In 2016’s first quarter, deals in that category accounted for 9 percent of total transactions â€' more than twice as much as the 4 percent they comprised in the same quarter in 2015, according to a recent report by Bond New York...

(Illustration: Chris Manfre) Tight inventory. Rising prices. Luxe new developments. And competitionâ€'fierce competition. Against that backdrop, Manhattan’s largest brokerages carved out a bigger piece of the (Illustration: Chris Manfre) Tight inventory. Rising prices. Luxe new developments. And competitionâ€'fierce competition. Against that backdrop, Manhattan’s largest brokerages carved out a bigger piece of the...

Not surprisingly, the average number of listings per agents fell at almost every company â€' except for BHS, Coldwell Banker The Bellmarc Group and Bond New York, which saw their averages remain steady...

Against the backdrop of Manhattan’s severe inventory shortage, the borough’s largest firms are working to leverage a new crop of condos and high prices in Against the backdrop of Manhattan’s severe inventory shortage, the borough’s largest firms are working to leverage a new crop of condos and high prices in...

But the ranking relied on companies to voluntarily submit their data, and some of New York’s biggest firms did not participate. For example, Terra Holdings â€' parent of Brown Harris Stevens and Halstead Property â€' opted out. Others, who looked less likely to make the list here â€' including Rutenberg Realty, Bond New York, NestSeekers, Town Residential, Bellmarc and Stribling & Associates â€' either declined to participate or told TRD that were never contacted by Real Trends...

“One of the big differences this year is everything is selling and moving really, really quickly,” said Bruno Ricciotti, cofounder of Bond New York, which had 42 sales listings, up from 34 last year...

Bond New York also saw its ranks swell by some 29 percent...

"There are a couple of deals I've done recently where people have decided to rent for a year to see where the market goes," said Bond New York's Tommy Doyle...

Of the 15 biggest firms, Bond New York, primarily a rental firm, saw the greatest agent growth rate after Corcoran between 2007 and 2008 at 10.1 percent, though the firm is more than five times smaller than Elliman, at 272 agents...

A few other brokerages finished high on the list, including long-time stalwart Manhattan Apartments; Prudential Douglas Elliman, which is known for its relocation work; well-respected Halstead and quickly growing Bond New York...