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:
Eviction ban extended through June, 30-plus now eligible for vaccine, & more
By Emily Myers
March 30, 2021 - 10:30 AM
New York ranks third in a list of the least affordable cities.
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How to find an inexpensive (or even cheap!) NYC rental apartment: Brick’s best advice
By Emily Myers
March 24, 2021 - 12:30 PM
There are several ways to find budget-friendly apartments in NYC even though it requires some legwork. Some buildings are still offering sweeteners to entice you to sign the lease, like lower rents and months free. You might also consider sharing with someone else, renting a basement apartment, or checking out the city’s housing lottery.
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Vaccine eligibility expands, NYC sales near record highs, & more
By Emily Myers
March 23, 2021 - 10:30 AM
Lower prices in Manhattan and Brooklyn are pushing property sales in NYC to near-record highs.
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My ex-pat family of five could have left NYC—but we’re still here
By Emily Myers
March 23, 2021 - 09:30 AM
Our lease is month to month, and we could have easily left in the early days of the pandemic. We have no relatives in America and no geographical pull to the landscapes of our past. But in those early days of spring 2020, it was enough simply to get through the day. And with three children, a cat (and now dog), where would we have gone?
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Tenants sue over pests, get paid to move out of NYC, & more
By Emily Myers
March 18, 2021 - 10:30 AM
New York City's low(ish) rents and months free won't last much longer
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NYC laws against short-term stays also apply to one- and two-family houses, court says
By Emily Myers
March 18, 2021 - 09:30 AM
Renting out your apartment to visitors via short-term rental sites like Airbnb has become more difficult in the last year. Not only did the pandemic end the city’s steady stream of visitors but a court ruling means owners of one- or two-family houses are restricted from doing short term rentals if they are not in the building at the same time.
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