As the spring season brings new life to the housing market, I am excited to bring you the latest updates from Compass, along with insightful real estate news, local happenings, sports highlights, the arts, and much more!
Let’s shake off the last chill of winter, embrace the season of growth, and make your real estate goals a reality this spring!
For the 2nd Year in a Row, Compass is the #1 Brokerage in NYC for Closed Transactions!
In addition, for the 4th year in a row, Compass was ranked the #1 Brokerage in Manhattan for the number of closed sales transactions and the #1 Brokerage in Brooklyn in both closed sales volume and the number of closed sales transactions!
Despite one of the most challenging real estate markets this country has ever seen, we delivered the highest level of service for our clients to make these milestones possible. Today is a testament to all of our hard work, perseverance, and commitment to elevating the role of a real estate advisor.
Compass' Data Shows Benefits of 'Pre-Marketing' Listings
Compass is providing an early look at research into the impact of "pre-marketing" listings through the brokerage's Private Exclusives and/or Coming Soon channels. Real Estate News.
The 2024 Ultra-luxury Report
$10 MILLION-PLUS NATIONAL LUXURY REPORT. Click HERE.
Real Estate in the News
How Trump's Housing Policies Could Reshape Mortgages
As the housing market grapples with economic headwinds and shifting political priorities, the mortgage industry is bracing for potential policy changes that could reshape lending, regulation, and risk management.
Baby boomers accounted for 42% of U.S. home sales between July 2023 and July 2024, topping millennials, who accounted for 29%. The share of Gen-Xers (ages 46 to 60) remained steady at 24%, while Gen Z-ers (ages 14 to 25) made up just 3% of buyers(NAR Newsroom)
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Local News & Happenings
may 2025
The Coney Island Elephant Hotel
140 Years Ago - The Elephant Hotel, also known as the Jumbo Hotel, was fathered by a James L. Lafferty. He thought that the next great step forward for architecture was to design buildings in the shapes of animals, birds, and even fish.
New Yorkers are required to compost all their organic waste under a sanitation department rule that went into effect back in October. To get more people to participate, the city plans to ramp up enforcement. Starting April 1, property owners who don’t follow the rules will be subject to fines.
Macy’s 2025 Flower Show transforms imagination into a floral wonderland. Visitors will explore surreal gardens, drifting cloudscapes, and vibrant vistas, all bursting with dazzling installations and thousands of breathtaking blooms.
Treat someone sweet this Mother’s Day with small-batch, handcrafted cookies from Cookies Near Me. Perfect for moms, mother figures, or anyone who deserves a little love.
Seeking to enhance your happiness? Aristotle, one of history's renowned thinkers, outlined 10 virtues for attaining happiness. These enduring principles could be exactly what you're looking for.
Crushers Co-ed Softball is Back!
COMPASS CRUSHERS have made the playoffs every season since our exciting debut in 2018 and we’re gearing up for another championship run in 2025! We’re thrilled about what’s ahead, and we’d love your support. Check out our (partial) spring schedule HERE.
New York icon Martin Scorsese is revealing his go-to films set i the Big Apple. The auteur curated the screening series “Living, Breathing New York” for the Roxy Cinema, which features screenings of four of his favorite NYC movies out of a full list of Scorsese’s 32 favorite New York movies he’s created and which IndieWire is proud to share HERE.
'Welcome to another day of listening to my late father’s record collection’
When Richard died a few years ago, his daughter, Julia, inherited his 10,000-piece record collection. The music he loved wasn’t just formative for him, but for the relationship they shared. Their story.
Young musicians' dreams were dashed when the U.S. Marine Band, founded in 1798, followed orders to cancel a concert featuring middle and high school students of color, a result of the administration’s executive order banning DEI initiatives. The President said, "Diversity programs are an immense public waste.”
Compass is a licensed real estate broker. All material is intended for informational purposes only and is compiled from sources deemed reliable but is subject to errors, omissions, changes in price, condition, sale, or withdrawal without notice. No statement is made as to the accuracy of any description or measurements (including square footage). This is not intended to solicit property already listed. No financial or legal advice provided. Equal Housing Opportunity. All Coming Soon listings in NYC are simultaneously syndicated to the REBNY RLS. Photos may be virtually staged or digitally enhanced and may not reflect actual property conditions.
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