The Data-Whisperer’s ‘Housing Notes’ Intro
Welcome.
“Housing Notes” is my new recurring end of the week effort to reduce the info-noise on a national, regional and local level. I’m trying to tell the residential real estate story by relying on a central theme through content that I collect or create. The format includes an overview along with links to must-read articles as well as the content I’ve created.
I’ve been kicking around this idea for a while – pushing out regular market insights aside from our market report series and other related content…but to only those who request it (hint: the sign-up is on our home page).
Brick Underground recently dubbed me the ‘data-whisperer,’ which I thought I could live with – but a friend took issue and was emphatic that ‘data-shouter’ was more appropriate. I’ll stick with the former. Sorry Joey.
Please feel free to share. If you get tired of all the charts, real estate commentary and articles presented in each weekly note, just opt out. I always appreciate feedback so please email me.
Yes, it’s a work in progress.
Beginning next week we get down to business with ‘Housing Notes.’ In the meantime, here are some must-reads and new content links you might enjoy.
Must Reads
- The Wealth Report 2015 | Knight Frank
- New York’s First Micro-Apartments, Prefabricated in Brooklyn
- With Luxury for All: A Term Once Used to Denote Exclusivity Grows Bafflingly Common
- The Fed’s Beige Book: We Read It So You Don’t Have To
- Revealed: Prices, floorplans at Vornado’s 220 CPS
- The “Recovery” In U.S. Housing Prices
New Content We’ve Created
- ELLIMAN REPORT – Los Angeles Sales 4Q 2014
- ELLIMAN REPORT – Fairfield County Sales 4Q 2014
- BLOOMBERG VIEW – Income Inequality Hits the Housing Market
- CURBED: THREE CENTS WORTH – Which Manhattan Neighborhood Has The Smallest Studios?
- CURBED: THREE CENTS WORTH – Murray Hill Has the Most Micro Units in All of Manhattan
- BLOOMBERG VIEW – Real-Estate Agents Ride High Again
- CHART – Manhattan Co-op/Condo/Townhouse Monthly Listing Inventory
- CHART – Manhattan Annual Sales Volume by Property Type
Reads, Listens and Visuals I Enjoyed
- Weekly fixed income commentary: Treasury yields decline further amid economic uncertainty [Nuveen]
- How Americans Feel About Trump’s Tariffs [New York Times]
- The tariffs hit the fan [CNBC]
- Tariffs likely to drive up local construction and housing costs, experts say [Crain's New York]
- The struggle of pulling comps in 2025 [Sacramento Appraisal Blog]
- The Race to Save Nantucket’s Homes From Falling Into the Ocean [Wall Street Journal]
- 2025 Flood Insurance Report: New Mexico Sees Largest Policy Growth, Utah Has Biggest Decline [ValuePenguin]
- Florida Trend Real Estate [Florida Trend]
- Hudson Pacific to sell up to $150M in offices to pay debt [The Real Deal]
- Inside Florida’s brewing condo crisis as property values drop in once-coveted retirement haven [NY Post]
- They Help Make the Hamptons the Hamptons, and Now They’re Living in Fear [NY Times]
- How Trump’s Tariffs Could Affect American Companies [NY Times]
- Tracking Manhattan Apartment Prices: It Comes Down to Condos vs. Co-ops [NY Times]
- Is Anyone Using Their Tiny Balconies? [Curbed]
- [Terra Logic] Understanding The Value of Manhattan Apartment Outdoor Space [Miller Samuel Real Estate Appraisers & Consultants]
- Manhattan Terraces Analysis [Miller Samuel]
- Bridgehampton Estate With Putting Green Sells for $16.65M [27 East]
- 7 Areas Where Probabilities of Errors Are Rising [The Big Picture]
- Annual Foreign Investment in U.S. Existing Homes Sales Decreased 21.2% to $42 Billion [NAR]
My New Content, Research and Mentions
Recently Published Elliman Market Reports
- Elliman Report: Florida New Signed Contracts 2-2025 [Miller Samuel]
- Elliman Report: New York New Signed Contracts 2-2025 [Miller Samuel]
- Elliman Report: Manhattan, Brooklyn & Queens Rentals 1-2025 [Miller Samuel]
- Elliman Report: Florida New Signed Contracts 1-2025 [Miller Samuel]
- Elliman Report: New York New Signed Contracts 1-2025 [Miller Samuel]
- Elliman Report: Manhattan Decade 2015-2024 [Miller Samuel]
- Elliman Report: Orange County Sales 4Q 2024 [Miller Samuel]
- Elliman Report: Los Angeles Sales 4Q 2024 [Miller Samuel]
- Elliman Report: Long Island Sales 4Q 2024 [Miller Samuel]
- Elliman Report: North Fork Sales 4Q 2024 [Miller Samuel]