Mayor De Blasio urges city to consider rent freezes in regulated buildings
Mayor Bill de Blasio says he is working to keep roofs over the head of the more than 2,000,000 New Yorkers who live in rent-stabilized apartments.
April 1, rent's due: Many struggle to pay in virus outbreak
It's the first of the month, and everybody knows the rent's due. For millions of Americans, Wednesday is the first time the landlord is knocking on the door since the coronavirus outbreak turned the economy upside down.
Airbnb apologizes to hosts for coronavirus cancellation policies, will pay out $250 million
Nothing says "I'm sorry" like $250 million.
Calls for national rent strike during coronavirus crisis
With millions of people suddenly out of work and rent due at the first of the month, some tenants are vowing to go on a rent strike until the coronavirus pandemic subsides.
Newsom: Major banks agree to allow Californians to miss mortgage payments for 90 days
He then added that Bank of America would agree to 30 days.
As virus grips nation, advocates move to halt evictions
NEW YORK (AP) — On the day after the coronavirus outbreak was declared a global pandemic, Joe Ferguson was given a batch of court-ordered evictions to carry out in his job as constable in Tucson, Arizona.
Bank of America will allow customers to defer payments on mortgages amid COVID-19 financial crisis
Bank of America has announced it will also implement a series of actions aimed at creating financial ease for its customers.
Trump suspends all evictions, foreclosures until end of April
Managing dual health and economic crises, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he will invoke a federal provision that allows the government to marshal the private sector in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Ozone Park families displaced by sewer backup being kicked out of motels
For more than three months, dozens of residents of South Ozone Park have been displaced from their residences after a collapsed city pipe flooded their homes with raw sewage.
Ruling on Manhattan skyscraper could affect future development
A court ruling on a skyscraper under construction could affect future development.
NY Botanical Garden teams up with developer to build affordable housing
The Bedford Park section of the Bronx is perhaps most notable for the sprawling New York Botanical Gardens. But now, just outside of those gardens, a plan is in the works to create new affordable housing.
Ruling could force Upper West Side skyscraper to cut down 20 floors
The nearly-completed 668-foot tall building at 200 Amsterdam Avenue may have to take a little off the top after a New York State Supreme Court judge ruled that the Department of Buildings revoke its permits and remove all floors that exceed the zoning limit, which according to published reports could be at least 20 floors.
Reprieve from real estate broker fees on hold for now
You will still need to pay a real estate broker's fee for now.
America’s most expensive home hits the market
A mansion in California is being called the "most expensive home in America" after it hit the market for a mere $500M.
