National News Analysis
Can tenants have it both ways?
By Erik Engquist | May 13, 2022 07:00AM
Anh-Thu Nguyen and her two roommates don’t want to leave their apartment. Why would they? Although it won’t appear in Architectural Digest, it’s perfectly livable, it’s on the most prestigious street in Brooklyn’s nicest...
Can tenants have it both ways?
News Analysis
The truth about 421a
By Erik Engquist | April 15, 2022 08:00AM
By now, you’re probably sick of reading about 421a. Really, what’s left to say about this property tax break? A lot, actually. Until now, we’ve been drubbed by supporters and opponents’ tiresome narratives about...
The truth about 421a
National
Home-flip tax would punish the good guys
By Erik Engquist | April 06, 2022 09:00AM
Just when you think politicians cannot get any more daft about housing, along comes Chris Ward. The California Assembly member wanted to give ordinary homebuyers a better shot at competing with home flippers, so...
Home-flip tax would punish the good guys
“Good cause” crowd attacks homeownership plan
By Erik Engquist | March 15, 2022 08:00AM
It’s New York real estate’s Catch-22: Ignore poor neighborhoods and be blamed for disinvestment, or invest in them and...
“Good cause” crowd attacks homeownership plan
News Analysis
A Harlem real estate drama worthy of Hollywood
By Erik Engquist | February 03, 2022 07:00AM
You can lead a socialist to the fountain of knowledge, but you can’t make her drink. That comes to...
A Harlem real estate drama worthy of Hollywood
Archive News Analysis
The benefits and costs of “good cause” eviction
By Erik Engquist | January 18, 2022 08:00AM
As the push for “good cause eviction” comes to a head in New York’s state legislature, the bill starts...
The benefits and costs of “good cause” eviction
Horrific fire at Bronx Mitchell-Lama shocks city
By Erik Engquist | January 09, 2022 05:32PM
UPDATED, Jan. 10, 6 p.m. — A blaze that began in a second-floor duplex in the Bronx Sunday morning...
Horrific fire at Bronx Mitchell-Lama shocks city
3 things you missed while cheering de Blasio’s departure
By Erik Engquist | January 05, 2022 07:00AM
New Yorkers could be forgiven if they missed some real estate news as Bill de Blasio’s mayoralty ended, which...
3 things you missed while cheering de Blasio’s departure
Three Gowanus projects lead spate of new development filings
By Orion Jones and Erik Engquist | December 14, 2021 03:15PM
Developers have filed plans to build three more largely residential buildings in recently rezoned Gowanus. Rabsky Group affiliate Galaxy...
Three Gowanus projects lead spate of new development filings
Tri-State
Purchase of former oyster farm puts town in a pickle
By Erik Engquist | December 14, 2021 11:00AM
Scott Russell saw this one coming. Some years ago, a developer had proposed a North Fork waterfront project far...
Purchase of former oyster farm puts town in a pickle