According to Blackrock chairman Laurence D. Fink, there are but two asset classes that should be on anybody’s mind: contemporary art, and real estate – particularly in Manhattan, Vancouver, and London. He continues that the investment value of these commodities have even surpassed gold, which has been considered throughout history to be a solid asset and investment. Of course, gold peaked in 2011, but has since dropped by over 35 percent since then; by contrast, Manhattan real estate, especially the luxury sector, has been performing exceptionally well, which in turn is shifting demand to Brooklyn, subsequently moving more demand towards the oft-overlooked Queens market.
It made sense at first, all those visitors to New Construction Manhattan clicking on the listing for Upper West Side condominium 
