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Desperate NYC Tenants Are Waging Bidding Wars, As Rental Demand Surges
“There's a sense of urgency and desperation that I’ve never seen before."
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Jake Offenhartz
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Costly Broker Fees, Scourge Of NYC Renters, Return With A Vengeance
Real estate agents who spoke to Gothamist/WNYC said they were now collecting higher commissions than they did before COVID, shouldered almost entirely by tenants.
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Jake Offenhartz
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Tenant Advocates Call For Mass Rent Strike On May 1st, As Landlords Seek Bailout
“What's happening is that millions of people can't pay rent, and we're trying to turn that into a moment of collective noncompliance."
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Jake Offenhartz
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NYC Real Estate Industry Sues State Over The End Of Broker Fees For Tenants
The lawsuit will charge that the Department of State "usurped its role by engaging in improper rulemaking."
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Elizabeth Kim
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NYC Real Estate Brokers Are Already Exploiting A Perceived Loophole In New Rent Laws
An attorney for REBNY argued that the new law which limits application fees to no more than $20 contained "an area of debate."
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Elizabeth Kim
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Real Estate Industry Ready For Showdown Over Legislation Limiting Brokers' Fees
After some misunderstanding by the brokerage community, Councilmember Powers last Friday amended the bill to state that the proposed law would not apply to renters' agents.
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Elizabeth Kim
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NY's Rent Reform Battle Has Just Begun
Reformers are confronting economic forces of supply and demand in a metropolitan area where land, labor and tax costs are high—and in a state where the real estate industry has deep pockets.
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Fred Mogul
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WNYC Staff
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What Can NYC Do To Stop Small Businesses From Dying Out?
Despite the 100-odd protesters who filled the room holding 'Pass SBJSA Intact' signs, City Council Speaker Corey Johnson said he expected the measure to be amended.
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Steven Wishnia
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Will NY City Council Finally Take Action To Save Small Businesses From Extinction?
'The real question is, do they want to stop the loss of small businesses? Or are they afraid to stand up to REBNY?'
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Steven Wishnia
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Return Of Developer Tax Break In Cuomo's Budget Has Tenants Furious
"The Senate was demanding something that would harm low income people of color in exchange for something that will help them," one advocate charged.
By
Emma Whitford
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