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:
$3 million penthouse sale in Queens, struggling landlords, & more
By Emily Myers
November 17, 2020 - 10:30 AM
Queens has a near record-setting sale—a penthouse at Tangram House South in Flushing—which just sold for $3,099,800.
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Are landlords still doing buyouts during the pandemic?
By Emily Myers
November 17, 2020 - 09:30 AM
"Buyouts are far from dead and we are absolutely getting traction on deals for decent amounts of money,” says Steven Wagner, a co-op and condo attorney at Wagner, Berkow & Brandt who has decades of experience negotiating these kinds of deals on behalf of renters.
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$1.4 billion in lost NY taxes, schools may soon close, & more
By Emily Myers
November 13, 2020 - 10:30 AM
Amazon's plans to lease warehouse space in Red Hook, Brooklyn, are raising concerns about unsustainable truck traffic in the area.
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Curfew to slow the surge, 'stoop court' is in session, & more
By Emily Myers
November 12, 2020 - 10:30 AM
A new public park—Waterline Square—opened on the Upper West Side connecting three waterfront developments at the southern tip of Riverside Park
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Banks want buyers to fork over larger down payments. Here are some workarounds
By Emily Myers
November 12, 2020 - 09:30 AM
JP Morgan Chase sent a memo to loan professionals saying the bank would now only be willing to lend 70 percent of the sale price for jumbo loans, forcing NYC buyers to up their down payments by an additional 10 percent. Other banks are expected to follow suit.
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Warnings of a second wave, NYC's indoor dining cap upheld, & more
By Emily Myers
November 10, 2020 - 10:30 AM
A Bronx pastor who sold his congregation's land to developers with the promise of getting a new church says he has nothing to show for it.
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