-service advisors. Click to PLAY.

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A Few Highlights From the Strongest Third Quarter in our History:

• We completed 67,886 transactions in Q3, an increase of 22% year-over-year, while transactions for the overall market increased by just 2% for the same period.

• We closed $70.7 billion in sales volume during Q3, an increase of 22.5% compared to Q3 2024, while the overall market increased just 4.5% for the same period.

• We grew quarterly market share to 5.63%, up 0.83% year-over-year.  

  
  

  Compass real estate professionals continue to set the standard for exceptional service across our industry, and we should be proud of what we’ve accomplished together! PR Newswire.

Compass Cares

I am thrilled to share that we’ve expanded Compass Cares, our national philanthropy program, integrating it directly into the Compass platform. Every Compass professional now has the opportunity to give back to the communities where they live & work with every transaction. We can’t wait to see our real estate professionals and employees come together to support the communities we call home, and together, show just how much Compass Cares.

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Real Estate News

Will a 50 Yr Mortgage Impact the Housing Market?

Here is how it works: Making mortgage payments over five decades spreads the principal payments and can ease cash flow. On a $400,000 loan with 6.5% fixed annual percentage rate, your payment over 50 years is about $2,255 per month. By contrast, on a typical 30-year mortgage, you would pay about $2,528 per month. That works out to a savings of roughly $270 per month.

Read more at Reuters.

An Upper East Side Building with a Wild Past

Built in 1906, 1495 Third Avenue (84th/85th) has been home to a stationery shop, a fake food factory, a radio retailer, and a pair of suspected Nazi sympathizers. Most recently, it housed Rumble, the boxing gym chain. But long before fitness classes took over the storefront, 1495 was part of a very different Upper East Side. East Side Feed.

Think You Know Seasonality? Think Again.

In NYC, real estate seasonality is not one-size-fits-all. It’s not even borough-wide. It’s hyper-local. Forbes' analyzed more than 15 years of contract activity across Manhattan and Brooklyn, down to the neighborhood, property type, and price tier and HERE are the results.

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Local News and Events

East Harlem's Waterfront Is Getting a $353M Makeover

The Harlem River section of the Manhattan Greenway is the City’s $309M project to bring new open space, waterfront access, and a renewed seawall to the communities of Upper Manhattan—from East Harlem to Inwood. The new park will feature:

• Separate paths for pedestrians and cyclists

• Lawns, native plantings, and art

• Excellent views of Randall’s Island and the Bronx

• Playground, picnic, and barbecue areas

The Manhattan Greenway - Harlem River will enable neighborhood residents to bike, walk, and play along the waterfront—connecting them to the air, water, and community.

Critically, the new park design will strengthen and repair over four miles of bulkhead along the Harlem River, making the community more resilient and protecting the shoreline against the effects of sea-level rise.

Check me Out @ 3 LinkNYC Street Corner Screens

The ads will be live for 2 weeks from December 4th - December 18th and located at the kiosk one block from the Christmas Tree @ Rockefeller Center(SW corner of 51st and 5th Ave), Bryant Park Winter Village(NW corner of 44th and 5th Ave) and Macy's Herald Square(SW corner of 32nd and Broadway).

Celebrating 100 Years of the Rockettes

Founded in St. Louis, MO in 1925, the Rockettes are the longest-running precision dance company in America and have appeared at some of the biggest events in entertainment and American history over the last century.

Read more about the history and purchase tickets.

Vintage photos from over the years.

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ALL AI

Can AI Find Cures for Untreatable Diseases? New Yorker

Here's Why Data Center 'frenzy' is Pushing up Your Electric Bill. CNBC

AI Music Platform in Agreement w/Universal, Sony & Warner. AI Base

AI Technology Reshaping the Job Market. CNBC

Health & Fitness

Inside the Unexpected World of Chess Boxing

Chess boxing is a sport that, as the name suggests, combines chess and boxing. Players play alternate rounds of rapid chess and boxing until one of them wins in either discipline or when their opponent resigns. Players can win by knockout during boxing rounds or by checkmate during chess rounds. They can also lose by running out of time or continually stalling to make a move when playing chess. Check it out at 60 MINUTES.

DVD Turns 100 (12/13)

Dick Van Dyke sits down with TODAY’s Al Roker to talk about his new book called “100 Rules for Living to 100: An Optimist's Guide to a Happy Life.” He also reflects on his life and legacy and opens up about his iconic films and reveals the role that he still wants to play. Interview.

H & F Rewind

Oz Pearlman's 117 Mile Run in Central Park!

Professional mentalist Oz Pearlman started looking for a different challenge to put his fitness to use. After witnessing the events unfolding in Ukraine, the father of 3 decided he would run laps around Central Park to raise money to help children affected by the war.

Oz is also a truly amazing mentalist

...and has written one of my fav books of 2025, Read Your Mind.

Featured Listings

CARNEGIE HILL

3 BD 2 BA Price: TBD

Jeffrey Bua

RMJ Home Team at Compass

Lic. Assoc. R.E. Broker

M: 917.991.1792

jeff.bua@compass.com

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