The Biden administration pulled back the aid from states and counties with unspent funds and diverted it to four states pressing for more: California, New York, New Jersey and Illinois. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Real Estate and Housing (Residential)”
Riverhead, N.Y.: A Long Island Community That’s Suddenly Popular
By Gotham Rex on March 16, 2022
To many, the Suffolk County town has long been a signpost rather than a destination. But recently, it has been giving people a reason to hang around. Source: New York Times
Homes That Sold for Around $775,000
By Gotham Rex on March 13, 2022
Recent residential sales in New York City and the region. Source: New York Times
This Price Surge Really Hits New Yorkers Hard
By Gotham Rex on March 7, 2022
Rents are spiking in the city, especially in wealthier neighborhoods, where they have gone up by 40 percent. Source: New York Times
Why We Love Red Hook, Brooklyn: The Salt, the Light, the Emptiness
By Gotham Rex on March 3, 2022
The isolated Brooklyn enclave, which resembles a forgotten seaside town, seems to be every New Yorker’s favorite neighborhood. At least for an afternoon. And not in flood season. Source: New York Times
Homes That Sold for About $500,000 or Less
By Gotham Rex on February 20, 2022
Recent residential sales in New York City and the region. Source: New York Times
Canaan and North Canaan, Conn.: Once Sleepy, Now Awakening
By Gotham Rex on February 16, 2022
The Litchfield County towns used to be considered too remote by many second-home buyers. But thanks to the pandemic — and remote work — that’s changed. Source: New York Times
Ellenville, N.Y.: A ‘Tight-Knit Community’ With Room to Grow
By Gotham Rex on February 9, 2022
With the recent arrival of city transplants, the Ulster County village has new life and energy: ‘We call it Ellenville rising.’ Source: New York Times
What $270,000 Buys You in Pennsylvania, New York and Wisconsin
By Gotham Rex on February 8, 2022
A Cape Cod cottage in Coraopolis, an Italianate home in Buffalo and a Tudor Revival house in Appleton. Source: New York Times
In a Reimagined Victorian Schoolhouse, an Artist Finds His Third Act
By Gotham Rex on February 8, 2022
By moving into a turn-of-the-20th-century building in upstate New York, the ceramist Dan McCarthy learned that he didn’t need the city that had defined him — and his career — after all. Source: New York Times
Boerum Hill, Brooklyn: A ‘Village in the City’
By Gotham Rex on February 2, 2022
With its desirable 19th-century rowhouses and convenient subway access, the neighborhood is both homey and worldly. Source: New York Times
When Life Changed, Reiki, Tarot and a Home Redo Were There to Help
By Gotham Rex on January 31, 2022
Helen Ho was laid off from her urban planning job at the beginning of the pandemic. She saw it as a chance to focus on the things she really liked doing. Source: New York Times
Robbinsville, N.J.: A Diverse Community ‘at the Center of It All’
By Gotham Rex on January 26, 2022
The Mercer County township in the middle of the state is growing rapidly, but there’s still plenty of open space. Source: New York Times
Homes That Sold for Around $1.4 Million
By Gotham Rex on January 23, 2022
Recent residential sales in New York City and the region. Source: New York Times
Hyperbole or Fraud? The Question at the Heart of Trump Investigation.
By Gotham Rex on January 19, 2022
The New York attorney general has cited more than a dozen instances in which she said Donald J. Trump inflated the value of his assets, including his Trump Tower penthouse. Source: New York Times