A report from New York Daily News. "Real estate agents have historically lured people to outer borough nabes like Long Island City in Queens, Williamsburg in Brooklyn and St. George in Staten Island by touting their proximity to Manhattan. But now, the opposite is happening too in a telling role reversal. Listings for pricey Manhattan pads are now bragging about how close they are to Queens and Brooklyn."

"'The market is very slow so we try to advertise our listings in a way which will catch the attention of most buyers,' said Alisher Mukhamedov, the Laffey Real Estate listing agent for the Turtle Bay condo that lauds its 10-minute distance to Long Island City. 'For investors, there’s a chance right now to get a very good bargain.'"

From Metro USA. "Power in the New York real estate market is starting to lean more toward buyers, with prices of houses in Manhattan falling to their lowest point since October of 2015. According to StreetEasy's latest market report, a significant bump in the number of houses for sale is forcing sellers to accept lower offers."

"'The combination of a ton of new homes on the market and potential buyers holding out for better deals has shifted the market dynamic in Manhattan further in favor of buyers,' said Grant Long, a senior economist for StreetEasy."

"Home sellers are finding it harder to stand out in a deepening pool of available houses, StreetEasy found. Inventory in Manhattan saw the smallest jump of the three boroughs measured, with only an 18 percent increase, totaling 1,400 homes going up for sale. By comparison, the number of homes for sale in Queens increased by 35 percent."

"Despite rising real estate prices in Queens, home sales increased by more than ten percent over November last year. '[These increases] should come as encouraging news to those looking to sell their homes, but it’s too early to tell whether this will be an enduring trend,' Long cautioned. 'The majority of sellers are still struggling to get their homes noticed.'"

From the West Side Rag. "The Upper West Side has gone from unaffordable to borderline ridiculous in the past five years, as sellers have benefited from high demand and low inventory, inspiring bidding wars for apartments. But the latest market report from Streeteasy indicates that that dynamic could be changing."

"The November market report showed that prices throughout Manhattan fell 3.3% year over year during the month. On the Upper West Side, prices were down 1.3%, but by other metrics the market looks like it’s softening."

"In November, the number of recorded sales was down 4%, and homes stayed on the market for an average of 82 days, up 22 days from  the same period last year. In the month, 15.7% of for-sale homes had price cuts, more than other neighborhoods like the Upper East Side or Upper Manhattan. And sale inventory was up 21.6%, more than anywhere else in Manhattan."