Robert Knakal

Bob Knakal founded Massey Knakal and is Chairman & CEO of BKREA

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Residential · Finance
New York City

My New $100 Mortgage Company — Just in Time for NY’s Tax on $1M All-Cash Home Buys

By Robert Knakal
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Residential · Finance
New York City

Mayor Mamdani: Stop Trying to Build Housing. Start Incentivizing It.

By Robert Knakal
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Industry · Columnists
National

My Commencement Address: The ‘Why’ Often Comes Later

By Robert Knakal
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Office · Leases
New York City

New York City’s Class B and C Office Recovery Is Real — and Accelerating

By Robert Knakal
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Residential · Policy
New York City

New York’s Pied-à-Terre Tax Would Be Economic Self-Sabotage

By Robert Knakal
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Industry · Development
New York City

In New York City, the Ballot Is the New Zoning Map

By Robert Knakal
Jamie Dimon.
Residential · Columnists
New York City

An Open Letter to Jamie Dimon on Rethinking Collateral in Rent-Regulated Lending

By Robert Knakal
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Residential · Development
New York City

New York’s $72.45 Question: When Policy Prices Housing Out of Reach

By Robert Knakal
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Residential · Development
New York City

Record New York Apartment Rents? Blame Policymakers, Not Landlords.

By Robert Knakal
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Industry · Investments & Sales
New York City

Manhattan’s Long Investment Sales Drought — And Why a Surge May Be Coming

By Robert Knakal
Kingsbridge Armory.
Retail · Columnists
New York City

New York’s Kingsbridge Armory Debacle — Or, When Ideology Replaces Common Sense

By Robert Knakal
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Industry · Technology
New York City

Artificial Intelligence Is Commercial Real Estate’s James Bond Moment

By Robert Knakal
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Industry · Technology
New York City

AI Can Be Used to Measure Buyer Behavior — and to Represent Sellers Better

By Robert Knakal
Residential · Policy
New York City

New York’s Rent Guidelines Board Makeover Is Bad for the City’s Housing Stock

By Robert Knakal
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Industry · Columnists
New York City

The Hidden Conflicts of Full-Service CRE Brokerage — and Why Focus Matters

By Robert Knakal
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Residential · Investments & Sales
New York City

The Math Always Wins: 485x’s Wage Triggers Are Choking Large-Scale NYC Housing

By Robert Knakal
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Industry · Columnists
New York City

Why International Footprints Don’t Sell NYC Investment Properties

By Robert Knakal