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Editor: David Reiss
Brooklyn Law School

December 14, 2017

State of America’s Rental Housing

By David Reiss

The Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University has released America’s Rental Housing 2017. I was a bit surprised that the report spent so little time addressing the types of restrictive zoning that depress the supply of new rental … Continue reading

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December 14, 2017 in Renting | Permalink | No Comments

October 25, 2017

Renters and Natural Disasters

By David Reiss

Avvo quoted me in What Do Renters Need To Know in A Natural Disaster? It opens, From hurricanes in the East to wildfires in the West, the past few months have seen an on-going slew of natural disasters in the United … Continue reading

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October 25, 2017 in Renting | Permalink | No Comments

October 12, 2017

Rental Housing Landscape

By David Reiss

NYU’s Furman Center released its 2017 National Rental Housing Landscape. My two takeaways are that, compared to the years before the financial crisis, (1) many tenants remain rent burdened and (2) higher income households are renting more. These takeaways have … Continue reading

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June 28, 2017

Addressing NYC’s Affordable Housing Crisis

By David Reiss

The NYC Rent Guidelines Board (of which I am a member) held a public hearing as part of its final vote on rent adjustments for the approximately one million dwelling units subject to the Rent Stabilization Law in New York City. … Continue reading

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June 27, 2017

Painful Lessons from Roommates

By David Reiss

Realtor.com quoted me in Painful Lessons Learned From Living With Roommates. It reads, With rental prices surpassing nosebleed levels in many parts of the country, more and more legit grown-ups are cutting costs by sharing their home with roommates. But here’s the … Continue reading

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June 12, 2017

Poverty in NYC

By David Reiss

NYU’s Furman Center has released its annual State of New York City’s Housing and Neighborhoods along with a focus on Poverty in New York City. The State of the City report is always of great value but each year’s focus … Continue reading

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June 1, 2017

Dorms for Grownups

By David Reiss

The Bridge quoted me in Why Dorms for Grownups Are a New Way of Life. It opens, If you think applying to Stanford or MIT is a long shot, consider the odds of landing a spot in a Brooklyn co-living residence. … Continue reading

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June 1, 2017 in Renting | Permalink | 1 Comment