Common Sense Media Review
By Melissa Camacho
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Competitive real estate reality show lacks originality.
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Next Step Realty: NYC
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What's the Story?
NEXT STEP REALTY: NYC features the 20-something agents of Next Step Realty as they work hard to lease apartments, earn big commissions, and enjoy life in the Big Apple. Company CEO Blair Brandt works with Director of Client Relations Erin Wilson, who oversees top agents such as Matt Bauman, Bri Coughlan, and Margit Mary Weinberg, who just happens to be dating the boss. But it doesn't always go smoothly, and it's up to Erin and Anna Cogswell, the director of client hospitality, to deal with it. Meanwhile, Blair has to manage his cofounder Edward "Field" Hucks, who spends more time developing his personal pursuits than he does the company.
Is It Any Good?
This series, as with many reality shows, combines dramatic behavior with competition as young real estate brokers hustle to match demanding millennials with expensive rental properties in New York City. As they push to secure their commissions, which can be as high as $10,000 for a single client, they also do their best to outshine each other hopes of moving up in the company.
Folks who tune in might learn a few things about hiring a broker. Others might simply be stunned by just how expensive and cutthroat the New York housing market is. Nonetheless, outside of these details, the overall series doesn't really offer anything particularly new or exciting to the real estate reality TV world.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about what it takes to become a licensed real estate broker. What do they need to learn to do the job? Is it as competitive as they make it seem on TV shows such as this one?
Why was this real estate brokerage given its own reality show? Is it because it's successful? Because it's in New York? Or because of the clientele it caters to?
TV Details
- Premiere date : August 11, 2015
- Cast : Blair Brandt , Erin Wilson , Matt Bauman
- Network : Freeform
- Genre : Reality TV
- TV rating :
- Last updated : October 10, 2022
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