Emily Myers
Senior Writer/Podcast Producer
Emily Myers is a real estate writer and podcast host. As the former host of the Brick Underground podcast, she earned four silver awards from the National Association of Real Estate Editors. Emily studied journalism at the University of the Arts, London, earned an MA Honors degree in English Literature from the University of Edinburgh and lived for a decade in California.
Posts by Emily Myers:
2020 NYC real estate forecast: Buyers trade up, renters lose advantage, and sellers...quit?
January 2, 2020 - 08:30 AM
Brick Underground breaks down what you need to know in order to achieve your real estate goals for 2020. Buyers, sellers, and yes, renters, now are more interdependent than ever before.
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A Gramercy Park studio with no transfer or mansion taxes, for $1,310,000
By Emily Myers
December 30, 2019 - 12:00 PM
There are several ways to take advantage of NYC's oversupply in luxury condos and buying a unit from a developer offering extreme incentives is one of them. This studio, 121 East 22nd St., #N503, with an asking price of $1,310,000, falls in that category.
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How New Yorkers can take advantage of the city's oversupply of luxury condos
By Emily Myers
December 27, 2019 - 13:00 PM
The oversupply of luxury condos is a defining feature of the current real estate market in NYC and has been for the past two years. For buyers, “it’s a moment of improved affordability,” says Jonathan Miller of appraisal firm Miller Samuel.
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How NYC’s new rent reforms affect you even if you’re not a stabilized tenant: A blacklist ban, security deposit limit, & more
By Emily Myers
December 24, 2019 - 10:00 AM
While rent reform didn't go as far as some advocates were hoping for, there are some changes that impact market-rate tenants, including a cap on security deposits and late fees, plus a ban on landlords using the tenant blacklist, even though enforcement for this last one may be difficult.
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Does every building have ‘house rules’ and how do they differ from bylaws?
By Emily Myers
December 18, 2019 - 09:00 AM
House rules typically deal with issues like where bikes should be stored, where stroller and umbrellas can live, how a recycling program is managed, or what the rules are on takeout deliveries and flyers.
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Victory for loft tenants, new timeline for BQE repairs, & more
By Emily Myers
December 17, 2019 - 11:00 AM
All of the 50 largest NYC apartment sales of the year closed in Manhattan, 25 of them in Midtown and 220 Central Park South was the most sought-after address.
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