What exactly is the 'AMI' that's used to determine affordable housing rents?

… If youve ever entered New York Citys affordable housing lottery youve probably read one key term … or AMI defines the median incomes for households of different sizes within a certain geography The Department of … which critics say artificially inflates AMI and as a result rentstabilized rents The AMI for a single person in NYC is …

By Celia Young |October 22, 2024 - 9:30AM
2017 real estate forecast: The Trump effect, concessions-mania, Bronx hype, the battle for the BQX, and more

… 2016 was a wild ride to put it gently And lets rip this BandAid now 2017 isnt … says Miller There will be more activity but a moderate or flat direction of pricing Its normalizing This means that … … In what seems to be a neverending game of chicken between landlords and the citys beleaguered renters concessions were …

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

… for a spot in one of the citys rare affordable 8020 rentals often when you look into a buildings income requirements and rents theres an inevitable followup question Who can really … $2024month  for residents making between $70732 and $82550 a year Even when the income ranges are relatively high …

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