NYC Housing Policy Update
Two recent developments at City Hall highlight the ongoing tension between housing affordability goals and policies that risk disrupting the
YONKERS—Citing a need to offset $21.6 million in withheld state aid, Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano is warning the
NEWARK—Considered one of the most important infrastructure projects in the New York metro region, the start of construction of
PURCHASE—The law firm Milber Makris Plousadis & Seiden, LLP has signed a long-term direct lease deal totaling 25,000
NEWBURGH—While Orange County is in the midst of a solicitation for two storied properties on Grand Street here, the
WASHINGTON—A little over a week after first proposing a controversial 0.5% Adverse Market Refinance Fee on Fannie Mae
NEW YORK—Real estate firm Helmsley Spear, LLC, which was founded in 1866, reported on Aug. 26 it had signed
NEW CITY—Rockland County Executive Ed Day and Commissioner of Finance Stephen DeGroat announced on Aug. 24 that Moody’s
RYE BROOK—A majority of Westchester businesses from a good cross section of the county’s economy say they are
WASHINGTON—A majority of economists surveyed by the National Association for Business Economics believe that the U.S. economy is
WASHINGTON—Proof that the local home sales market is very strong despite the COVID pandemic can be found in the
NEW YORK—Moody’s Analytics released its new forecasts for commercial real estate rents and vacancies on Aug. 17 and
WASHINGTON—The Mortgage Bankers Association reported on Aug. 17 that the share of late FHA loans rose to nearly 16%
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