Brick Underground

Build Only is the most traditional process in the renovation industry. The design firm or architect is first hired by the homeowner to deliver design documents. Once these are complete, the homeowner then solicits bids from contractors to perform the construction work.

Over the next few days (with the exception of Christmas and New Year’s Day, when we'll be taking a break), we’ll be posting our most popular and instructive stories of 2020.

The second stimulus package passed by Congress includes a one-month extension of the Center for Disease Control's nationwide eviction ban. This extends protections for eligible tenants until the end of January 2021.

Where are the deals in NYC and how do you find them? In this episode of the podcast, John Walkup, co-founder of the real estate analytics firm UrbanDigs, provides some context for what’s happening in the market right now. He also has advice to buyers about how to identify a motivated seller.

According to UrbanDig’s latest weekly report for the second week of December, Manhattan’s sales and leasing activity is picking up and remains elevated over the same week in 2019, an indication that pent-up demand is being released.

The Brick Underground team shares some of their favorite pandemic purchases that also make great holiday gifts.