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:
Boomers aren't selling, outdoor dining to stay, & more
By Emily Myers
July 8, 2021 - 10:30 AM
To reduce vandalism and graffiti, green plywood fences around stalled construction sites will be replaced with chain link fences, according to City Land.
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Manhattan luxury sales surge, listings that linger, & more
By Emily Myers
July 6, 2021 - 10:30 AM
And, New York ranks as one of the worst cities for first-time buyers, with low scores for housing affordability and cost of living, according to Wallet Hub.
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Westchester Section 8 bias lawsuit, CDC eviction ban stands, & more
By Emily Myers
July 1, 2021 - 10:30 AM
And, the CDC's eviction moratorium for the hardest hit renters will continue until the end of July.
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$11 million for NYC's homeless, averting foreclosures, & more
By Emily Myers
June 29, 2021 - 10:30 AM
The 96th-floor penthouse at the troubled supertall tower 432 Park Ave. lists for $169 million—double what the owner paid four years ago, according to The New York Times.
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How much is a standard deposit when you're buying an apartment in NYC?
By Emily Myers
June 28, 2021 - 13:30 PM
When you are buying a NYC apartment, the deposit is the money paid at contract signing. It's normally 10 percent of the purchase price. What's confusing for some buyers is that this is also sometimes called the down payment.
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What's a comp—and can recent sales data be trusted?
By Emily Myers
June 24, 2021 - 12:30 PM
When you are buying or selling in New York, recent sales of comparative apartments—or comps—are typically used to determine the approximate asking price. But because of the pandemic, brokers are looking at asking prices of similar apartments; how long it took for similar apartments to go into contract and whether the price was reduced; and which similar apartments ended up being taken off the market because they failed to find a buyer.
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