It’s been a dramatic few years for the condo and co-op market, swinging from red-hot to rather difficult, with most regions nationwide feeling at least some of the effects. Some of the factors underlying the shifts are rooted in pre-pandemi…

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It’s been a dramatic few years for the condo and co-op market, swinging from red-hot to rather difficult, with most regions nationwide feeling at least some of the effects. Some of the factors underlying the shifts are rooted in pre-pandemi…
As the cost of housing, groceries, and childcare continues to rise, middle-class families across the U.S. are feeling the squeeze. But in some cities, higher wages outpace expenses—giving families more financial breathing room. A new analy…
With inventory limited, demand high, and prices even higher, the housing market in New York City—and indeed, the whole country—is in a state of crisis. It’s one of the few things lawmakers, activists, and nearly anyone trying to purchase a …
According to a newly released report from construction industry research firm Construction Coverage, the New York metro area currently leads the nation in multifamily home construction. The U.S. housing market remains a critical economic…
New research from the National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH) shows that chronic homelessness is outpacing other subgroups, driving overall increases in homelessness data. The data shows that since 2016, chronic homelessness has…
Construction industry research publisher Construction Coverage just released the 2024 edition of its Home Improvement Spending Report , with some interesting data specific to the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro. Key Findings for the…
According to a recent report from Construction Coverage, a website that compares construction software and insurance, becoming a homeowner remains largely out of reach for many Americans, despite home price growth stabilizing. A recent …
Have you ever wondered about those charming street-level unit entrances you see in many prewar apartment buildings? The ones often surrounded by flowering shrubbery, or with a decorative portico? They’re called maisonettes - French for ‘lit…
The Dakota, on Manhattan’s Central Park West, is perhaps the best-known apartment building in the world—for all the wrong reasons. The iconic building made front-page news in early December of 1980, when former Beatle and Dakota resident Jo…
Bill McBride notes in his CalculatedRisk newsletter that U.S. Census Bureau data that privately-owned housing starts reached a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,360,000 in April, a 5.7% increase from March’s revised estimate of 1,28…