Lawsuits are expensive endeavors, period. But what about everyday legal costs - contract vetting, sending documents back and forth, assessing prospective purchasers' information, and so forth? How can boards keep a lid on those expendit…
New York City home sales volume (including co-ops, condos, and one- to three-family dwellings) rose to a total of 12,721 in the second quarter of 2017 -- a 15 percent improvement over the same period last year, according to the latest rep…
First in a series. To read part two, click here . The rights of people living with physical disabilities have always been closely entwined with the issue of housing discrimination. In some instances, cases involving discrimination and t…
A proposed agreement drafted by New York City’s Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) department has caused Mayor Bill de Blasio some grief recently, as regulatory measures affecting buildings in the Housing Development Fund Corporatio…
To claim...or not to claim? That can be a tough question; on the one hand, nobody wants to pay out-of-pocket for something their insurance policy covers. On the other hand, too many claims can add up to increased premiums - or get a condo o…
In any real estate market, purchasing that first home is a daunting proposition; it's often the biggest investment of the buyer's life up to that point. And with today's high cost of urban living, it's exponentially more intimidating. Jus…
As we’ve recently seen in the news--from the Democratic National Committee email leaks about Bernie Sanders from last year’s presidential election, to the latest in the Trump-Russia brouhaha --emails aren’t always the safest and sec…
Residential sales prices for Brooklyn and Queens during the second quarter of 2017 set records over the same period a year ago, reflecting strong activity in those boroughs, according to Douglas Elliman in a new report released today. …
Property management - or rather, effective property management - involves a great many moving parts and potential loose ends. Here, a trio of management professionals discuss how they keep it all straight, manage their time, and do their pa…
In March 2015, an illegal tap on a gas line caused an explosion in a residential building in the East Village. Two lives were lost and three buildings were leveled. In the aftermath, it became clear that while the city required ins…