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risk, revisited / I am still a coward, but the 'brave' did not sell (yet)

Aug. 21, 2009
Categorized in: Psychology of the market
I recently had a conversation with a former shareholder in one of the Manhattan loft buildings that I visited in my March 25 lengthy rumination, am I a coward? assessing + bearing risk in a risky world, as she was curious about how her former neighbor's l

comparing 2Q Manhattan loft data + overall market / the case of the missing lofts

Jul. 10, 2009
Categorized in: Market Data - reports
The three major firm market reports for the Second Quarter 2009 came out last week, essentially at the start of the holiday weekend. You've probably seen enough of the general media commentary about The Cliff The Manhattan Real Estate Market Just Fell Off

new listing + sales data OH NOES / (over) optimism stopped by Dreaded Data Discontinuity

Jun. 8, 2009
Categorized in: Market Data - reports
I need to ask some questions at The New Firm, but as of now it appears that Corcoran's "loft" category is much smaller than OLR's (as I got only 4 new listings and less than 600 lofts in inventory) and that I cannot (easily? at all??) count loft sales for

Manhattan loft inventory as of May 31 = 983

Jun. 2, 2009
Categorized in: Market Data - reports
Tagged with: inventory
There were 983 residential Manhattan lofts offered for sale as of Sunday, May 31, 2009, staying within a narrow range since late March.

Manhattan loft inventory as of May 24 = 976

May. 26, 2009
Categorized in: Market Data - reports
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There were 976 Manhattan residential lofts offered for sale as of Sunday, May 24, 2009.

Manhattan loft inventory as of May 17 = 990

May. 18, 2009
Categorized in: Market Data - reports
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There were 990 Manhattan residential lofts offered for sale as of Sunday, May 17.

Manhattan overall inventory down March-to-April (slightly)

May. 14, 2009
Categorized in: Market Trends
The Wall Street Journal's on-line article Tuesday about a national trend in a decline in the number of homes for sale in 29 cities was based on a source that has no Manhattan data, but they seem to have checked in with The Miller: "Miller Samuel Inc., an

Manhattan loft inventory as of May 10 = 1,024

May. 12, 2009
Categorized in: Market Data - reports
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There were 1,024 Manhattan residential lofts offered for sale as of Sunday, May 10, 2009, a slight increase and a new record high.

Manhattan loft inventory as of May 3 = 1,010

May. 5, 2009
Categorized in: Market Data - reports
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There were 1,010 Manhattan lofts offered for sale as of Sunday, May 3, 2009

Manhattan loft inventory as of April 26 = 995

Apr. 28, 2009
Categorized in: Market Data - reports
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There were 995 Manhattan lofts offered for sale as of Sunday, April 26, 2009, another week of essentially flat -- though elevated -- loft inventory

Manhattan loft inventory as of April 19 = 990

Apr. 21, 2009
Categorized in: Market Data - reports
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There were 990 Manhattan lofts offered for sale as of Sunday, April 19, 2009, essentially unchanged week to week.

Manhattan loft inventory as of April 12 = 989

Apr. 14, 2009
Categorized in: Market Data - reports
Tagged with: inventory
There were 989 Manhattan residential lofts offered for sale as of Sunday, April 12, 2009.

Manhattan loft inventory as of April 5 = 1,000

Apr. 6, 2009
Categorized in: Market Data - reports
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There were 1,000 Manhattan lofts offered for sale as of Sunday, April 5, 2009.

comparing 1Q Manhattan loft data + overall market / another nugget report

Apr. 4, 2009
Categorized in: Market Data - reports
Using the Miller Samuel more rich data set, the Manhattan loft niche over-performed on median sales price (the overall Manhattan market was up 3.1% YoY), on average price per foot (the overall market was down 2.3% YoY), on days on market (the overall mark

Manhattan loft inventory as of March 29 = 1,004

Mar. 31, 2009
Categorized in: Market Data - reports
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There were 1,004 Manhattan lofts offered for sale as of Sunday, March 29, 2009 -- the first time I have counted over 1,000

am I a coward? assessing + bearing risk in a risky world

Mar. 25, 2009
Categorized in: Psychology of the market
I noticed a Manhattan loft recently to market that (a) is a pretty spectacular loft, (b) in a building I am pretty familiar with, (c) in which there is a fairly timely and extensive set of market inputs (i.e., closed sales), (d) that is offered through a

Manhattan loft inventory as of March 22 = 973

Mar. 24, 2009
Categorized in: Market Data - reports
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There were 973 Manhattan lofts offered for sale as of Sunday, March 22, 2009

Manhattan loft inventory as of March 15 = 960

Mar. 16, 2009
Categorized in: Market Data - reports
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There were 960 Manhattan lofts offered for sale as of Sunday, March 15, the most I have counted since June

Manhattan loft inventory as of March 8 = 949

Mar. 10, 2009
Categorized in: Market Data - reports
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There were 949 Manhattan lofts offered for sale as of Sunday, March 8, 2009.

Manhattan loft inventory as of March 1 = 934

Mar. 3, 2009
Categorized in: Market Data - reports
Tagged with: inventory
There were 934 Manhattan lofts offered for sale as of Sunday, March 1 2009