Michael J. Franco
In The Press, For 20 Years
In The Press & Media
Commentary, features and coverage from national and New York media.
Architectural Digest
Where Energy Meets Soul in Manhattan Houses
A sole-focus profile on how Michael approaches every home as a living environment — reading rhythm, light, and spatial choreography to help clients find their soulmate residence.
Wall Street Journal
The Disappearing Buyer
Michael on the psychology of buyer hesitation — and what separates the clients who commit from those who quietly walk away.
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New York Post
Designer sells West Village co-op for over ask in just 15 days
How Michael represented interior designer Shawn Henderson's West Village home — generating four offers and a sale above asking price.
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Mansion Global
Manhattan Buyers Sour on Trophy Homes
Michael on the shift in UHNW buyer psychology as the ultra-luxury segment recalibrated — and what it signals about how wealth moves.
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Brick Underground
What Happens to NYC Residential Real Estate If There's a Recession
Michael on how Manhattan's luxury market holds — and where the opportunities surface — when broader economic uncertainty sets in.
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StreetEasy
The Art of Pricing Your NYC Home to Sell
Michael on the single most crucial decision a seller makes — and why getting pricing right from the start protects both outcome and timeline.
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Forbes
Five Questions Your Real Estate Agent Legally Cannot Answer
Michael on the legal boundaries agents navigate — and what informed buyers should know before entering the Manhattan market.
Read the feature →As Seen In:
- The Real Estate Collapse of 2020Read
- The 'Biden bump': How real estate may benefit from a Biden presidency, and how it may notRead
- In the Covid-19 Era, Small Buildings Have Big AppealRead
- Everything You Need to Know About Virtual Co-op Board InterviewsRead
- How Will Hudson Yards Survive the Pandemic?Read
- A top-20 Manhattan broker who sold 4 apartments in the middle of the pandemic takes us inside his daily routineRead
- New York real estate market sees steep rise in listings after state's reopeningRead
- The 8 Best Questions to Ask Yourself Before Buying a HomeRead
- What $700,000 buys in NYC right nowRead
- 5 Open Houses in Greenwich Village to check out this weekendRead
- How Real Estate Will Radically Change in the New DecadeRead
- How Real Estate Will Radically Change in the New DecadeRead
- How Real Estate Will Radically Change in the New DecadeRead
- 12 New Year's Resolutions Every Renter Should HaveRead
- The Year in Real EstateRead
- The Year in Real EstateRead
- Midtown South, Manhattan: A Commercial Neighborhood Sees an Influx of ResidentsRead
- Retirees Are Looking for Larger HomesRead
- Upsize in retirement: Some boomers are moving into bigger homesRead
- 7 Open Houses You Have To See This WeekendRead
- Video Should Be Part of Luxury Home Sellers' Marketing StrategyRead
- Upsizing in Retirement: Going Against the GrainRead
- Upsizing in Retirement: Going Against the GrainRead
- Interior Designer Shawn Henderson's Fully Renovated Manhattan Apartment Hits the MarketRead
- Sale prices in these NYC neighborhoods took a hit last quarterRead
- Interior Designer Shawn Henderson Lists Loft-Like Manhattan Co-opRead
- Inside the West Village Home of Elle Decor A-List Designer Shawn HendersonRead
- AD100 and Elle Decor A-List Designer, Shawn Henderson, Lists West Village HomeRead
- Buying a luxury condo in NYC? Some developers are offering extreme incentivesRead
- The 13 New York City bars you should bring clients to if you want to impress them, according to local real-estate agents and executivesRead
- Open Houses You Have To See This WeekendRead
- This May Be The Best Week In The Entire Year To Buy An ApartmentRead
- This Is The Best Week To Buy A HomeRead
- Lesson Learned: Don't Lose Track Of Your ClientsRead
- More Than A Third of Home Buyers Think A Recession Is ComingRead
- 6 Open Houses You Have To See This WeekendRead
