Bidding wars dominate, slumlords lose brownstone, & more

By Emily Myers | February 24, 2022 - 10:30AM

In a legal settlement, two slumlords in Crown Heights have to hand over their $2 million brownstone for affordable housing and pay $250,000 in fines (New York Post)

Bidding wars dominate sales in New York City: In January, 54 percent of listings received competing bids (The Real Deal)

Bronx tenants at high risk of eviction call for more protections through the passage of 'good cause eviction' laws (Gothamist)

Opinion: The scarcity of affordable housing in Nassau and Suffolk counties doesn't get enough attention (The New York Times)

An affordable housing lottery opens for 37 apartments at New Roads Plaza at 485 East 164th St. in the Bronx (New York Yimby)

Subway platform barriers will be tested at three NYC stations after an increase in violent crime (The New York Times)

Emily Myers

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Emily Myers is a real estate writer and podcast host. As the former host of the Brick Underground podcast, she earned four silver awards from the National Association of Real Estate Editors. Emily studied journalism at the University of the Arts, London, earned an MA Honors degree in English Literature from the University of Edinburgh and lived for a decade in California.

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