The National Association of Real Estate Brokers says discrimination holds Black buyers back in at all stages of the home buying processs (The New York Times)
New York City Housing Authority blames a shortfall in rent collection for delayed repairs like fixing boilers and elevators (The City)
A housing lottery launches for seven apartments at 1079 Lafayette Ave. in Bed-Stuy (New York YIMBY)
An Upper East Side penthouse at 180 East 88th St. asks $33 million—thanks to a zoning loophole (The Real Deal)
U.S. housing prices continue to lose momentum with a 1.2 percent drop in September (The Real Deal)
A New Yorker bids farewell to her Greenwich Village apartment of 27 years (Curbed)
Austin Havens-Bowen
Staff Writer
Staff writer Austin Havens-Bowen covers the rental market and answers renters' questions in a column called Realty Bites. He previously reported on local news for the Queens Ledger and The Hunts Point Express in the Bronx. He graduated from Hunter College with a BA in media studies. He rents a one-bedroom apartment in Astoria with his boyfriend and their two cats.
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