Of all dramatic, over-the-top, inappropriate, gossip-fuelled, heartwarming or soul-destroying algorithms I’ve spiralled into on the world’s most enjoyable time waster — TikTok — New York real estate would have to be one of my favourites. Depending on what tax bracket you fall into, these videos could sit comfortably in any/most of the categories listed above, as content creators take you inside some of the most glamorous multimillion-dollar NYC apartments and some dwellings that are the size of an average Australian bathroom (with the price tag of an average three-bedroom, two-bathroom suburban Aussie home). Journalism for the curious Australian across politics, business, culture and opinion.
If this algorithm similarly tickles your fancy, then this Netflix series is your glossy, high-drama and higher stakes version. Perfect for fans of Selling Sunset and Buying Beverly Hills, Owning Manhattan similarly follows an ambitious office of agents as they stop at nothing to become the top brokerage in the world. At the helm is Ryan Serhant, a slick-haired, sleek-suited chief executive of a business that sold nearly $4.
5 billion worth of real estate in just 2023. By comparison, the woman dubbed Western Australia’s top agent tipped over $1b in sales after eight years in the industry. Both unimaginable achievements, but it reveals the astronomical prices people will dish out for their slice of the Big Apple.
While you won’t stumble across any Harry-Potter-under-the-staircas.
