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Housing Starts: Manhattan’s Rents Down | New HIV/AIDS Housing Subsidy | Where to Buy in NYC
Prices of rented apartments in New York, known as a rental town making up three-quarters of all homes, have declined over the past few months. Cuomo and de Blasio map out new housing subsidy for those suffering from HIV/AIDS. As people price out of homeownership in Brooklyn, more are looking to the Bronx to buy.
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Tenant Advocates Push Cuomo | de Blasio’s State of the City | Call for Affordable Housing Unites NYC
The Cuomo administration recently brought 28,000 illegally destabilized units back into the rent regulated system, but he won’t say which ones. de Blasio’s State of the City sounds a lot like the de Blasio campaign. Across the City, New Yorkers call for more affordable housing.
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Housing Starts: New de Blasio Appointees | NY’s Affordable Housing Shortage | Homelessness in U.S.
De Blasio has announced many of his appointments to his housing team, including Vicki Been of the Furman Center. What are solutions to New York City’s affordable housing shortage? Different cities in the U.S. have different policies for homeless individuals during cold weather snaps.
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News & Events
Statement on the Appointment of Vicki Been as Commissioner of NYC HPD
The NYU Furman Center congratulates Vicki Been on her appointment as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development.
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Greenfield to advocate for Councilmembers | Queens is King | City Releases List of ‘Worst’ Buildings
David Greenfield will use his perch as Land Use Committee Chair to advocate for the interests of local council members. Multifamily investments explode in Queens.
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Research & Policy
Willis Co-Authors Housing Primers with the Bipartisan Policy Center
This December, the Bipartisan Policy Center published three housing primers co-authored by Furman Center Resident Research Fellow Mark Willis. The primers explain complex issues surrounding housing finance, including the role of the secondary market in mortgage financing, sharing credit risk with the private sector, and Ginnie Mae.
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A Truly Affordable NYC Apartment | Falling Homeownership Rates | ‘Reclaiming’ Gentrification
Staying put rather than moving offers financial incentive in NYC housing market. Why we shouldn’t be worried about falling homeownership rates. A New York City archicritic makes a case for ‘reclaiming’ and rethinking gentrification.
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Tenants Push Back on Private Equity | Real Estate Sizes Up BDB | Severe Cold and NYC’s Homeless
Tenants in 42 buildings in the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Manhattan push back against a private equity deal that would allow their landlords, currently facing foreclosure, to maintain control of the portfolio. New York’s real estate community sizes up the new mayor’s ambitious plan to build 90,000 units and preserve 110,000 units of affordable housing over the next 10 years. Facing severe cold, New York’s homeless seek shelter.
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Housing Starts: de Blasio and Rents | NYCHA buildings and pre-K seats | Queens Skyline to Change
What strategies will de Blasio use to make rents more affordable in NYC? Space in NYCHA buildings may be used to de Blasio’s pre-K vision. A new boom for Queens is set in motion.
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Gentrification a Good Thing? | De Blasio’s Ambitious Housing Plan | Metro North Comes to Co-op City
New studies show that gentrification may be a boon for long time residents. A massive project in the Bronx is set to break ground. City Council committee chairs are named, with the powerful Land Use Committee going to Brooklyn Councilman David Greenfield.