Boroughs and Burbs

The Engel Team at Douglas Elliman of Connecticut and Roberto Cabrera of Brown Harris Stevens in New York City

Boroughs and burbs represent the two halves of American real estate—the pulse of major cities and the power of the communities that surround them. Real estate is the ultimate game of risk and reward, the biggest investment most people ever make, and the arena where fortunes are won, lost, rebuilt, and reimagined every single day. Markets shift without warning. Interest rates rise and fall. Inventory expands, contracts, and disappears. Neighborhoods heat up overnight. Entire regions tilt from buyer’s markets to seller’s markets in a matter of weeks. In a landscape this dynamic, the question is never simply what is happening—it’s why it’s happening, who is driving it, and how you take advantage of it before anyone else does.

That is where Boroughs & Burbs comes in. Our podcast gives you the edge every serious buyer, seller, investor, and agent needs to navigate the country’s most competitive markets. We explore the forces shaping the way Americans live—migration patterns, tax pressures, financial policy, cultural trends, design movements, and the psychology behind high-stakes decision-making. From the Boroughs of New York City to the Burbs of Connecticut, Austin, the Hamptons, the Carolinas, Florida, Chicago, Park City, Malibu, and beyond, we bring you into the rooms where real estate strategy is formed and fortunes begin.

Every week we sit down with the experts who see the market before the headlines do: top brokers, economists, developers, architects, data analysts, local legends, and national voices who understand why people move, where money flows, and what opportunities are emerging next. We press them hard. We ask the questions the industry avoids. We break down the stories, trends, and moves that will define the next chapter of American housing.

If you want clarity, direction, and a national perspective that sharpens your instincts and elevates your game, you’ve come to the right place. This is Boroughs & Burbs.

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