City Hall touts changes to zoning laws, saying they won’t lead to ugly...
A top aide to Mayor Eric Adams outlined City Hall's vision for what apartment buildings in New York City would look like if state lawmakers in Albany finally nix a decades-old cap that limits the size...
View Article‘Shark Tank’ star Barbara Corcoran reveals when housing prices ‘will go...
As of March 27, the interest rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage sat at 7% while the 15-year fixed-rate mortgage was 6.125%, both unchanged from the previous day.
View ArticleCouple discovers secret room behind bookcase in home they’ve lived in for 4...
"Panic rooms do NOT HAVE THE LOCK ON THE OUTSIDE!"
View ArticleNY state budget talks drag on with little clear agreement on Hochul’s housing...
The feasibility of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposal for a major package of legislation meant to develop more housing in the Empire state looks more and more questionable.
View ArticleIt’s 60% cheaper to rent a home than buy across top 50 US metros — here are...
As of February, it’s cheaper to rent a home than buy one in all of the US’s top 50 metros — and by a staggeringly wide margin, according to a recent study. For a so-called “starter home” in any of...
View ArticleBuyers need a six-figure income to afford a typical home in 22 states — up...
Buying a home in nearly half the country requires a six-figure salary — up from six states that required the same income just four years ago, according to a recent report. The analysis by financial...
View ArticleHGTV stars share ‘hack’ on how to become homeowners as prices surge in...
While the American dream has become increasingly out of reach for many, HGTV stars Elizabeth and Ethan Finkelstein share their latest home 'hack' for aspiring home owners.
View ArticleEven a tweaked ‘Good Cause’ rent-control bill will clobber NY housing
Everyone agrees New York’s housing market is broken, yet lawmakers are intent on breaking it more — via the deceptively named “Good Cause Eviction” bill they aim to pass as part of the budget.
View ArticleNew York City is a squatter’s paradise: Letters to the Editor — April 6, 2024
The Issue: Migrants arrested on gun charges being released without bail highlights the city’s squatting crisis. Releasing these defendants without bail is a case study on the erosion of our system...
View ArticleNYC squatters are cashing in on legal loopholes and crowded courts to take...
A backlog of housing court cases and tweaks to the law have made it easier for illegal squatters to take over private homes in the five boroughs -- and harder for landlords to get rid of them.
View ArticleKathy Hochul gets on board with key parts of NY ‘Good Cause’ rent-control...
Gov. Kathy Hochul is getting on board with key parts of the “Good Cause Eviction” bill being pushed by lefty lawmakers.
View ArticleAlbany lawmakers inch closer to landmark housing package — and nobody loves it
State legislative negotiators appear to have reached a preliminary agreement on what would be a landmark housing plan to grow the number of Big Apple homes and apartments.
View ArticleHere’s hoping Gov. Kathy Hochul doesn’t cave in budget talks
Gov. Kathy Hochul is set to cave to progressives in New York state budget talks and expand rent control, after also backing down on school-aid cuts. Is there anything she’ll to stand up for?
View ArticleHow empty office buildings could help NYC solve its housing crisis
The city desperately needs more rental housing. Hundreds of obsolescent older office buildings stand near-empty. So why not use one problem to solve the other?
View ArticleMortgage rates creep up to highest level in weeks as home-buying season begins
The 30-year mortgage rate hasn't gone below 6.6% it averaged in mid-January.
View ArticleSingle-family new home construction plunges in huge housing market setback
US single-family homebuilding tumbled in March, and while new construction remains underpinned by a severe shortage of previously owned houses for sale, a resurgence in mortgage rates is pushing...
View ArticleHome sales drop for first time since December as stiff mortgage rates...
Despite the pullback in sales, home prices climbed compared with a year earlier for the ninth month in a row.
View ArticleMortgage rates jump past 7% for the first time in 2024, posing big dilemma...
Mortgage rates have now risen three weeks in a row, a setback for home shoppers this spring homebuying season.
View ArticleAlbany’s grand plan to revamp housing in NYC unveiled — see it here
The massive multifaceted proposal includes a litany of measures to incentivize thousands of new housing units while attempting to reduce rental costs and protect millions of tenants from unscrupulous...
View ArticleAlbany’s budget deal locks in an uglier future for New York
Gov. Kathy Hochul's modest wins in this year's state budget negotiations at best only slow New York's decline, with no hint of the radical reforms needed to slow the exodus of people and jobs.
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