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Times Square

NYC Broker Confidence Hits Record Low Amidst Coronavirus Pandemic

By Nicholas Rizzi

Recording offices closing or modifying their hours has created hurdles for lenders trying to access, record and file necessary construction loan documents. With this, issues have surfaced in some areas, where lenders are having trouble securing lien priority as well as subsequent title insurance commitments.

Finance · Construction

Recording Office Closures Could Stymie Construction Loans, Disrupt Title Commitments

By Mack Burke and Cathy Cunningham

Brooklyn Apartment buildings

NYC Brokers’ Fees to Remain in Place Until at Least June

By Nicholas Rizzi

Brooklyn Apartment buildings

Politics & Real Estate

Broker Fee Ban Put on Hold Amid Legal Challenge

By Nicholas Rizzi

Brooklyn apartment buildings

Politics & Real Estate · Rent Control

REBNY and Real Estate Pros Scrambling Over New Broker Fee Rules

By Nicholas Rizzi

An aerial view of 1970s Williamsburg.

New York City History According to REBNY

By Rebecca Baird-Remba

Crammed in.

Honk for Congestion Pricing!

By Chava Gourarie

James Whelan took over as REBNY president last year in the wake of a major defeat for the real estate industry.

Features · Politics & Real Estate

REBNY 2020: The Long Road Ahead

By The Editors

The Real Estate Board of New York's James Whelan has a lot on his to-do list for 2020.

REBNY President James Whelan’s To-Do List

By Nicholas Rizzi

James Whelan has been president of the powerful Real Estate Board of New York for about six-months and is facing a tough political climate.

Players · Politics & Real Estate

James Whelan Talks Leading REBNY Through Turbulent Times

By Nicholas Rizzi

Jay Kriegel.

Jay Kriegel, a ‘Mensch’ Who Advised Mayors and Related on Hudson Yards, Dies at 79

By Nicholas Rizzi

Robert Knakal of JLL.

My Yearly Valentine to REBNY

By Robert Knakal

Brian Sampson.

Design + Construction · Policy

Contractors Group Calls for Boycott of Labor Org Contracts Amid Bias Claims

By Terence Cullen

REBNY Taps Former Bloomberg Official to Lead Political Push

By Eliot Brown