Jacqueline Gathers: Home inspector extraordinaire

Jacqueline Gathers

By Cyril Josh Barker

The COVID-19 pandemic caused a mass exodus as people moved out of New York City in favor of more space and more relaxed restrictions. Lower housing prices have people now scrambling to buy in the city, and home inspector Jacqueline Gathers is taking advantage of the trend.

A report by Douglas Elliman Real Estate brokerage released in April showed that Manhattan home-buying increased 2.1% in the first quarter of 2021 from the same time last year. While prices aren’t exactly dirt cheap, more people at all income levels are looking at options to buy.