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How the real estate market in New York is recovering


Despite the uncertain situation, the New York real estate market is recovering: you are now looking for bargains in vain.
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New York was hit hard by the corona pandemic. Many literally fled the metropolis, which made for bargains when looking for an apartment. In the meantime, however, the real estate market in the “Big Apple” has recovered rapidly.

Et was a provocative headline: “New York is forever dead,” headlined the author and investor James Altucher almost exactly a year ago in a guest article in the tabloid New York Post. He argued that the American metropolis will not recover from the consequences of the corona pandemic, as it did after the financial crisis around 2008 or other setbacks. Much has relocated irretrievably to the virtual world, and that hits New York in the heart.

The contribution has been heatedly discussed. Many die-hard New Yorkers perceived it as excessive black painting, and corresponding tones were heard not least from real estate agents. At that time, of course, there was little from which the industry could draw courage, because its business in the city had almost come to a standstill. “2020 was almost like a year to write off,” says Sebastian Steinau, a German who trades in real estate under the umbrella of the New York brokerage company Corcoran. But the picture has changed. In the past few months, the real estate market has picked up considerably, parallel to the progress made with corona vaccinations and the associated relaxation of restrictions. Prices are rising again, and there are increasing bidders’ battles. Anyone looking for a place to live in the hope of pandemic-related bargains today may quickly become disillusioned.

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