New York City is known for its fast-paced lifestyle and also for its unbelievably expensive real estate. While the overall luxury real estate market has gone down in New York City, the billionaires are still searching for properties.

The Real Deal noted that handlers are still being sent to find penthouses and townhouses and to make deals and finalize them as well.

Some numbers have come out about the number of billionaires worldwide and in NYC, which shows how the real estate is selling or going.

The number of billionaires worldwide has been revealed to be at 2,604 as of 2018, with 705 of them in the US. Their combined net worth is at $8.6 trillion. 105 of them are in NYC, while Hong Kong has 87, San Francisco has 75, and Los Angeles has 39.

There are 65 Manhattan listings that are up for grabs for them, at $30 million and up, with 23 of these going for $50 million. In 2019, 10 of these $30 million and $50 million properties combined were sold. In 2018's first quarter alone, there are four properties at the $30 million mark that were sold. There weren't any such properties sold from the $50 million rates.  

It's been a very different time nine years ago. The market collapse collided with the recession, and the Manhattan and Brooklyn districts became some of the most profitable sites for developers.

New York's billionaires have since managed to increase their net worth, according to NY Business Journals, with Donald Trump and NY Daily News publisher Mortimer Zuckerman moving up in the world.

New to the list is Two Trees Management CEO David Walentas. He has the Dumbo, Brooklyn site and the old Domino Sugar refinery properties to his name. Another is Stephen Ross of Related Companies, who managed to enjoy the benefits of city-wide rezoning efforts from ex-mayor Michael Bloomberg. He is part owner of the Miami Dolphins and has a share in Equinox Fitness.

Overall luxury sales volumes dropped during the first quarter of this year, enough for a -3.2% rating with days on market also up by 23.5%.

On Billionaires' Row, there are 496 units which are available out of the total 907 units. This means that there are other places where the super-rich appears to have left neglected-or where they haven't been to.

It appears that-while other billionaires are enjoying the rise-others aren't. The global slowdown is affecting everybody, but that properties are still being asked about means billionaires are a cut above the rest.