Tenant harassment case settled, mortgage rates could top 8.5 percent, & more

By Emily Myers | October 14, 2022 - 10:30AM

Brooklyn landlord Greenbrook Partners is forced to pay out thousands in a settlement over claims of tenant harassment and dangerous living conditions (Brownstoner)

Mortgage rates could surge to 8.5 percent as inflation remains stubbornly high (New York Post)

With New York City's homeless population at an all-time high, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams calls for a citywide shelter plan (City Limits)

Residents in Manhattan's South Street Seaport Historic District celebrate a court ruling temporarily blocking a tower rising from a neighborhood parking lot (The City)

Brooklyn ranks ninth on a list of cities with the most apartments built between 2013 and 2022 (The New York Times)

An affordable housing lottery launches for 51 apartments at 224 West 124th St. in Harlem (New York Yimby)

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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.

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