- The Best Small Town to Live in, in Every U.S. StateRead
- What Happens To NYC Residential Real Estate If There's A RecessionRead
- Gorgeous Lower East Side Penthouse Lists for $3.4MRead
- 30 West 13th StreetRead
- 5 Open Houses You Have To See This WeekendRead
- The One Thing All The Happiest Homeowners Remember to Do When BuyingRead
- A Lower East Side duplex with a hot tub and outdoor kitchenRead
- 5 Maintenance Mistakes Home Inspectors See All The TimeRead
- 4 Things That Are Almost Never Worth Paying Extra For In An ApartmentRead
- 6 Things Experts Say You Should Never See In An Adult ApartmentRead
- Daily Dream Home: Bowery PenthouseRead
- A Bowery Duplex Penthouse With A Private Roof Deck Hot TubRead
- Why Real Estate Agents Are Warning Against These 4 "Luxury" UpgradesRead
- Desire To Downsize? Expert Tips For Choosing A Smaller HomeRead
- Couples sleeping apart is a growing trend in real estate for improved relationshipsRead
- 5 Open Houses You Have To See This WeekendRead
- Daily Dream Home: Greenwich VillageRead
- Charming, airy West Village co-op with a designer renovationRead
- U.S. House, New York State Target Shell CompaniesRead
- Top 10 new listings include floor-through apartment in landmarked Butterfield HouseRead
- What $975,000 buys in NYC right nowRead
- Our Favorite Listing: A Quintessential Pre-War Loft in NoHoRead
- This Butterfield House Residence Features Oversized Windows for Oversized City ViewsRead
- 5 Luxury Residences for Sale in Manhattan, NYRead
- The Best Time of Year to Buy EverythingRead
- New Listing Alert: The perfect pied-à-terreRead
- Homes Under A Million To Avoid The Real Estate Transfer TaxRead
- One Brooklyn Bridge Kitchen: Airy Loft with Lower Manhattan Skyline ViewsRead
- Works of Art: NYC Condos and Co-ops To Double as In-Home Art MuseumsRead
- The Most Impressive New Listings in NYC Include Dramatic Downtown Loft With Fireplace and Walls of WindowsRead
- Duplex Condo in a Converted 1928 Warehouse on the Brooklyn Heights WaterfrontRead
- 10 Apartment Staging Mistakes That Can Cost You A SaleRead
Media Inquiries
For all press and media inquiries, please contact franco@compass.com.
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Press Coverage
In the press, for 20 years.
Commentary, features and coverage from national and New York media.
Architectural Digest
The Wall Street Journal
The New York Times
Forbes
New York Post
Mansion Global
Brick Underground
StreetEasy
Architectural Digest
The Wall Street Journal
The New York Times
Forbes
New York Post
Mansion Global
Brick Underground
StreetEasy
Architectural Digest
Where Energy Meets Soul in Manhattan Houses
A sole-focus profile on how Michael approaches every home as a living environment — reading rhythm, light, and spatial choreography to help clients find their soulmate residence.
Wall Street Journal
The Disappearing Buyer
Michael on the psychology of buyer hesitation — and what separates the clients who commit from those who quietly walk away.
Read the feature →
New York Post
Designer sells West Village co-op for over ask in just 15 days
How Michael represented interior designer Shawn Henderson's West Village home — generating four offers and a sale above asking price.
Read the feature →
Mansion Global
Manhattan Buyers Sour on Trophy Homes
Michael on the shift in UHNW buyer psychology as the ultra-luxury segment recalibrated — and what it signals about how wealth moves.
Read the feature →
Brick Underground
What Happens to NYC Residential Real Estate If There's a Recession
Michael on how Manhattan's luxury market holds — and where the opportunities surface — when broader economic uncertainty sets in.
Read the feature →
StreetEasy
The Art of Pricing Your NYC Home to Sell
Michael on the single most crucial decision a seller makes — and why getting pricing right from the start protects both outcome and timeline.
Read the feature →
Forbes
Five Questions Your Real Estate Agent Legally Cannot Answer
Michael on the legal boundaries agents navigate — and what informed buyers should know before entering the Manhattan market.
Read the feature →Full Archive
Every feature, by outlet.
Two decades of media commentary, organized by publication.
