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Trump faces 'greatest test' in delivering on affordability before 2026 midterms
"I don't think it was good for Republicans. I'm not sure it was good for anybody," the president told Republicans of the 2025 elections results.
Hooray! Voters bless a rollback of the City Council's power to block affordable housing
The passage of four ballot proposals delivered a well-deserved slap to the New York's City Council and will great help create more lower-cost housing at a time when at a...
Zohran Mamdani's City Hall will pit ideology against reality
The mayor of New York City isn’t a monarch who can unilaterally rule — and Zohran Mamdani has made promises he cannot keep on his own.
Four city ballot proposals this year deserve to pass — one doesn't
On ballots this year, Gotham voters will see five proposals for changes to the City Charter: Four would improve the city, the fifth could worsen it.
Zohran Mamdani still mum on affordable housing ballot proposals
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has promoted himself as a champion for affordable housing, yet the frontrunner has not taken a position on three pivotal housing-related ballot proposals...
Cash buyers are running the housing market in these 6 US cities
As mortgage interest rates stay stubbornly above 6%, all-cash offers remain highly attractive, particularly at the two extremes of the market: the most affordable and the luxury segments.
Manhattan’s luxury housing market is booming and bucking national trends -- but for how long?
While luxury markets from Dallas to Miami are struggling to keep pace, Manhattan’s high-end sector is one of the few bright spots, according to Douglas Elliman.
A million bucks won't even buy you a luxury home in America anymore
According to a new analysis from Realtor.com, the threshold for entering the top 10% of US home listings has increased by a significant sum.
Adams labeled 'not relevant' as mayor, City Council spar over ex-inmate supportive housing in the Bronx
The Council on Thursday approved a 99-year sublease of a six-story building to locate a supportive housing program for ex-Rikers inmates, called Just Home, at the Jacobi Hospital campus in...
NYC on track to deliver 50K new homes by year's end -- with hopes they'll relieve high rents
Newly released data from the Department of City Planning shows developers finished construction on 25,674 residential units in the first six months of 2025.
Fixer-uppers are the new path to homeownership, saving buyers up to 78% in these 10 cities
Spending a small fortune on a home can be daunting for buyers facing affordability challenges, but for those willing to roll up their sleeves and put in the work, a fixer-upper in need...
The best time to buy property in every metro as peak season approaches
The week of Oct. 12–18, 2025, is projected to be the year’s “Best Week” to buy a home—offering the most favorable combination of inventory, pricing, and competition.
Housing hypocrites Cuomo, Mamdani put politics over wisdom
Zohran Mamdani's ignorant promises would trigger affordable-housing Armageddon — but Andrew Cuomo won't confront the economic distress his bad policies created.
Home foreclosures on the rise across the US — up 18% from same time last year
Foreclosures are once again creeping higher across the country, with thousands of homeowners facing the legal process of losing their homes.
Letting NYC landlords cover costs is common sense — and Mamdani's plan will only worsen renting madness
Not only is a disastrous 2019 state law pushing rent-regulated units off the market by the tens of thousands, the city's efforts to get those "zombie" apartments on the market...
A Harlem man mistakenly overpaid for his rent-stabilized apartment for decades
Manhattan artist Richard Carroll Jr. was shocked to discover he unknowingly resided in a rent-stabilized apartment since 2004.
NYC wants to pay landlords up to $50K to spruce up their vacant apartments — but no one seems interested
The city is offering landlords with unrentable rent-stabilized units big bucks to bring them back to life -- but they're skeptical of relying on city funds.
NYC's Airbnb ban failed to lower rents or boost vacancies, report finds
Airbnb is pushing to loosen the ban as New York braces for next summer’s World Cup, when a flood of tourists will swamp the region.
These 3D printed homes in Texas are redefining durable, affordable housing
Zuri Gardens will be Houston's first large-scale affordable housing community built using 3D printing.
The ideal salary for Americans still isn't enough to buy a house — except in 2 states
When it comes to homeownership in 2025, however, such a paycheck won’t get you very far, according to Realtor.com.