With the full legislature and governor facing re-election in 2026, HGAR and NYSAR are already preparing for what could be a watershed year for housing policy.
The NYC Rent Guidelines Board voted to approve rent increases of 3% for one-year leases and 4.5% for two-year leases on rent-stabilized apartments.
NAR successfully secured its top five priorities in the final package.
While many potential buyers believe they need a down payment of 20% for their first home purchase, the typical down payment for first-time buyers has ranged from 6% to 9%, dating back to 2018.
Indelicato joins the City of Yonkers with over 30 years of experience as an attorney and city planner for several Westchester County municipalities.
BRI officials stated that while the new increases prevent another destructive rent freeze, they once again fall short of what is required to keep up with rising costs.
A total of $789 million in funding is being directed to six projects in New York City ($603 million) and three projects in the Mid-Hudson region ($186 million).
Since opening in October 2006, Empire City Casino has generated more than $5 billion for New York State education.
Year-over-year, contract signings rose in the Midwest and South, while they fell in the Northeast and West.
NYPA will immediately begin evaluation of technologies, business models, and locations for this first nuclear power plant and will secure the key partnerships needed for the project.
In the case of Resorts World New York City and Empire City Casino, both involve multi-billion-dollar upgrades.
The Mid-Hudson region had the highest aggregate value of new projects of any region with $2.4 billion, followed by the Finger Lakes ($1.8 billion), Long Island ($1.4 billion), and Western New York ($832 million).
Located at 23 Bishop W.J. Walls Place, Willow at The Ridgeway will replace three vacant public housing buildings with a new eight-story, all-electric, 100% affordable building with 92 units for seniors.
San Diego, San Jose, New York, and Boston also saw affordability ratios well above 60%.
A Mamdani candidacy and potential mayoralty could signal a policy environment more focused on tenant protections, rent regulations and public housing expansion.
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