New York
Mar 20, 2025
Who’s the exploiter? A rent-control drama in Washington Heights
Tenant paid rent for years in name of dead roommate, but lawyer calls landlord the bad guy
Housing Policy
New York
Mar 18, 2025
Engquist’s truth revealed: Closet liberal or industry stooge?
To be credible on real estate policies, choose facts over ideology
New York
Mar 17, 2025
Candidates pledge to raise vacancy rate, but they’re hiding something
Landlord group slams Democrats’ 4% solution to the housing crisis
New York
Mar 13, 2025
Three hacks in a room: How Albany is messing up real estate
Senate, Assembly make bad Hochul plan even worse
New York
Mar 12, 2025
More than just talk: How NIMBY rhetoric fuels NYC’s housing crisis
Stop framing new housing as a “burden” — it’s a benefit
New York
Mar 8, 2025
The bold and the bureaucratic: Lander plan has 2 surprises
Housing plan taps public golf courses, random New Yorkers
New York
Mar 6, 2025
The NYC panel that could change everything
Commission gives voters rare chance to cut red tape in review process
New York
Mar 6, 2025
The Daily Dirt: Adrienne Adams touts housing record ahead of mayoral bid
Adams joins a crowded Democratic field
New York
Mar 3, 2025
Why Hochul’s crackdown on real estate investors makes absolutely no sense
Governor is making a boogeyman out of private equity, but the data doesn’t back it
New York
Feb 25, 2025
“Infuriating”: Renovated units sit empty — because landlords can’t list them
An obscure rule creates obstacles for owners to rent out affordable apartments
New York
Feb 20, 2025
Fire sprinkler proposal sparks affordability debate
Proposed measure seeks to mandate additions to new homes
New York
Feb 20, 2025
The Daily Dirt: City agencies navigate the chaos
Deputy mayor resignations create uncertainty for real estate-related agencies
National
Feb 13, 2025
A defining moment in exclusionary housing
Rezoning aims to deliver 4,800 new units in 15 years
New York
Feb 13, 2025
The Daily Dirt: This week’s most boring and important subject
Charter revision, more than Trump and Adams, will determine NYC’s future
New York
Feb 11, 2025
The Daily Dirt: NY State bill seeks to ease opt-ins for rent stabilization
Bill follows court decisions in favor of landlord group
New York
Feb 8, 2025
The Daily Dirt: Framing New York City’s housing crisis
A look at recent lawmaker flare-ups in the debate over how to build more housing
New York
Feb 7, 2025
How “fair housing” activists manipulate data to block development
Lies, damn lies and real estate statistics
New York
Feb 7, 2025
The Daily Dirt: Lander deletes a tweet, but damage is done
Comptroller spreads myth that new housing displaces the poor
National
Feb 6, 2025
Senate confirms Scott Turner as HUD secretary
Vote largely along party lines, with two exceptions
New York
Feb 5, 2025
How “good cause eviction” is raising New Yorkers’ rents
Tenants may be paying more under a law meant to protect them