80/20 living gets trickier when you become a mom

… moms all around me the more I worry about giving my daughter the same luxuries as her little friendsnot to … condo or coop is over $17 million My 8020 apartment on the other hand is still way under market rate which allows us to … brigade I could spend time with my daughter get to know other moms and watch our kids grow together   Several of my …

By Anonymous |December 7, 2015 - 1:59PM
Can workers with tipped wages qualify for affordable housing?

… emails from readers asking for help in navigating their own real estate crises In  Realty Bites we try to get them answers … THE CONUNDRUM … I just had an interview for an affordable unit in a building in my neighborhood It went …

By Virginia K. Smith |July 21, 2015 - 1:30PM
Are NYC's affordable housing policies tantamount to segregation?

… New York residents  the New York Times reports the policy violates both the federal Fair Housing Law and the … According to the suit the citys outsiderrestriction policy ignores the negative impact on families in the city … of higher opportunity The last we heard about this policy at the start of the year affordable housing activists …

By Virginia K. Smith |July 9, 2015 - 2:04PM