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TikTok apartment tours, higher premiums for flood insurance, & more

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By Emily Myers  |
October 14, 2021 - 11:30AM

A revamp of FEMA’s national flood insurance program has most eligible New Yorkers paying more in premiums (The City)

More than a month after Ida, a family that lost everything is still without a home (Gothamist)

New York real estate agents are embracing apartment tours on TikTok (Curbed)

Vaccine-hesitant residents of the Bronx consider moving to Connecticut so they can get jobs without vaccine mandates (The Guardian)

In the Bronx, work is underway on a development at 2413 Third Ave., which will have 60 affordable apartments (press release)

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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.

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