ABC News
Mansion Global
NY Times
- The Real Estate Collapse of 2020Read
Hunker
- The 8 Best Questions to Ask Yourself Before Buying a HomeRead
Apartment Therapy
- 12 New Year's Resolutions Every Renter Should HaveRead
- The Best Small Town to Live in, in Every U.S. StateRead
- The One Thing All The Happiest Homeowners Remember to Do When BuyingRead
- 5 Maintenance Mistakes Home Inspectors See All The TimeRead
- 4 Things That Are Almost Never Worth Paying Extra For In An ApartmentRead
- 6 Things Experts Say You Should Never See In An Adult ApartmentRead
- Why Real Estate Agents Are Warning Against These 4 "Luxury" UpgradesRead
Business Insider
- A top-20 Manhattan broker who sold 4 apartments in the middle of the pandemic takes us inside his daily routineRead
- How Real Estate Will Radically Change in the New DecadeRead
- The 13 New York City bars you should bring clients to if you want to impress them, according to local real-estate agents and executivesRead
StreetEasy
New York Times
Luxe Exposé
Curbed NY
Yahoo
- How Real Estate Will Radically Change in the New DecadeRead
Robb Report
- How Real Estate Will Radically Change in the New DecadeRead
OffTheMrkt.com
- New Listing Alert: The perfect pied-a-terreRead
- AD100 and Elle Decor A-List Designer, Shawn Henderson, Lists West Village HomeRead
- Homes Under A Million To Avoid The Real Estate Transfer TaxRead
- A Bowery Duplex Penthouse With A Private Roof Deck Hot TubRead
- Open Houses You Have To See This WeekendRead
- Our Favorite Listing: A Quintessential Pre-War Loft in NoHoRead
- 6 Open Houses You Have To See This WeekendRead
- 5 Open Houses You Have To See This WeekendRead
- 5 Open Houses You Have To See This WeekendRead
Chicago Tribune
- The Year in Real EstateRead
Brick Underground
CityRealty
OffTheMrket.com
- 7 Open House You Have To See This WeekendRead
Realtor Magazine
- Retirees Are Looking for Larger HomesRead
Market Watch
- Upsize in retirement: Some boomers are moving into bigger homesRead
Forbes
Next Avenue
- Upsizing in Retirement: Going Against the GrainRead
U.S. News & World Report
- The Best Time of Year to Buy EverythingRead
NTD TV
- U.S. House, New York State Target Shell CompaniesRead
Real Deal
- Sale prices in these NYC neighborhoods took a hit last quarterRead
6SQFT
- Charming, airy West Village co-op with a designer renovationRead
Cottages & Gardens
Fox Business
- Couples sleeping apart is a growing trend in real estate for improved relationshipsRead
Chef's Pencil
- One Brooklyn Bridge Kitchen: Airy Loft with Lower Manhattan Skyline ViewsRead
BrickUnderground
- This May Be The Best Week In The Entire Year To Buy An ApartmentRead
CNBC
- This Is The Best Week To Buy A HomeRead
Inman
- Lesson Learned: Don't Lose Track Of Your ClientsRead
The Real Deal
- 30 West 13th StreetRead
In The Press & Media
Commentary, features and coverage from national and New York media.
Architectural Digest
The Wall Street Journal
The New York Times
Forbes
New York Post
Mansion Global
Brick Underground
StreetEasy
Architectural Digest
The Wall Street Journal
The New York Times
Forbes
New York Post
Mansion Global
Brick Underground
StreetEasy
Architectural Digest
Where Energy Meets Soul in Manhattan Houses
A sole-focus profile on how Michael approaches every home as a living environment — reading rhythm, light, and spatial choreography to help clients find their soulmate residence.
Wall Street Journal
The Disappearing Buyer
Michael on the psychology of buyer hesitation — and what separates the clients who commit from those who quietly walk away.
Read the feature →
New York Post
Designer sells West Village co-op for over ask in just 15 days
How Michael represented interior designer Shawn Henderson's West Village home — generating four offers and a sale above asking price.
Read the feature →
Mansion Global
Manhattan Buyers Sour on Trophy Homes
Michael on the shift in UHNW buyer psychology as the ultra-luxury segment recalibrated — and what it signals about how wealth moves.
Read the feature →
Brick Underground
What Happens to NYC Residential Real Estate If There's a Recession
Michael on how Manhattan's luxury market holds — and where the opportunities surface — when broader economic uncertainty sets in.
Read the feature →
StreetEasy
The Art of Pricing Your NYC Home to Sell
Michael on the single most crucial decision a seller makes — and why getting pricing right from the start protects both outcome and timeline.
Read the feature →
Forbes
Five Questions Your Real Estate Agent Legally Cannot Answer
Michael on the legal boundaries agents navigate — and what informed buyers should know before entering the Manhattan market.
Read the feature →Media Inquiries
For all press and media inquiries, please contact franco@compass.com.
