Big spenders: Real estate lobbying spiked for rent law
The year 2019 was a costly one for landlords — in more ways than one. A new report by...
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Real estate winners and losers: state budget edition
For once, landlords and tenants can commiserate together: They both lost big in the state budget. Various measures they...
Hochul: Supersize NYC apartment buildings, replace 421a
UPDATED Jan. 5, 2022, 3:53 p.m.: Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to repeal a key property tax break, lift a...
Jim Whelan talks “playing defense”
Jim Whelan became the face of the Real Estate Board of New York at an especially brutal time for the industry. He took over for John Banks just a month after the state passed...
Reflection, resentment and some remorse: Real estate’s mood at the REBNY gala
You almost had to feel sorry for the ushers wielding chimes and dimming the lights. At the Real Estate...