No more luxury condo glut, gas outage lawsuit at NYCHA, & more

By Emily Myers | August 16, 2022 - 9:30AM

Long term gas outages at two public housing complexes in Coney Island prompt tenants to file a lawsuit against NYCHA (Brooklyn Paper)

Record sales volume along with fewer condo building conversions put an end to the glut of high-end condos (The Real Deal)

Demand shifts to listings below $500,000 as the cost of monthly mortgage payments rise, according to StreetEasy (press release)

Condo sales at One Brooklyn Bridge Park top the borough’s luxury sales, with the two priciest properties to enter contract last week (The Real Deal)

Home builder confidence fell to a new two-year low in August, as per the National Association of Home Builders (Forbes)

As extreme weather events increase, providing climate-resilient public transportation will be crucial for vulnerable communities (Next City)

Emily Myers

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Emily Myers is a senior writer, podcast host, and producer at Brick Underground. She writes about issues ranging from market analysis and tenants' rights to the intricacies of buying and selling condos and co-ops. As host of the Brick Underground podcast, she has earned four silver awards from the National Association of Real Estate Editors.

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