After a post-Sandy dip, New York City real estate brokers have expressed renewed confidence in the real estate market, according to the first ever Broker Confidence Index released by the Real Estate Board of New York. The December 2012 index was 8.12, the highest since September 2012’s figure of 8.55, and showed a significant increase from the November 2012 level of 7.55, when Hurricane Sandy’s aftermath left brokers uncertain about the market. [more]After a post-Sandy dip, New York City real estate brokers have expressed renewed confidence in the real estate market, according to the first ever Broker Confidence Index released by the Real Estate Board of New York. The December 2012 index was 8.12, the highest since September 2012’s figure of 8.55, and showed a significant increase from the November 2012 level of 7.55, when Hurricane Sandy’s aftermath left brokers uncertain about the market. [more]