false in contracts?

Near the end or the beginning of each quarter, we tend have a mad dash to list "already in contracts." for a variety of reasons I guess. Culprits are varied brokers at different times, and varied buildings. I'd love to see something in place that stops or if you can't stop punishes those that attempt to juke the stats. Of course it's most often near impossible to prove. So instead we'll just shine... [more]

Near the end or the beginning of each quarter, we tend have a mad dash to list "already in contracts." for a variety of reasons I guess. Culprits are varied brokers at different times, and varied buildings. I'd love to see something in place that stops or if you can't stop punishes those that attempt to juke the stats. Of course it's most often near impossible to prove. So instead we'll just shine spotlights on possible attempts. I give you the Downtown W; Listings in Contract (81) $2,600,000 123 Washington Street #54B 2 beds 1,175 ft² $2,585,000 123 Washington Street #52B 2 beds 1,175 ft² $2,580,000 123 Washington Street #53B 2 beds $2,525,000 123 Washington Street #49B 2 beds 1,175 ft² $2,475,000 123 Washington Street #46B 2 beds 1,175 ft² $2,470,000 123 Washington Street #54B 2 beds $2,455,000 123 Washington Street #45B 2 beds 1,175 ft² $2,410,000 123 Washington Street #54F 2 beds 1,152 ft² $2,410,000 123 Washington Street #54F 2 beds $2,390,000 123 Washington Street #53F 2 beds 1,152 ft² $2,370,000 123 Washington Street #52F 2 beds $2,350,000 123 Washington Street #51F 2 beds $2,310,000 123 Washington Street #49F 2 beds $2,310,000 123 Washington Street #49F 2 beds 1,152 ft² $2,290,000 123 Washington Street #48F 2 beds 1,152 ft² $2,130,000 123 Washington Street #54D 2 beds 1,152 ft² $2,130,000 123 Washington Street #54D 2 beds $2,110,000 123 Washington Street #53D 2 beds $1,850,000 123 Washington Street #54A 1 bed 799 ft² $1,835,000 123 Washington Street #53A 1 bed 799 ft² $1,820,000 123 Washington Street #52A 1 bed $1,820,000 123 Washington Street #52A 1 bed 799 ft² $1,805,000 123 Washington Street #51A 1 bed 799 ft² $1,775,000 123 Washington Street #49A 1 bed 799 ft² $1,775,000 123 Washington Street #51A 1 bed $1,760,000 123 Washington Street #48A 1 bed $1,760,000 123 Washington Street #54G 1 bed 708 ft² $1,760,000 123 Washington Street #48A 1 bed 799 ft² $1,760,000 123 Washington Street #54G 1 bed $1,745,000 123 Washington Street #53G 1 bed 708 ft² $1,745,000 123 Washington Street #47A 1 bed 799 ft² $1,745,000 123 Washington Street #53G 1 bed $1,745,000 123 Washington Street #49A 2 beds $1,730,000 123 Washington Street #52G 1 bed $1,730,000 123 Washington Street #46A 1 bed 799 ft² $1,729,000 123 Washington Street #54A 1 bed $1,715,000 123 Washington Street #51G 1 bed $1,715,000 123 Washington Street #44A 1 bed 799 ft² $1,715,000 123 Washington Street #45A 1 bed 799 ft² $1,700,000 123 Washington Street #46A 1 bed $1,685,000 123 Washington Street #43A 1 bed 799 ft² $1,685,000 123 Washington Street #49G 1 bed 708 ft² $1,685,000 123 Washington Street #43A 1 bed $1,670,000 123 Washington Street #48G 1 bed 708 ft² $1,670,000 123 Washington Street #42A 1 bed $1,645,000 123 Washington Street #46F 1 bed $1,645,000 123 Washington Street #46F 1 bed 747 ft² $1,640,000 123 Washington Street #40A 1 bed 799 ft² $1,595,000 123 Washington Street #37A 1 bed 799 ft² $1,580,000 123 Washington Street #36A 1 bed 799 ft² $1,555,000 123 Washington Street #40F 1 bed $1,545,000 123 Washington Street #47G 1 bed 708 ft² $1,535,000 123 Washington Street #33A 1 bed $1,530,000 123 Washington Street #46G 1 bed $1,530,000 123 Washington Street #46G 1 bed 708 ft² $1,515,000 123 Washington Street #45G 1 bed $1,515,000 123 Washington Street #45G 1 bed 708 ft² $1,515,000 123 Washington Street #35A 1 bed $1,440,000 123 Washington Street #40G 1 bed $1,440,000 123 Washington Street #40G 1 bed 708 ft² $1,400,000 123 Washington Street #33F 1 bed 747 ft² $1,380,000 123 Washington Street #36G 1 bed 708 ft² $1,365,000 123 Washington Street #35G 1 bed 708 ft² $1,355,000 123 Washington Street #54H 1 bed $1,355,000 123 Washington Street #54H 1 bed 606 ft² $1,350,000 123 Washington Street #34G 1 bed 708 ft² $1,340,000 123 Washington Street #37E 1 bed 704 ft² $1,325,000 123 Washington Street #36E 1 bed 704 ft² $1,315,000 123 Washington Street #51H 1 bed 606 ft² $1,310,000 123 Washington Street #51H 1 bed $1,300,000 123 Washington Street #33D 1 bed 732 ft² $1,295,000 123 Washington Street #34E 1 bed 708 ft² $1,295,000 123 Washington Street #34E 1 bed $1,285,000 123 Washington Street #49H 1 bed 606 ft² $1,280,000 123 Washington Street #49H 1 bed $1,225,000 123 Washington Street #43H 1 bed 606 ft² $1,165,000 123 Washington Street #37H 1 bed 606 ft² $1,155,000 123 Washington Street #36H 1 bed 606 ft² $1,155,000 123 Washington Street #36H 1 bed $1,145,000 123 Washington Street #35H 1 bed 606 ft² $1,135,000 123 Washington Street #34H 1 bed 606 ft² As usual,I suspect the less than 15% closing rate in 90 days in these cases. [less]