'Wolf of Airbnb' sued again, remote home appraisals, & more

By Austin Havens-Bowen | March 22, 2022 - 10:30AM

Remote home appraisals could reduce discriminatory practices like undervaluing properties owned by Black people (The New York Times)

Frank Carone, chief of staff to Mayor Eric Adams, helped a condo developer fight penalties after a scaffolding incident left a woman with brain injuries in 2019 (The City)

Konrad Bicher, the self-proclaimed "Wolf of Airbnb," faces another lawsuit for allegedly using a Midtown apartment for illegal short-term rentals (New York Post)

NYCHA tenants can now submit maintenance complaints with 311 but housing advocates say more work is needed for timely repairs (City Limits)

An affordable housing lottery opens for 23 apartments in Crown Heights. Rent starts at $1,800 for a studio (New York YIMBY)

StreetEasy updates their exclusivity policy to ban listings that were posted on other sites first (The Real Deal)

Austin Havens-Bowen

Staff Writer

Staff writer Austin Havens-Bowen covers the rental market and answers renters' questions in a column called Realty Bites. He previously reported on local news for the Queens Ledger and The Hunts Point Express in the Bronx. He graduated from Hunter College with a BA in media studies. He rents a one-bedroom apartment in Astoria with his boyfriend and their two cats.

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