NYC is unlike most housing markets in that for a lot of people, an international pied-a-terre in NYC is a sign of luxury and wealth, whereas no one really gives a crap if you have a second home in Seattle or Chicago or Boston.
In the US the only other markets that operate like that are probably LA, Miami, maybe Honolulu.
In the US the only other markets that operate like that are probably LA, Miami, maybe Honolulu.