Virginia K. Smith

Inevitably, someone made a "smell map" of Gowanus (Daily Intel)

Flipping the script: what happens when children want to pay their parents' mortgages (WSJ)

Why wait till you're married to start buying property? (NY Mag)

Tales of demanding or otherwise, er, "idiosyncratic" co-op boards have long been the bread and butter of New York real estate stories. But so far, we haven't yet heard of one that's had to remind residents to wear shoes (or "proper attire" at all) in the lobby, or banned beverages in the same common areas.

Meeting your neighbors and having a real conversation? Not really so bad! (NY Mag)

Brace for an onslaught of ads: Airbnb is replicating its big San Francisco PR push, but in NYC this time (The Real Deal)

The NYPD released an interactive block-by-block crime map (Gothamist)

The ultimate grocery showdown: Trader Joe's versus Whole Foods (Refinery 29)