Download Press PitchAs Seen In:
- The Real Estate Collapse of 2020Read
- The 'Biden bump': How real estate may benefit from a Biden presidency, and how it may notRead
- In the Covid-19 Era, Small Buildings Have Big AppealRead
- Everything You Need to Know About Virtual Co-op Board InterviewsRead
- How Will Hudson Yards Survive the Pandemic?Read
- A top-20 Manhattan broker who sold 4 apartments in the middle of the pandemic takes us inside his daily routineRead
- New York real estate market sees steep rise in listings after state's reopeningRead
- The 8 Best Questions to Ask Yourself Before Buying a HomeRead
- What $700,000 buys in NYC right nowRead
- 5 Open Houses in Greenwich Village to check out this weekendRead
- How Real Estate Will Radically Change in the New DecadeRead
- How Real Estate Will Radically Change in the New DecadeRead
- How Real Estate Will Radically Change in the New DecadeRead
- 12 New Year's Resolutions Every Renter Should HaveRead
- The Year in Real EstateRead
- The Year in Real EstateRead
- Midtown South, Manhattan: A Commercial Neighborhood Sees an Influx of ResidentsRead
- Retirees Are Looking for Larger HomesRead
- Upsize in retirement: Some boomers are moving into bigger homesRead
- 7 Open Houses You Have To See This WeekendRead
- Video Should Be Part of Luxury Home Sellers' Marketing StrategyRead
- Upsizing in Retirement: Going Against the GrainRead
- Upsizing in Retirement: Going Against the GrainRead
- Interior Designer Shawn Henderson's Fully Renovated Manhattan Apartment Hits the MarketRead
- Sale prices in these NYC neighborhoods took a hit last quarterRead
- Interior Designer Shawn Henderson Lists Loft-Like Manhattan Co-opRead
- Inside the West Village Home of Elle Decor A-List Designer Shawn HendersonRead
- AD100 and Elle Decor A-List Designer, Shawn Henderson, Lists West Village HomeRead
- Buying a luxury condo in NYC? Some developers are offering extreme incentivesRead
- The 13 New York City bars you should bring clients to if you want to impress them, according to local real-estate agents and executivesRead
- Open Houses You Have To See This WeekendRead
- This May Be The Best Week In The Entire Year To Buy An ApartmentRead
- This Is The Best Week To Buy A HomeRead
- Lesson Learned: Don't Lose Track Of Your ClientsRead
- More Than A Third of Home Buyers Think A Recession Is ComingRead
- 6 Open Houses You Have To See This WeekendRead
- The Best Small Town to Live in, in Every U.S. StateRead
- What Happens To NYC Residential Real Estate If There's A RecessionRead
- Gorgeous Lower East Side Penthouse Lists for $3.4MRead
- 30 West 13th StreetRead
- 5 Open Houses You Have To See This WeekendRead
- The One Thing All The Happiest Homeowners Remember to Do When BuyingRead
- A Lower East Side duplex with a hot tub and outdoor kitchenRead
- 5 Maintenance Mistakes Home Inspectors See All The TimeRead
- 4 Things That Are Almost Never Worth Paying Extra For In An ApartmentRead
- 6 Things Experts Say You Should Never See In An Adult ApartmentRead
- Daily Dream Home: Bowery PenthouseRead
- A Bowery Duplex Penthouse With A Private Roof Deck Hot TubRead
- Why Real Estate Agents Are Warning Against These 4 "Luxury" UpgradesRead
- Desire To Downsize? Expert Tips For Choosing A Smaller HomeRead
- Couples sleeping apart is a growing trend in real estate for improved relationshipsRead
- 5 Open Houses You Have To See This WeekendRead
- Daily Dream Home: Greenwich VillageRead
- Charming, airy West Village co-op with a designer renovationRead
- U.S. House, New York State Target Shell CompaniesRead
- Top 10 new listings include floor-through apartment in landmarked Butterfield HouseRead
- What $975,000 buys in NYC right nowRead
- Our Favorite Listing: A Quintessential Pre-War Loft in NoHoRead
- This Butterfield House Residence Features Oversized Windows for Oversized City ViewsRead
- 5 Luxury Residences for Sale in Manhattan, NYRead
- The Best Time of Year to Buy EverythingRead
- New Listing Alert: The perfect pied-à-terreRead
- Homes Under A Million To Avoid The Real Estate Transfer TaxRead
- One Brooklyn Bridge Kitchen: Airy Loft with Lower Manhattan Skyline ViewsRead
- Works of Art: NYC Condos and Co-ops To Double as In-Home Art MuseumsRead
- The Most Impressive New Listings in NYC Include Dramatic Downtown Loft With Fireplace and Walls of WindowsRead
- Duplex Condo in a Converted 1928 Warehouse on the Brooklyn Heights WaterfrontRead
- 10 Apartment Staging Mistakes That Can Cost You A SaleRead
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