Emily Myers
Senior Writer/Podcast Producer
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. In spite of her itinerant background, she has been living in the same Brooklyn rental since 2016.
Posts by Emily Myers:
Our crazy Brooklyn rental hunt: We kept losing places to others willing to pay more and sign longer leases
By Emily Myers
March 22, 2022 - 09:30 AM
The experience of Heather Graham, a pseudonym, is emblematic of apartment hunters in New York City today: She lost places to other renters willing to pay more than asking and sign leases sight unseen. Graham finally signed a lease for a $7,250 a month, way more than she’d originally budgeted for. Here's her advice for others looking for rentals in NYC.
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Fed raises interest rates, mortgage applications down, & more
By Emily Myers
March 17, 2022 - 10:30 AM
And, the city's doormen, supers, and building staff push for wage increases and improved benefits as a labor agreement expires.
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How to avoid breaking NYC's laws on Airbnb and other short-term rentals
By Emily Myers
March 17, 2022 - 09:30 AM
It’s illegal for New Yorkers who live in buildings with three or more residential units to rent their apartments out for fewer than 30 days unless the owner or leaseholder is present during the stay.
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Nomadland in NYC, unions support good cause bill, & more
By Emily Myers
March 15, 2022 - 10:30 AM
And, 84 percent of renters in NYC are rent burdened, spending more than 30 percent of their take home pay on rent, according to data from roommate service Spare Room.
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Housing court without legal help, Brooklyn's first supertall, & more
By Emily Myers
March 10, 2022 - 10:30 AM
And, sewer and water mains improvements have been completed in Queens and are designed to prevent future flooding
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NYC's surging rents, their mortgage is too big, & more
By Emily Myers
March 8, 2022 - 10:30 AM
And, the city's first net-zero development in Queens.
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