According to a new study on behalf of construction industry researchers Construction Coverage, after more than two years of stiff competition and fast-rising prices, the U.S. residential housing market experienced a rapid cooldown t…
According to the National Housing Conference (NHC), Fannie Mae will begin accepting cryptocurrency-backed assets as down payments under a new mortgage product, allowing borrowers to use crypto in place of cash for a Fannie Mae-backed mo…
As we head into 2026, Manhattan remains expensive by virtually any standard. According to market-watchers, the median sale price for both co-ops and condos on the island still hovers around $1.1 million, with all-cash purchases accounting f…
According to a recent item from the National Housing Conference (NHC) in Washington, DC, home prices have surged far faster than local incomes over the past two decades. According to the NHC, a new analysis from the Federal Reserve Ba…
In the 1980s and early 1990s, Manhattan’s Upper West Side still had many modest prewar co-ops relative to today’s market. Sales records from the mid 1990s show classic wood-floored two-bedroom co-ops in prewar doorman buildings on the UWS s…
American families are facing a convergence of economic pressures that are redefining what it means to live comfortably. After years of elevated inflation, the cost of essentials, from housing and groceries to transportation and health care,…
Managing a residential building in New York City is no small feat. Whether you’re a board member entrusted with fiduciary responsibility or a property manager tasked with keeping everything running smoothly, you’re doing it all: balancing b…
The U.S. housing market remains a critical economic issue, with housing affordability and supply at the forefront of bipartisan policy agendas. Both Republican and Democratic lawmakers are increasingly focused on expanding access to afforda…
In another indication of the ongoing slow-motion softening of the NYC co-op market, high-end co-ops are increasingly considering—and in some cases have already enacted—loosening their restrictions on financing. Buildings that previously man…
While the COVID-19 pandemic briefly shaped housing policy with protections like mortgage forbearance, the challenges homeowners face today are driven less by temporary disruptions and more by persistent affordability issues. With inflation …