If real estate is seen as a dinosaur when it comes to adopting technology, title insurance may be the industry’s Argentinosaurus. The residential closing is full of manual processes and fees that complicate and drive up…
Colleges across the country sent students home in March because of the coronavirus. Now, they’re debating when to bring them back — and how. New York University is considering renting thousands of hotel rooms near its…
WeWork co-founder Miguel McKelvey is leaving the embattled co-working firm. “After 10 years, I’ve made one of the most difficult decisions of my life – one that I’m not even sure has sunk in just yet,”…
Eyeballs were looking for real estate to ogle online, but developers pulled back on hawking their properties. The amount developers were willing to spend in April was 26.7 percent lower than in the same month in…
The full-floor apartment, which sold for $43 million, was among several big closings during the month as New York continues to grapple with the coronavirus….
Big Tech has been a major driver of office leasing activity in recent years. But that may soon change. The coronavirus pandemic has heralded a remote-work revolution, with heavyweights Facebook, Twitter and Shopify all announcing plans…
The real estate market is challenging this spring — all the more so because lenders are checking, and rechecking, borrowers’ finances in response to the economic turmoil of the pandemic….
Ithaca’s Common Council isn’t waiting for the state legislature to cancel rent for the town’s 7,500 renters — it is demanding that right from the Cuomo administration. The measure, which passed by a 6-4 vote, was…
Hefner’s upcoming book celebrates a holistic approach to design and the memory of his late wife and design partner, Kazuko Hoshino. …
According to the latest Nationwide House Price Index, house prices decreased 1.7% in May over the previous month, the largest monthly fall since February 2009 following the 2007-08 Financial Crisis. But look at the bigger picture…
According to the latest Nationwide House Price Index, house prices decreased 1.7% in May over the previous month, the largest monthly fall since February 2009 following the 2007-08 Financial Crisis. But look at the bigger picture…
The 10 largest Manhattan loans recorded in May totaled $1.37 billion, an 85 percent increase from April but less than half of March’s total. About 45 percent of that sum came from the largest deal, a…
It’s hard to sell one luxury apartment these days, but what about 20? In New York City, some developers are hoping to clear a glut of unsold units by offering bulk deals at discounted prices. It’s…
Structural property threats are elevated this season….
No matter what market you’re in, you need to stand out in a positive way….
In April, a Manhattan landlord who leases a large space to WeWork received an email from a broker who was working on behalf of the struggling co-working company to renegotiate its office leases. “I told him…
The change to tech-based processes may be jarring at first, but it can play a beneficial role in the way property owners manage their businesses….
Workflow automation can turn wasted time and money into profits….
Landlords and building managers are working out the logistics of inviting residents back into amenity spaces safely….
The resident caretakers of some of New York’s cherished landmarks may have the city’s strangest work-from-home assignment….
