Compass overtook Elliman as the largest brokerage in the city with 2,485 agents, up nearly 18 percent from 2,112 in 2019. Elliman’s numbers were down slightly to 2,345 from 2,460. No. 3-ranked Corcoran had a 33 percent boost in headcount with 2,264 agents, up from 1,697 agents the previous year, but that was due to its January 2020 merger with sister company Citi Habitats...

Citi Habitats made 34 percent of its sales in Brooklyn last year, and 43 percent of Nest Seekers’ business was there...

“To me, that’s the most essential part of what all of us do,” said Gary Malin of Citi Habitats, referring to how the firm connects with clients...

(Illustration by Øivind Hovland) UPDATED, Feb. 1, 9:30 p.m.: Few of the city’s residential brokerage were sorry to see 2017 close out. Why would they (Illustration by Øivind Hovland) UPDATED, Feb. 1, 9:30 p.m.: Few of the city’s residential brokerage were sorry to see 2017 close out. Why would they...

“There’s a lot of cash buyers coming in looking for good deals, mostly for anywhere under the million-dollar range,” noted Citi Habitats broker Kendall Vidal, who said he has 20 interested parties for one property he’s selling in the neighborhood...

Gary Malin, president of Citi Habitats â€' which has the same parent company as Corcoran and did not make the ranking â€' said buyers “are more willing to take a wait-and-see approach” considering the surge in new supply...

Gary Malin, president of Citi Habitats â€' which has the same parent company as Corcoran and did not make the ranking â€' said buyers “are more willing to take a wait-and-see approach” considering the surge in new supply...

Rounding out the Top 10 were Halstead Property ($1.98 million), Citi Habitats ($1.92 million), Town Residential ($1.29 million), Keller Williams NYC ($1.27 million) and relative newcomer Bold New York with $886,090...

(Credit: CommercialCafe) According to the most recent market reports, Manhattan co-ops were popular in January, new development deals in the mid-market price range increased in (Credit: CommercialCafe) According to the most recent market reports, Manhattan co-ops were popular in January, new development deals in the mid-market price range increased in...

If you’re surprised that the known slowdown in high-end sales isn’t reflected here, that’s because the market is still flooded with closings from the condo boom of yore, said Citi Habitats’ Brian Morgan...

Compass has, of course, taken heat for being too aggressive and poaching top talent from competitors â€' a claim Reffkin dismissed as sour grapes. (Last year, the firm settled lawsuits with both Corcoran and Citi Habitats â€' brands that fall under the umbrella of corporate real estate conglomerate Realogy â€' after those firms accused it of stealing proprietary information...

But less so in Queens and Brooklyn, where the city's biggest firms are bulking up their sales efforts. In November, Douglas Elliman tripled its space in Park Slope, a month after Citi Habitats bought Brooklyn-based brokerage firm Aptsandlofts.com...

Sotheby’s founded Sotheby’s International Realty in 1976 as a service for clients, but sold the real estate division for $100 million in 2004 to Realogy Holdings, the parent company of firms such as the Corcoran Group and Citi Habitats...

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“We didn’t have any competition when we started,” she said, “but we do have it now.” The numbers in OLR back that up. A survey of exclusive rentals in Washington Heights found many of the firms on TRD’s ranking are active in the area: Citi Habitats had 17 of the 93 listings, while Halstead Property, Corcoran, Elliman and other big firms had a bunch as well...

Gary Malin, president of Citi Habitats, is going after new developments...

Gary Malin, president of rental brokerage Citi Habitats, said prices are currently out of sync with what renters can, or will, pay...

From the September issue: The supply of luxury condos priced at $10 million or higher shot up more than 16 percent in August from last From the September issue: The supply of luxury condos priced at $10 million or higher shot up more than 16 percent in August from last...

For the Manhattan rental market, rents hit another record, reaching an average price of $3,501 for the first time, a Citi Habitats report found...

Earlier this year, Citi Habitats and Corcoran sued Compass, with Corcoran accusing Compass of “brazenly” raiding its talent pool...

The five biggest firms, by number of agents, were Elliman, Corcoran, Halstead Property, Citi Habitats and Town Residential...

“We sold a lot of apartments, therefore they weren’t on our active list anymore,” said Gary Malin, CEO of Citi Habitats, which ranked No...

Of course, Compass made waves when it hired Steinberg from Douglas Elliman in 2014, and it has continued to turn heads with other high-profile hires, including Kyle Blackmon from Brown Harris Stevens, Roy Kim from Extell Development and Eugene Litvak from Citi Habitats...

In fact, the Wilder Team, the betrothed duo of Jed Wilder and Lindsay Krantz, was named the 2014 Team of the Year for rentals at Citi Habitats, the biggest rental firm in the city...

Corcoran regained its top ranking after slipping to second place in number of units in TRD’s last ranking in 2011, when it was edged out by sister company, Citi Habitats...