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New Rent Guidelines Board report justifies a rent freeze, tenant advocates claim

By Jennifer White Karp |March 28, 2025 - 4:30PM

An image of an apartment building in West Village Manhattan New York

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Could a proposed bill to help New York tenants buy their building finally become law?

By Celia Young |March 28, 2025 - 9:30AM

A rendering of the 12-story building on East Houston Street.

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Housing lottery opens for 40 rent-stabilized apartments in the East Village

By Celia Young |March 27, 2025 - 12:30PM

NYC apartment buildings on Bleecker Street in Manhattan

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Ask Altagracia: Can my roommate and I challenge a non-renewal notice under Good Cause eviction law?

Sponsored By Outerbridge Law P.C. |March 27, 2025 - 9:30AM

The Search

Understanding net effective rent: Here's how to calculate your real monthly rent

By Jennifer White Karp |March 26, 2025 - 4:00PM

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Housing lottery launches for 125 rent-stabilized apartments at former JFK airport hotel

… Housing lottery applications are open for 125 rentstabilized apartments at the former JFK Hilton Hotel in the South Ozone … 135th Ave has a gym community center and shared laundry room Its located near John F Kennedy airport and about two …

By Celia Young |March 25, 2025 - 11:30AM

Negotiating + Financing

What is a CEMA loan, and how can it reduce my mortgage recording tax?

… you avoid paying the entire mortgage recording tax on a home loan It involves assigning a mortgage from one lender … townhouse but not a coop In NYC the mortgage recording tax rate is 18 percent for mortgages under $500000 and 1925 … the transfer taxes paying taxes on the sales price of the home minus the remaining mortgage debt transferred to the …

By Evelyn Battaglia |March 25, 2025 - 9:30AM