Douglas Durst tapped to be next REBNY chair
Douglas Durst, chair of the Durst Organization, was nominated to be the next chair of the Real Estate Board of New York, the industry’s most influential trade group announced today. “It is hard to...
REBNY
About: The Real Estate Board of New York, or REBNY, is a trade association that lobbies on behalf of the real estate industry in the city. The majority of its members are residential real estate agents.
Headquartered in: New York, NY
Founded in: 1896
Lead by: Chairman William C. Rudin; President James Whelan
REBNY Q&A
What does REBNY do?
The organization strives to ensure that rent regulations and various tax breaks, such as the 421a tax abatement program, benefit developers and it promotes other industry-backed government policies. It also backs political candidates it expects will favor real estate companies. The group offers professional education programs, including state-certified required courses for licensing. REBNYs annual banquet may be the most important networking event in the industry.
Who is in REBNY?
REBNY has more than 16,000 members, including real estate brokers, property owners and developers, industry lawyers, and architects.
REBNY Top Stories
June 27, 2019—John Banks did a fair job leading REBNY for four years, industry sources say, but few were shocked by his decision to retire.
June 26, 2019—John Banks, who led the Real Estate Board of New York for four years, is stepping down as president.
June 12, 2019—The 2019 REBNY awards celebrated NY’s top retail dealmakers at a ceremony on Tuesday night, with honors going to NKF, RFK and the Dartmouth Company.
June 5, 2019—REBNY is spending big money courting Democratic Assemblymembers ahead of rent reform votes. But so are its individual constituents, who are lobbying without the trade organization.
The Latest
REBNY taps Realtor.com exec to lead RLS
REBNY’s Residential Listing Service has a new chief. Ninve James is joining the Real Estate Board of New York to lead the RLS, the trade association announced in a release. James, a former vice...
Broker-fee ban lawsuit postponed for the third time
State regulators and the real estate industry have postponed a showdown over tenant-paid broker fees for the third time....
REBNY’s RLS chief bows out
The RLS is running without a head. John Canniffe, who joined the Real Estate Board of New York last year to run the residential listings service, has left the trade group for a new...
CBRE’s Hodos and other Muggles win REBNY award for Harry Potter deal
When Richard Hodos and his team heard about The Wizarding World of Harry Potter eyeing New York City, they...
REBNY to begin issuing fines for problematic listings
A years-long effort to clean up New York residential listings data is taking the next step forward – and...
Newmark nabs REBNY prize for deal with NYC Health + Hospitals
The lease deal to consolidate NYC Health + Hospitals’ six administrative offices scattered across three boroughs took almost three...
NYC commercial and residential brokers are split on market outlook
New York’s commercial brokers are all doom and gloom. Commercial brokers scored their present confidence in the Big Apple...
REBNY’s political contributions plummet
With Democrats in control of the state Senate, and with a growing number of progressive candidates refusing to take cash from real estate, the industry’s main lobbying group in New York has scaled back...
NYC’s lockdown will count as one day on the market for resi listings
In the annals of New York City’s residential market, “New York on Pause” will be reduced to one day...