2017 real estate forecast: The Trump effect, concessions-mania, Bronx hype, the battle for the BQX, and more

… up to be much calmer Amid massive geopolitical shifts at home and abroad New Yorks real estate market has also been … Trump is already having some very concrete effects on his hometown This is particularly true in Midtown East near … and with a 10year waiting list thats how people end up homeless Expect this and other housing issues to loom large …

By Virginia K. Smith |January 2, 2017 - 11:55AM
Here's how incomes—and rents—are REALLY calculated in NYC's affordable housing

… eligible for a $1621month studio Morse explains But I took home approximately $1550 every two weeks so that would have made the rent around 52 percent of my takehome paya whole paycheck and then some If shed been looking … of doing gross income they calculated rents based on takehome pay but thats not something the city can just doits …

By Virginia K. Smith |September 15, 2016 - 8:59AM