Editor’s note: What you liked in 2013, and what’s ahead

From the December issue: Will the good times roll, all the way into 2014? That’s the question on the minds of those in New York real estate, after a year in which price records were shattered in many areas of the residential and commercial markets.

There are a lot of wild cards this coming year, from how the inauguration of a new mayor, Bill de Blasio, will impact real estate, to how far interest rates will rise, to whether the astronomical prices being asked for new condos will pencil out for developers. [more]