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Apartments
Home construction is surging, but it's leaving out struggling renters
Aug 18, 2020
Apartment market tracking firm RENTCafé predicts apartment construction will be down 12% from 2019 to the lowest level in five years.
What will happen to New York's sky high rents?
Jul 2, 2020
Some are getting breaks on commercial and residential rent, but it won't last forever.
The rise of the high-rise
by
Amy Scott
Jan 21, 2020
As more and more people want the amenities of urban living, there's nowhere to build but up.
The affordable housing crisis is forcing some people into basements
by
Andie Corban
and Kai Ryssdal
Oct 30, 2019
A New York Times reporter took a look at immigrants living in the cramped, dark, illegal spaces in Queens.
Rent too high? Blame zoning.
by
Amy Scott
Jul 10, 2019
Research finds hostility to apartments contributes to affordability crisis.
Manhattan housing prices cooled in 2018
by
Renata Sago
Jan 4, 2019
The median home sale in the borough has dipped below $1 million for the first time since 2015.
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January home construction jumped 9.7 percent
Feb 16, 2018
Single-family ground-breaking was strong, but construction of multi-family units was even stronger.
Startups see untapped potential in apartment buildings
Aug 25, 2017
High-rise apartment buildings are a target for the growing home-sharing economy.
Churches convert to rentals as young people leave the flock
Oct 11, 2016
Houses of worship are merging or closing. In Philly, more than a quarter of those have been redeveloped.