The opportunity to own a piece of Manhattan at a discount is vanishing as thousands of Americans jumped on the buys, boosting the struggling market. Over 2,000 properties were sold in the first quarter of 2021, up 6.6 percent from the previous year, according to a report by the New York City brokerage Serhant. Sales…

The opportunity to own a piece of Manhattan at a discount is vanishing as thousands of Americans jump in to buy real estate, boosting the struggling New York City market. More than 2,000 properties were sold in the first quarter of 2021, up 6.6 percent from the year-earlier period, according to a report by the…