March 2, 2013. I’ve been penning this monthly Manhattan Market Watch column for nearly ten years and have a sizeable library of articles about New York’s residential real estate market and its trending issues and cycles. In July 2009 at what turned out to be the nadir of the market, I wrote about “The Buyer’s Advantage” and two Januarys later, I characterized 2011 as “The Year of the Buyer.” In sharp contrast, today’s real estate climate is putting many buyers at a disadvantage and favoring savvy sellers. The Year of the Smart Seller is now.
