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

… has also been somewhat more volatile than usual After years of nonstop price hikes the last year finally saw a … faced with a boom of new development inventory There are so many different markets in Manhattan its very bifurcated says … reports which reflect deals that happened in 2016 will show a decline says Rosenblatt But  I think the correction …

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

… citys rare affordable 8020 rentals often when you look into a buildings income requirements and rents theres an … strain on a renter actually earning the required salary So how do buildings come up with these numbers As with pretty … your income on housing rents in affordable housing are calculated as 30 percent of a tenants income The problem is …

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