May 25, 2017
NYC’s Housing Supply
The New York City Rent Guidelines Board (of which I am a member) released its 2017 Housing Supply Report. It has a lot of interesting data for housing nerds as well as those of us obsessed with NYC. Here is a taste: There … Continue reading
May 25, 2017 in New York City | Permalink | No Comments
September 30, 2016
Airbnb’s Tourist Tenements
The New York State Independent Conference issued a report, Tourist Tenements in the Making. The report concludes, New York City has long been at the forefront of ensuring that its housing stock is safe for residents. We have instituted laws … Continue reading
September 30, 2016 in New York City | Permalink | No Comments
August 18, 2016
Micro-Units for Millennials
Construction Dive quoted me in An Emerging Megatrend? Developers Experiment with Microunits to Target Millennial Market. It opens, As U.S. home prices and rents continue to soar, some developers are taking aim at a new target market — those willing to sacrifice … Continue reading
August 18, 2016 in New York City | Permalink | No Comments
August 5, 2016
Homeownership in NYC
NYU’s Furman Center and Citi have released their joint Report on Homeownership & Opportunity in New York City. It opens, In New York City, the notoriously high costs of rental housing are well documented. But becoming a homeowner in the … Continue reading
August 5, 2016 in New York City | Permalink | No Comments
August 2, 2016
Tax Liens and Affordable Housing
NYU’s Furman Center has released a Data Brief, Selling the Debt: Properties Affected by the Sale of New York City Tax Liens. It opens, When properties in New York City accrue taxes or assessments, those debts become liens against the … Continue reading
August 2, 2016 in New York City | Permalink | No Comments
June 24, 2016
Urban Income Inequality
The union-affiliated Economic Policy Institute has released a report, Income Inequality in the U.S. by State, Metropolitan Area, and County. The report finds that The rise in inequality in the United States, which began in the late 1970s, continues in the … Continue reading
June 24, 2016 in New York City | Permalink | No Comments
June 22, 2016
Walkers in the City
The Center for Real Estate and Urban Analysis at The George Washington School of Business has released Foot Traffic Ahead: Ranking Walkable Urbanism in America’s Largest Metros for 2016. The Executive Summary opens, The end of sprawl is in sight. … Continue reading
June 22, 2016 in New York City | Permalink | No Comments
