My 2026 NYC Real Estate Forecast: There Is No Forecast

Every January, the NYC real estate predictions return.

After almost two decades in real estate, when people ask me if it’s a good time to buy or sell, my answer is simple: there isn’t a single answer. It depends on what’s right for each person.

As technology accelerates, the one thing that can’t be replicated is how something makes you feel.

I saw this firsthand while selling one of my developments. We were priced higher than competing development and there was also an oversupply of inventory. Buyers wanted answers to justify their purchase. I could explain the numbers, the comps, and the logic.

But the real reason wasn’t mathematical.

It was emotional.

The design.

The lobby.

The experience.

What buyers were responding to couldn’t be found on a spreadsheet, and that emotional response is where the real value lived.

While investors will always search for the best deal, the consumer the market is trying to understand today is searching for meaning and guidance through that process.

And meaning looks different for everyone.

Maybe it’s proximity to transportation because time is your greatest asset. Maybe it’s a view of the Manhattan skyline that’s lived in your imagination since childhood. Or it’s the quiet luxury of a perfect bathroom after a long day in the trenches.

These aren’t line items.

They’re emotions.

The clients who resonate with me aren’t chasing perfect timing. They’re looking for clarity, alignment, and confidence in a decision that affects their life.

I help clients understand what they’re feeling and why, and then I ground that instinct in data and logic, so every choice is informed and intentional.

There is no single market answer.

Authenticity is the new metric.

If this resonates, I’d welcome the conversation. I help clients understand that the only right decision is about understanding their own.