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:
Should you renovate or sell in a down market? Here are the questions to ask
By Emily Myers
August 28, 2019 - 13:30 PM
It is generally less expensive to renovate rather than purchase a new apartment, but the costs are not insignificant. In addition, change orders or unexpected defects behind the walls can spike the costs, so before you make the ultimate decision, it is important to have a full understanding of the budget for the work.
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How investment buying has changed as a result of New York's rent reforms
By Emily Myers
August 27, 2019 - 09:00 AM
Changes to New York’s rent laws have complicated the landscape for smaller landlords. The hard-fought reforms, aimed at maintaining rent-regulated housing inventory, also expanded tenant protections to those living in market-rate apartments, impacting how smaller landlords or individual owners operate when renting out their units.
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A two bedroom close to Billionaire's Row with 10 closets, for $1,775,000
By Emily Myers
August 26, 2019 - 12:00 PM
This spacious five-room condo, 58 West 58th Street #3C, has two en suite bedrooms, 10 closets, and over 1,400 square feet of living space. The current median price for condos of this size in Midtown is $2,495,000 according to StreetEasy, which makes this unit's asking price of $1,775,000, look fairly reasonable.
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Changes to the NYC housing lottery, condo owners fined for renting out illegally subdivided units, & more
By Emily Myers
August 26, 2019 - 11:00 AM
The number of illegal laundry rooms in NYC co-op and condo buildings could be in the thousands.
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A Windsor Terrace one bedroom in need of an update for $545,000, no board approval required
By Emily Myers
August 16, 2019 - 09:00 AM
The inventory in Windsor Terrace isn't huge—the area is fairly small and the housing stock is predominantly single-family or multi-family homes rather than apartment buildings—so this one-bedroom, 140 East 2nd Street #2M, might be a good way to get your foot on the property ladder.
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Getting landlords to pay the extra costs of vacate orders, a fight for bigger single-family homes in Queens, & more
By Emily Myers
August 15, 2019 - 11:00 AM
In spite of NYC's housing crisis residents of Kew Gardens Hills in Queens are fighting for the right to build bigger single-family homes
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