NYC Real Estate Sales Dropped 46{911ea05452e114f1778c76ca86733b6032c246f8f651bb1f01d12abf04b54efb} Amid Coronavirus, Study Finds
NEW YORK CITY — Turns out a once-in-a-century pandemic isn’t the best time to buy a home in New York City.
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A new study found the coronavirus pandemic likely caused a 46 percent drop in residential home sales in the city.
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Residential sales and investment in 2020