Ida damage claims denied, affordable housing in East Hampton, & more

By Emily Myers | August 18, 2022 - 10:30AM

None of the 4,703 property damage claims related to Hurricane Ida were approved by New York City Comptroller Brad Lander (Bloomberg)

Applications for home loans in the U.S. fall 2 percent to the lowest level since 2000, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association (The Real Deal)

Dozens of rent-stabilized apartments at a luxury development in Mott Haven sit empty a year after the lottery's launch (Welcome2TheBronx)

Governor Kathy Hochul announces the start of construction on Three Mile Harbor, a $33 million affordable housing development in East Hampton (press release)

Under Local Law 97, a high energy efficiency letter grade does not predict fines for carbon emissions (Habitat Magazine)

Complaints about trash on sidewalks and streets are 36 percent higher in the first six months of 2022 compared to last year (Politico)

Emily Myers

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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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