Research Papers
Business360
09/24/2004, 43 Pages
A real estate bubble? An economic analysis of the Manhattan residential real estate market
John Marchant, Roger Sharp
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Using sales price data provided by Miller Samuel, Business360 has completed an economic review of the Manhattan residential real estate market. This review extends back some 25 years and gives an historical perspective on valuations of both condos and co-ops.
Using economic data on personal income and interest rates, along with real estate prices, Business360 examined the market on a range of core metrics including price to personal income and affordability. The research company concludes that the Manhattan mass-market is not overvalued and that valuations today are at the low end of historical norms
Business360 point out that since the early 1980s, Manhattan real estate prices have lagged personal income gains and that had real estate prices kept pace with personal income increases, real estate prices would be over double current levels. Further, the decline in interest rates over this period now makes real estate much more affordable.
