Proposal to reform the Community Reinvestment Act misses the mark
Affordable housing advocates fear proposed changes to the CRA threaten to upend the system that enourages banks to fulfill the needs of neighborhood residents.
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How coronavirus has changed the lending markets
Andrew Dansker takes a look at how banks have found their comfort level with the new normal in real estate lending markets.
Five things every real estate project should be doing right now
By Alex Elkin It’s been a week since construction on non-essential projects began again in New York City under Phase I of the state’s reopening plan. Not surprisingly, the industry has breathed a collective sigh of relief, eager to be building again after a nearly three-month pause that sidelined projects...
Capital budget cuts a threat to hardworking New Yorkers
The cuts threaten projects in the existing pipeline and inject uncertainty into the future of numerous other planned projects.
How brokers need to change the way they do business post-COVID 19
The Post-COVID world has and will continue to make substantial changes in how real estate brokers in New York operate. While real estate brokerage has been deemed an essential business, that does not mean “business as usual”. Brokers and realtors are required to abide by guidance provided by the New...
City Council’s relief for Covid afflicted guarantors
Adam Leitman Bailey and Dov Treiman examine the impact of the city's new lease guarantors legislation on commercial property owners
Adapt and evolve are watchwords of back-to-work policies
It is a near certainty that this crisis will impact the way we work for a long time to come.
As legislators return to session, housing system requires support
Housing advocate warns that aftershocks of coronavirus crisis will impact low- and middle-income New Yorkers for months to come.
Never count New York out
REBNY president says key to moving forward will be the way that government and the private sector work together
Government solution is needed for property owners and renters
Time Equities chairman Francis Greenburger on the #cancelrent movement