Irina Balueva and Seth B. Donstein Real Estate Team at Serhant.

Irina Balueva and Seth B. Donstein Real Estate Team at Serhant. Husband and Wife Team at SERHANT. SERHANT. - the most-followed real estate brand in the World.

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04/17/2026

There’s a reason I study the environmental map around every home for my clients.

Patterns show up—especially with those struggling with cancer, infertility, and chronic illness.

Many are living near farms, golf courses, industrial zones, or high-exposure areas.

At first glance, these places seem peaceful… but what’s invisible matters most.

Farms aren’t always what you think.
“Organic” is rare. Most conventional farms rely on heavy pesticide and herbicide use—chemicals that don’t just stay on crops. They drift through the air, settle into your home, contaminate water, and impact your gut, hormones, and cellular health.

Golf courses? Even worse.
Frequent spraying of fertilizers, fungicides, and pesticides releases toxins into the air and groundwater. These exposures can affect your immune system, liver detox pathways, and endocrine balance.

Then there’s what you can’t see or smell right away:

• Industrial pollution traveling miles through the air
• Fine particles entering your lungs and bloodstream
• Noise disrupting sleep and raising stress hormones
• Chemical buildup in soil, water, and dust

And modern exposures add another layer:

Living close to cell towers or high-voltage lines means constant EMF exposure—something being studied for its effects on sleep, stress, and cellular function.

Busy roads and airports?
They bring chronic noise, air pollution, and micro-particles that pe*****te your home and your body—contributing to inflammation and long-term health strain.

This isn’t about fear. It’s about awareness.

Your home should be a place that restores you—not one that slowly depletes you.

If you’re dealing with unexplained symptoms, fatigue, hormone issues, or chronic illness… it may be worth looking beyond your walls.

Your environment matters more than you think.

Share this with someone who needs to see it.

03/19/2026

La Maison Colette. Closings have commenced. Final residence remaining.

2BR / 2BA · 1,151 SF
$3,125,000

Parisian elegance. Greenwich Village living.

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02/22/2026

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08/09/2022

U.S. mortgage rates are tumbling even after the Federal Reserve hiked its benchmark interest rate by 75 basis points last week
The average rate on a 30-year fixed home loan is 4.99%, a significant drop from 5.3% last week, mortgage finance giant Freddie Mac reported Thursday
This time last year, the 30-year rate was averaging 2.77%
Travelers arriving and departing New York City-area airports this summer are experiencing more and more turbulence on their trips without actually leaving the ground
Flight cancelation rates at the Big Apple's three major airports this summer are the highest in the nation — a statistic that prompted New York Attorney General Letitia James on Friday to call for federal action against airlines
New York City is planning to end its program to administer weekly coronavirus tests to a random sample of students
Launched in fall 2020 as the city reopened school buildings for the first time, the program aimed to detect large outbreaks in schools and offer big-picture data about whether mitigation measures such as masks and social distancing were keeping the virus in check

08/09/2022

In Manhattan, there were 187 contracts signed last week, 48% less than this time last year and 12% less than last week
Lenox Hill was the top neighborhood, with 23 contracts signed and a median price of $995,000
SoHo was the most expensive neighborhood, with 5 contracts signed and a median price of $5,469,000
In Brooklyn, there were 126 contracts signed last week, 33% less than this time last year and 18% less than last week
Williamsburg was the top neighborhood, with 11 contracts signed and a median price of $1,285,000
Carroll Gardens was the most expensive neighborhood, with 3 contracts signed and a median price of $3,295,000
In Long Island City, there were 15 contracts signed last week, no change from this time last year and 7% more than last week
There were 13 $4M+ contracts signed last week, 11 less than last week

