Peter Zaitzeff has done nearly $5 billion in NYC sales, over 1,000 transactions, more than $300 million in the last year alone. He watches the Olshan Report every week like a bible. And here's the math he's running: Manhattan has roughly 4,000 units of inventory right now. The pipeline through the end of 2027 delivers only about 1,900 more. The market absorbs 600 per quarter. Do the math, and he's…
Maya Kadouri gets rental inquiries every couple of days on her sales listings. Not from buyers. From potential tenants. Trophy $10M+ owners asking "would the seller be open to just renting it?" That's what a rental exhaustion feeding frenzy looks like in Manhattan's luxury market in mid-2026. And it's just one of the signals Maya is seeing that the market is shifting under everyone's feet. "It's…
Everyone in NYC real estate spent the back half of last year bracing for a brutal 2026. New mayor. New policy. Bad press. Pied-à-terre tax. Then spring hit and the deals just kept signing. "The memo is out. If you're renovated within the last five years and priced well, you're getting multiple bids. The rest of the market is a different story." Noah Rosenblatt and John Walkup sit down with Michael…
In 2015, Daniel Kramp told a client to buy a $9 million apartment through a developer who wasn't paying him a commission. The advice cost him $300,000. It also turned that client into one of his best relationships for life. That's the kind of operator we wanted to sit down with. "Buyers aren't dumb. They walk in, they fall in love, they go home and do their math. You'd better know more than…
Noah and John sit down with Nadia Bartolucci of Douglas Elliman — leader of the #1 sales team in Brooklyn, a top 10 Elliman team nationwide, and a Wall Street Journal Top 250 team with nearly $1B in sales. This one is all about Brooklyn: luxury, inventory, bidding wars, boutique new development, and why the borough has officially become a destination in its own right. Nadia breaks down why…
The NYC Market Is Tighter Than the Numbers Show — Craig Roth Explains Why Noah and John sit down with Craig Roth, founder and principal of NextStop NY — a 22-year NYC real estate veteran who closes 150+ deals a year with over $2 billion in career sales. Craig specializes in Midtown East and Upper East Side, and he pulls no punches. Three of his listings went into contract this week before ever…
Today, Noah and John sit down with Louise Phillips Forbes of Brown Harris Stevens, a 35-year NYC real estate veteran with more than $6 billion in closed sales, to break down what’s really happening in the Manhattan housing market right now. Louise explains why new developments are selling faster than they can be built, highlights massive luxury contract activity across Manhattan, and introduces…
Today, Noah and John sit down with luxury powerhouse Michelle Griffith of Douglas Elliman to unpack what’s really happening in the Manhattan market—and what it takes to thrive in it. With over $1.5B in career sales, Michelle breaks down why the word of the moment is resilient, pointing to rising contract activity, increased negotiability, and tight inventory in family-focused neighborhoods. She…
Today, Noah and John sit down with Louis Adler and Robert Rahmanian of REAL New York to break down what’s really happening in the Manhattan market right now. From a rental market that’s critically undersupplied to the ripple effects of 485-x replacing 421-a, the guys explain why new development pipelines are thinning — and why rents likely aren’t coming down anytime soon. They dive into…
Recalibration, Pricing, and Passion with Scott Kogos | UrbanDigs Today, Noah and John sit down with veteran broker Scott Kogos, a 30-year real estate pro over at Howard Hanna NYC with deep roots in Chelsea and a hyper-local perspective on the Manhattan and Brooklyn markets. Scott shares sharp insights on a "recalibrated" market, why under-$2M buyers are making moves again, and how rising rents are…