Manhattan, NY — The multifamily market saw a significant increase of 47.7% in total dollar volume and a modest decrease of 0.6% in total building volume during the first half of 2018 compared to the first half of 2017 according to a first-time area multifamily market report by Cignature Realty Associates, a locally-based commercial real estate brokerage firm that specializes in the sale of multifamily and mixed-use area apartment buildings. There were some other bright spots: