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Flatbush Brokerage Pays $352,250 After Blacklisting 203 Renters, AG Says

A Flatbush-based real estate brokerage has agreed to pay $352,250 in penalties and restitution after New York State investigators found it illegally screened out prospective tenants using their housing court histories and pocketed unauthorized holding deposits. The firm, Brooklyn High Rise LLC, denied housing to 203 renters over a six-year span based on past court litigation, according to the state's findings.

Brooklyn, NY · 09-19
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Willow and Hearth

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New York Landlord Illegally Changed the Locks on Grieving Tenants Right After Their Parents Died, and the State’s Attorney General Says the Pattern Was No Accident

A management company that controlled more than 40 buildings and 3,000 units across Brooklyn and the Bronx has been caught illegally locking tenants out of their own apartments — and […]

New York · 09-14

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As Mortgage Rates Hover Near 7 Percent, Buyers in New York, New Jersey and the Sun Belt Are Finding More Room to Negotiate on Homes

NEW YORK, NY — Homebuyers looking for a bargain are running into a housing market that is still expensive, but not completely closed off. In many places, sellers are leaving “For Sale” signs up for weeks or months, and buyers are starting to ask whether that means prices can finally be pushed down.

New Jersey · 09-14
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City Limits

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New Player Enters Debate Over Vacant Rent Stabilized Apartments, & What Else Happened This Week in Housing

Unlock Our Housing NYC, a new nonprofit founded by property owner advocate Jay Martin, says there is common ground for landlords and tenants on one issue: the tens of thousands of vacant rent stabilized units in the city. Can tenants and landlords just get along?. A landlord-backed group says they’ll...

New York, NY · 09-11
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Policy Pro: Real estate industry split on COPA

Hello, let’s get into today’s news at the intersection of real estate and policy. The real estate industry’s once-unified front against COPA has fractured. Developers who ignore stop work orders would face great scrutiny under a new City Council bill. A J-51 reboot could unlock tax breaks...

New York, NY · 09-10

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BRP Starts $178M NYC-Area Transit-Oriented Project

A combination of public and private financing is funding the mixed-use development. BRP Cos. has started construction at North White Plains, a $178 million, two-building, 296-unit mixed-use, transit-oriented development in Westchester County, N.Y. The project will include mixed-income apartments, retail, community space and publicly accessible open areas. Located directly across from the North White Plains Metro-North train station, the development is slated for completion in the second quarter of 2029.

New York · 09-03

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How Much Does a Storage Unit Cost in New York in 2026?

A storage unit in New York costs anywhere from about $58 a month upstate in Rochester to more than $850 a month in Manhattan. Size decides a lot of that gap. A standard 10×10, the size many people picture, runs about $119 a month upstate and about $379 a month in Manhattan, nearly a $260 swing for the exact same box.

New York · 08-29

Realty Today

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Why So Many New York Apartment Buildings Keep Stopping at 99 Units

Walk past a handful of new construction sites in Brooklyn or the Bronx and you may notice a strange coincidence: building after building lists almost exactly 99 apartments. It isn't a coincidence. It's the predictable result of where New York State drew a line in its newest housing tax incentive, and multiple independent data sources now confirm just how consistently developers are building right up to it.

New York · 08-27

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Getting Your New York Real Estate License: A Rockland Resident’s Guide

How to Get Your Real Estate License in New York: A Guide for Rockland County Residents. Rockland County’s real estate market has shifted substantially since the pandemic forced remote work into mainstream acceptance. Home values climbed, inventory moved faster than it had in years, and the demand for agents who knew Rockland neighborhoods increased proportionally.

Rockland County, NY · 08-27

hoodline.com

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Soundview Developer Splits 297 Apartments Into Three Towers to Dodge Wage Law

A developer has filed permits for a 13-story mixed-use building at 831 Rosedale Avenue in Soundview, but that tower is only one-third of a much larger plan quietly taking shape in the neighborhood. The same developer has also filed for two more buildings nearby, and all three share a very specific number: 99 units apiece.

New York, NY · 08-29

Gothamist

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NYC homes hidden behind LLCs complicate pied-à-terre tax rollout

Mayor Mamdani's pied-a-terre tax has been complicated by the number of residences owned by LLCs. LLC owners who elude the Department of Finance could escape the tax and lower overall revenue from the tax. [ more › ]

New York, NY · 08-26

therealdeal.com

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Policy Pro: Unlikely developers win greenlight for Bed-Stuy megaproject

Hello, let’s get into today’s news at the intersection of policy and real estate:. The City Planning Commission greenlighted an unusual Bedford–Stuyvesant redevelopment. New York’s construction industry reacts as 50 percent tariffs hit Canadian cement, plywood and other key building materials. Building professionals are waiting months...

New York, NY · 08-24

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Cushman report says NY-NJ-PA industrial leasing jumped 36% in first half

Industrial demand across the New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania corridor accelerated during the first half of 2026, as leasing rose sharply and vacancy began to ease, according to a new Cushman & Wakefield report. New leasing activity increased 35.6% year over year to 36.5 million square feet, the second-highest...

New Jersey · 08-20

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The 2026 Trailblazers in Real Estate

In late June, the New York City Rent Guidelines Board approved a controversial rent freeze on rent-stabilized apartments. In early July, the conversion of the former Pfizer headquarters into residential apartments was halted due to buckling support columns and concerns about the midtown Manhattan building’s structural integrity. In late July, the Mamdani administration published a list of properties potentially subject to new pied-à-terre tax, prompting an outcry and a legal challenge.

New York, NY · 08-17

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Judge Blocks “Pied-à-Terre” Tax but Appeals Court Judge Allows Rollout to Continue

A judge issued a temporary restraining order to Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s “pied-à-terre” tax after a group of angry homeowners filed a lawsuit against the new tax on second homes worth more than $5 million or co-ops and condos worth more than $1 million. But then an...

New York, NY · 08-14

Gothamist

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Judge temporarily blocks NYC pied-à-terre tax rollout after lawsuit

Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks at a rally. A Staten Island judge issued an order pausing the new surcharge on luxury second homes and voiding notices already sent to thousands of property owners. [ more › ]

New York, NY · 08-10

Innovate Long Island

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Albany targets housing crisis with ‘Let Them Build’ law

Long Island developers and the broader Long Island community received encouraging news in late May, when Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the 2027 State Budget: new legislation delivering significant reforms to SEQRA, the 51-year-old State Environmental Quality Review Act. The new law, known as “Let Them Build,” intends to eliminate duplicative...

New York · 08-10

therealdeal.com

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Policy Pro: Hochul takes on homeowner residence fraud

Hey there, reporter Caroline Spivack is on vacation this week, but we have Ben Miller and Lilah Burke filling in today to cover all the policy news that’s important to the real estate industry:. The state sees the pied-à-terre tax as a way to sniff out homeowner fraud.

New York · 08-07

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New York’s Foreclosure-Abuse Law Sinks Lender’s Stale Mortgage Claim

New York’s foreclosure-abuse law just ended a Brooklyn mortgage claim that lenders had kept alive since 2002. On August 5, 2026, the Appellate Division, Second Department, affirmed a grant of summary judgment that dismissed a foreclosure as too late. The decision rested on the Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act (FAPA), the 2022 statute that tightened how long lenders in New York have to bring a foreclosure – and it went against the lender.

New York · 08-07