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 … code word softening at the top of the luxury sales and rental markets while everyone in more downtoearth price brackets continued to battle …

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

… 8020 rentals often when you look into a buildings income requirements and rents theres an inevitable followup question Who can really afford this affordable housing … for taking on lowincome renters or offer up stabilized apartments to wealthier renters able to pay much higher …

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