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Where New York's best homes change hands.

Luxury home intelligence from an active NYC residential brokerage practice. NYC Home Insights reads the market, publishes what it learns, and represents the buyers and sellers behind Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens' finest condos, co-ops, townhouses, and brownstones.

Elegant New York City brownstone townhouse facade on a tree-lined block in golden afternoon light
What we do

Market intelligence, plus real representation on both sides of the deal.

NYC Home Insights publishes a data-driven read on the luxury residential market — and the brand behind the homes clients buy and sell. Three things, done at a high level.

Market analysis

Neighborhood-level pricing, supply, and demand trends for luxury condos, co-ops, and townhouses — tracked, written up, and cited so you can act on real data, not anecdotes.

Representing buyers

NYC Home Insights represents buyers acquiring luxury homes — sourcing on- and off-market opportunities, advising on co-op boards and financing, and negotiating hard on the client's behalf.

Selling luxury homes

NYC Home Insights markets and sells luxury homes for owners — pricing strategy, staging, and a Compass marketing platform built to reach qualified buyers and command top value.

The market right now

A few numbers worth watching in 2026.

Cited, current, and the kind of intelligence that shapes a buy or sell decision. Full context lives on the neighborhoods page.

+61%
Malba (Whitestone) median sale, YoY
A record $2.5M in Q1 2026 — the 5th-priciest neighborhood in NYC and the first Queens area ever in the top five.
+107.6%
Fort Greene price gain, YoY
A top-five citywide gainer in May 2026, with roughly 13% appreciation in both sale prices and rents.
~$1.6M
Bed-Stuy median home price
Up 27.8% year over year in early 2026, with price-per-square-foot running roughly $850–$1,100.
Where we work

The neighborhoods luxury capital is moving toward.

Up-and-coming, mid-to-high-income areas across three boroughs — where the best homes, and the most interesting buyers, are heading.

Manhattan
South of 96th Street

Luxury condos, prewar co-ops, and townhouses across the most established residential corridors below 96th.

Brooklyn
Brownstone Brooklyn & beyond
  • Crown Heights, Bed-Stuy, Fort Greene
  • Park Slope, Prospect Lefferts Gardens
  • DUMBO, Williamsburg, Greenpoint, Red Hook
Queens
Waterfront & single-family
  • Long Island City — new-condo supply
  • Astoria — townhouses & condos
  • Whitestone & Malba — luxury single-family
Why work with us

An advisor who studies the market and transacts in it.

01 The homework is published.

Every recommendation traces back to data that's tracked and cited. You see the reasoning, not just the pitch.

02 Both sides represented.

Buying and selling are two halves of the same market. Working both sharpens the read on price, timing, and negotiation for you.

03 Specialized in the home you want.

Condos, co-ops, townhouses, brownstones — the formats and boards worked every week, not occasionally.

04 Backed by the Compass platform.

As part of the APT212 team at Compass, you get institutional marketing reach and tools behind a personal, hands-on relationship.

About the author

Written and brokered by William Lockley.

William Lockley is a Licensed Real Estate Salesperson. Every article, neighborhood deep-dive, and market update on NYC Home Insights is his work — the same analysis he uses to advise buyers and price sellers' homes across Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens.

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Thinking about buying or selling a luxury home in NYC?

Whether you're acquiring a brownstone, listing a co-op, or just want a straight read on the market, NYC Home Insights is glad to help. No pressure — just intelligence.