Real Estate Board of New York – Commercial Observer

Governor Andrew Cuomo who just worked out a $177 billion budget.

Design + Construction · Policy

New York Passes $177B ‘Crisis Budget’ Despite Having ‘No Money’

By Aaron Short

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

Amol Sarva.

Knotel to Offer Its Space to Governments for Coronavirus Needs

By Nicholas Rizzi

Brooklyn Apartment buildings

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

By Nicholas Rizzi

REBNY President James Whelan and NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio are at odds

Design + Construction · Features

NYC Real Estate Industry Grapples With Broker Fees, Commercial Rent Control

By Rebecca Baird-Remba

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

A big part of Building Skills NY's mission is training and placing minorities into NYC construction jobs.

Design + Construction · Construction

Getting Started: REBNY Paves Way for Career in Construction

By Aaron Short

An aerial view of 1970s Williamsburg.

New York City History According to REBNY

By Rebecca Baird-Remba

Some small and mid-sized landlords are feeling the financial squeeze and selling their rent-stabilized buildings in the wake of last June's rent law changes.

Design + Construction · Features

Smaller Landlords Are Trying to Sell Stabilized Buildings In the Wake of Rent Reforms

By Rebecca Baird-Remba

REBNY is spearheading classes that help fill brokers’ educational requirements, set by the state at 22.5 hours of training completed every two years.

Features · Industry

Getting Schooled by REBNY

By Larry Getlen

Bill De Blasio is laying new roots for environmentalism in New York City.

Design + Construction · Policy

New York’s Ambitious New Sustainability Laws

By Adam Bonislawski

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

Councilman Stephen Levin introduced a bill that would create commercial rent control around New York City.

Politics & Real Estate · Rent Control

The City Council Is Taking Up a Much Stricter Form of Commercial Rent Control

By Nicholas Rizzi

Jay Kriegel.

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

By Nicholas Rizzi

Former REBNY President John Banks stepped down a few weeks after the organization lost a battle over the new rent stabilization laws. Now many of the group's members wonder what the future holds for the much-maligned real estate industry.

Design + Construction · Features

What Will REBNY Do After Losing the Rent Reform Battle?

By Rebecca Baird-Remba