Inspector of Buckling Midtown Building Cited for Missing Problems at Other NYC Sites
Before columns buckled inside a Midtown Manhattan office tower on Tuesday, a private firm conducted several inspections of…
Trump Officials Challenge Reparations Program in Chicago Suburb
“Under the pretext of paying reparations for events more than 100 years ago, the city of Evanston has…
These Young Politicians Want to Fix America’s Housing Problems
Besides his suit and tie, David Morales had little to set him apart from the other 20-somethings he…
New Intelligence Role Puts Bill Pulte’s Housing Agenda in Doubt
Bill Pulte, President Trump’s top housing official, has voiced grand ambitions for jump-starting the housing market by lowering…
Steyer Campaigns on Affordability. Does His Own Mansion Portfolio Matter?
As Tom Steyer amassed billions of dollars by leading a wildly successful San Francisco hedge fund, he did…
Mamdani’s Public Housing Plan Partly Relies on Private Sector
In his run-up to becoming mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani centered his housing strategy around freezing…
Mortgage Rates, Now 6.5%, Hit Highest Level Since War Began
The interest rate on a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage rose on Thursday to its highest level since the war…
Return to the Land, a Whites-Only Community, Is Sued for Discrimination
Last summer, Michelle Walker was watching the local 5 o’clock news in her St. Louis living room when…
House Passes Housing Bill, Uniting on a Measure to Bring Down Costs
The House passed a sprawling housing bill on Wednesday aimed at tackling a major cost-of-living issue, bringing Congress…
N.Y. Takes Two-Step Approach to Tax on Multimillion-Dollar Second Homes
A new tax surcharge on the second homes of wealthy part-time residents of New York City would initially…
Vote Brings ‘Freeze the Rent’ Closer to Reality in New York
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s push to freeze rents for nearly one million New York City apartments cleared a major…
Can a Second-Home Tax Work in New York? The Numbers Don’t Add Up Yet.
A push to tax multimillion-dollar second homes in New York City has been billed by Gov. Kathy Hochul…