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Tracking the ‘housing recession,’ how to time a move, & more

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By Jennifer White Karp  |
August 30, 2022 - 10:30AM
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Austin Havens-Bowen for Brick Underground/Flickr

Nearly two thirds of U.S. cities in RealtyHop’s Housing Affordability Index—including New York City—see a drop in asking prices, which may signal the start of a “housing recession” (press release)

A New Yorker moves from a homeless shelter to an affordable housing complex in East New York with the help of a caseworker and a new embrace of Buddhism (The New York Times)

A Tribeca townhouse with a skybridge finally sells for $24 million—less than half its original asking price of $50 million in 2015 (New York Post)

How to time a move from one apartment to another so you’re not paying for two places or worse, left without a place to live (The New York Times)

Renters at 70 Greene, a luxury Jersey City apartment tower, say frequent flooding and malfunctioning elevators make their lives miserable (New York Post)

The Landmarks Preservation Commission unveils a new website where you can download thousands of historic images (Tribeca Citizen)

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Jennifer White Karp

Managing Editor

Jennifer steers Brick Underground’s editorial coverage of New York City residential real estate and writes articles on market trends and strategies for buyers, sellers, and renters. Jennifer’s 15-year career in New York City real estate journalism includes stints as a writer and editor at The Real Deal and its spinoff publication, Luxury Listings NYC.

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