Downtown rat problem gets political; short sales harder than they should be; and more! By Teri Karush Rogers| July 27, 2010 - 7:00AM Time to batten down your tree-height windows (FIPS)Manhattan short sale process insanely difficult (NYT)Politician takes aim at FiDi rat problem (Curbed)It's official (next year): No more illegal hotels in your building (Curbed; Habitat Mag)Can you trust the bedbug registry? (StreetEasy forum) Brick Underground articles occasionally include the expertise of, or information about, advertising partners when relevant to the story. We will never promote an advertiser's product without making the relationship clear to our readers.