08/01/2022

New York City speed cameras officially made the transition to 24/7 across the five boroughs Monday as part of a sweeping bid to lower traffic fatalities
Until now, the city’s automated speed cameras had only operated on weekdays, between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m.
Tourists finally appear to be taking some age-old travel advice from locals: skip Times Square and go to the Brooklyn Bridge instead
While Manhattan is struggling to maintain its pre-pandemic levels of domestic tourism, Brooklyn has experienced (year-over-three-year) domestic tourism growth every month this year
Move over Manhattan: Jersey City has the highest rent in the United States, with the average monthly rent skyrocketing from $3,308 in 2021 to an eye-watering $5,500 in 2022, a 66.25% increase
For comparison, the average apartment rent in Manhattan in June 2022 was $5,058
Hoboken also made the top 10, clocking in at number seven with an average rent of $4,264
The number of foreclosure starts — which is when the first public foreclosure notice happens — is up 219% since the start of the year, according to real estate data analytics firm ATTOM Data Solutions’ midyear 2022 U.S. foreclosure market report
Fully 96% of major metro areas saw an annual increase in foreclosure filings, with foreclosure rates highest in Illinois, New Jersey and Ohio
When it comes to the number of foreclosure starts, California topped the list, followed by Florida, Tennessee, Illinois and Ohio

08/01/2022

In Manhattan, there were 212 contracts signed last week, 36% less than this time last year but 10% more than last week
Lenox Hill was the top neighborhood, with 25 contracts signed and a median price of $1,485,000
Tribeca was the most expensive neighborhood, with 5 contracts signed and a median price of $5,000,000
In Brooklyn, there were 154 contracts signed last week, 19% less than this time last year but 10% more than last week
Park Slope was the top neighborhood, with 12 contracts signed and a median price of $1,212,000
Brooklyn Heights was the most expensive neighborhood, with 6 contracts signed and a median price of $3,287,500
In Long Island City, there were 14 contracts signed last week, 13% less than this time last year but no change from last week
There were 24 $4M+ contracts signed last week, 3 more than last week

07/13/2022

Manhattan had a very strong start to the year in terms of luxury real estate, but the market has started to shift.
The median price of a Manhattan co-op or condo was $1.25 million in the second quarter of the year, up 10.6% annually to its highest point ever, according to a Douglas Elliman report released Wednesday.

07/11/2022

A strong jobs report seemed to defy fears of a looming recession, but contained warning signs for the housing market
Leisure and hospitality businesses including hotels, restaurants and bars added a substantial 68,000 jobs last month, although the industry still employs 1.3 million fewer people than it did in February 2020
Hiring in construction remained mostly flat
The Zeckendorfs’ next splashy condo project just got a major financing package from Blackstone
A joint venture comprised of Zeckendorf Development, Atlas Capital and the Baupost Group secured a $322 million loan from the investment giant to acquire a full-block site at 570 Washington Street, just south of the West Village between Clarkson and Houston streets, for a $1.25 billion, two-tower luxury development
Six of the 10 counties most vulnerable to a downturn are in New Jersey, according to a Special Housing Risk Report — which looked at the highest concentrations of the most at-risk markets in the first quarter of 2022
Of the top 50 most vulnerable, eight are in the Chicago area and ten are in California
Out of the top 10 markets that have cooled the fastest over the three months from February to May, five were in northern California, including San Jose, Oakland, San Francisco, Sacramento, and Stockton
Outside of northern California, other markets that have cooled faster than anywhere else in the U.S. include Seattle; Boise, Idaho; Denver; San Diego, California; and Tacoma, Washington

In Manhattan, there were 206 contracts signed last week, 34% less than this time last year and 17% less than last weekLe...
07/11/2022

In Manhattan, there were 206 contracts signed last week, 34% less than this time last year and 17% less than last week
Lenox Hill was the top neighborhood, with 23 contracts signed and a median price of $1,275,000
NoHo was the most expensive neighborhood, with 1 contract signed at $7,295,000
In Brooklyn, there were 103 contracts signed last week, 47% less than this time last year and 38% less than last week
Williamsburg was the top neighborhood, with 10 contracts signed and a median price of $1,220,000
Brooklyn Heights was the most expensive neighborhood, with 2 contracts signed and a median price of $4,350,000
In Long Island City, there were 19 contracts signed last week, 27% more than this time last year and 46% more than last week
There were 19 $4M+ contracts signed last week, 7 less than last week

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