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Manhattan Apartment Sales Fell 84 Pct In May
June 03, 2020

Condominium sales in Manhattan plummeted by 84 percent in May as the COVID-19 pandemic and protests following the death of George Floyd at the hands of the police have chilled the real estate market. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Error-Filled Screening Reports Hurt Renters
May 28, 2020

The 2008 financial crisis fueled tenant screening to become a $1 billion industry, but some are asking at what cost. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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Consumers Plunge Back Into Homebuying Market
May 27, 2020

There’s good news for the economy on the home-buying front. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this...

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April Home Sales Slide As Buyers, Sellers Wait Out Pandemic
May 21, 2020

Home sales fell to a 10-year low in April as buying and selling have been challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Citigroup Ponders Suburban Satellite Offices 
May 20, 2020

As the country starts lifting stay-at-home mandates and people head back to the office, Citigroup is considering a temporary relocation to the suburbs until it’s safe to return to Manhattan, according to a Bloomberg report on Wednesday (May 20) that cited sources familiar with the...

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Demand For New Homes Climbs After Historic Drop
May 19, 2020

Homebuilder sentiment may be coming out of its worst slump ever, as new data showed confidence improving this month, with one caveat: the Northeast is the only area where confidence remains low. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Manhattan Sees Record-Low Number Of New Leases Amid Pandemic
May 15, 2020

New leases for Manhattan rentals plummeted by 70.9 percent year over year excluding renewals amid “shelter in place” measures made and enforced amid the pandemic, according to a Douglas Elliman and Miller Samuel report. The figure represents the “lowest total of new leases recorded in a...

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Homebuying And Selling In The Time Of Social Distancing
May 14, 2020

Land. They’re not making any more of it, as the old saying goes, which is why real estate has always been considered the best investment. And like pretty much everything else post-pandemic, real estate is in need of a reset to put homebuying in line...

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Crisis Puts Homeownership On Hold For Millennials
May 11, 2020

It could be the perfect time for millennials to stop throwing their money away on rent and buy a home — or not. At 3.26 percent, the 30-year fixed rate mortgage set a new record last week, according to Freddie Mac. The last time home...