politics

A beautiful pink flowering cherry tree next to an old brick residential building with a fire escape in Astoria Queens New York during spring

A wet, hot, broker fee-free summer? A major change to rental broker fees is supposed to start in June

… June 11th Thats the day New York City renters could be free from paying a broker fee for agents … in Apartment Rentals FARE Act would require landlords to pay the broker they hire starting on June 11th according … collect a fee from the renter Previously brokers could ask a renter to pay even if they had listed a unit for the …

By Celia Young |May 12, 2025 - 1:30PM

Tenant protest outside Rent Guidelines Board preliminary vote

Affordable Housing

Rent Guidelines Board intends to raise stabilized rents for a fourth time

By Celia Young |May 1, 2025 - 12:00PM

This is a photograph of a street in the Upper West Side in NYC viewed from the Summit in Central Park through bare tree branches.

Renovation

Fewer buyers, steeper rents, and costlier renovations: How tariffs could impact NYC real estate

… stunt NYCs spring real estate sales market Wouldbe buyers who decide to rent instead could in turn send already … impact your bathroom renovation or the price you pay to buy or rent an apartment … Renovation roulette … You might … down we will eventually see some increases in prices … The buying and selling crunch … Spring is traditionally the …

By Celia Young |April 17, 2025 - 11:30AM

Tenants of 438 and 440 West 45th Street gathered on the stoop of the apartment building at 438.

Non-Traditional Buyers

Hell’s Kitchen tenants rally for a chance to buy their distressed buildings

By Celia Young |April 1, 2025 - 12:30PM

Neighborhood Intel

Whitney Tilson wants to speed up development and make it easier for small landlords to evict non-paying tenants

By Celia Young |March 31, 2025 - 9:30AM

Neighborhood Intel

Michael Blake wants to revamp how NYC determines eligibility for affordable housing

… which inflates rents Blake also promised to eliminate credit scores for rental and buyer applications and said hed … by the Council in 2023 Yes … Affordable apartments … What would you do to incentivize affordable familysized … they deserve … How would you create MitchellLama 20 How does your plan differ from other candidates … Fundamentally …