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RentHop’s annual report on heat complaints finds that tenants who live in the Erasmus neighborhood of Brooklyn; Norwood, the Bronx; and Hamilton Heights, Manhattan tend to suffer year after year.

The burst of activity for Manhattan is the second annual increase since the lockdown ended, according to the latest edition of the Elliman Report, which looks at new signed contacts and new listings on a monthly basis for co-ops, condos, and one- to three-family houses and covers Manhattan, Brooklyn, Long Island, Hamptons, North Fork, Westchester County, Fairfield County, and Greenwich, CT.

If you're planning to move your family to the suburbs, consider Chappaqua, NY, which has an award-winning school system, strong sense of community, proximity to Manhattan, and better value for home buyers.

Tall buildings move when the wind blows—and the taller and skinnier the building is on top, the more movement you get. It’s a drawback to living in some of New York City’s supertall luxury towers, like 432 Park Ave., as a recent New York Times article explains.

A couple who own a property together "are required to share equally in the net proceeds of any sale of the property, subject to any credit for excess payments towards home expenses, says Bonnie Reid Berkow, a partner at the law firm Wagner Berkow & Brandt. So for example, if one or the other paid more for the down payment or mortgage among other costs, these will be credited back as part of the arrangement.

TFC offers a studio, one-, and two-bedroom rentals in five pet-friendly doorman buildings on the Long Island City waterfront.