Reopening sparks signs of a real estate rush

Source: The Real Deal — 

The day after Mayor Bill de Blasio’s announcement that New York would be back at “full strength’’ by July 1, with stores, offices and theaters reopening, Douglas Elliman agent Janna Raskopf woke up to 67 rental apartment inquiries in her inbox. And the volume has since remained steady, day after day.

In Raskopf’s 14-year career, she’s never seen a surge in rental demand like this.