A broker faces prison after pleading guilty to obtaining $8.5 million in unauthorized mortgage loans for several Manhattan properties (The Real Deal)
A Brooklyn renter shares her experience going to an open house—where the tenant showing the apartment had Covid (Curbed)
Layoffs of employees at broker firms Compass and Redfin are a sign the housing market is cooling (The New York Times)
This is not your grandma’s senior living facility: Boomers seek luxury living with lots of amenities and conveniences (New York Post)
A 1,600-square-foot penthouse apartment on Prospect Park West designed by Emery Roth gets a gut renovation to maximize views (Brownstoner)
The best way to choose neutral paint colors for your walls (Architectural Digest)
Austin Havens-Bowen
Staff Writer
Staff writer Austin Havens-Bowen covers the rental market and answers renters' questions in a column called Realty Bites. He previously reported on local news for the Queens Ledger and The Hunts Point Express in the Bronx. He graduated from Hunter College with a BA in media studies. He rents a one-bedroom apartment in Astoria with his boyfriend and their two cats.
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