The arrival of COVID-19 has wreaked havoc with the residential real estate market for both rentals and sales. Few people are enthused about the idea of moving in the middle of a pandemic, and pundits across the spectrum have projected doom …
A lot has been said this spring and summer about wealthy New Yorkers and other urbanites ditching their metropolitan high-rises and townhomes for second homes (or brand-new ones) that offer more space, greenery, and social distancing. Sourc…
At the start of the coronavirus pandemic, with traditional in-person apartment showings off the table for pretty much the entire spring season, many in the residential real estate industry scrambled to incorporate “virtual” components into …
On Friday, July 24, New York State passed S6874A/A8903-A, a bill granting the NY Department of State greater authority to punish real estate licensees for violating the state’s Human Rights Law. According to the text of the bill, “The…
COVID-19 has caused more far-ranging, persistent anxiety than any other event in recent history. It has affected our jobs, our living situations, and the way we interact with others, and it’s not done with us yet. Scientists and public heal…
The arrival this past spring of an easily transmittable, frequently life-disrupting, and sometimes deadly virus profoundly impacted day-to-day activity for busy New Yorkers - including a certain socioeconomic bracket accustomed to the conve…
A few years ago, I was on the phone with a homeowner. He was irate with how his community’s money was being spent. He was unhappy with the budget increase. It was a call I took regularly from any one of my homeowners (and more often than no…
According to a recent notice from New York City-based firm RAND Engineering & Architecture DPC, following the precedent set at New York City's restaurants, building owners will now have letter grades posted outside their entrances as well. …
Occasional clashes over questionable grass-mowing technique or noisy neighbors notwithstanding, according to the 2020 Homeowner Satisfaction Survey , a new report conducted by the Foundation for Community Association Research (FCAR) …
Compared to previous generations, Millennials (those born between 1981 and 1996, give or take) have a conspicuously low rate of homeownership. While the ranks of millennial homeowners have expanded slightly over time, the numbers still fall…