Smaller interest rate hikes, NYC's rat czar, & more

… vacant lot  in Brooklyn is being auctioned for rent with a starting bid of $1720 Patch NYC is hiring a rat czar To apply you need a swashbuckling attitude crafty humor and …

By Emily Myers |December 1, 2022 - 10:30AM
Discrimination against Black buyers, $33 million UES penthouse, & more

… Times New York City Housing Authority blames a shortfall in rent collection for delayed repairs like fixing boilers and elevators The City A  housing lottery  launches for seven … Side penthouse at 180 East 88th St asks $33 millionthanks to a zoning loophole The Real Deal US housing prices …

By Austin Havens-Bowen |November 30, 2022 - 10:30AM
Harassed for a $450 rental, missing housing aid for Ida victims, & more

… A 77yearold Crown Heights renter says in a lawsuit that a neighbor and his landlord are harassing him to leave his $450amonth rentstabilized apartment The New … Times The Department of Justice opens an investigation into RealPage which provides rentsetting software for …

By Jennifer White Karp |November 28, 2022 - 10:30AM
Hunting for tax abatements, U.S. buyers cancel 60,000 contracts, & more

… York City condo buyers  seek buildings with tax abatements to offset rising mortgage rates amNewYork The West Village townhouse behind Taylor Swifts song Cornelia Street hits the … of the Lesbian Herstory Archives Brownstoner A judge blocks rent stabilization in Kingston New Yorkpossibly for good The …

By Austin Havens-Bowen |November 23, 2022 - 10:30AM
Leaving a 'golden cage,' mortgage rates tumble, & more

… A family gives up a golden cagea rentstabilized apartmentwhen they realize they can afford to buy an HDFC coop The New York Times New Yorks communities of color and immigrants were more likely to face housing insecurity compared to white residents in …

By Jennifer White Karp |November 18, 2022 - 10:30AM