Staten Island Hits 14-Quarter Foreclosure Peak, Nearly Sets Post-Pandemic Record
Staten Island Hits 14-Quarter Foreclosure Peak, Nearly Sets Post-Pandemic Record We asked the following questions…
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Staten Island Residents See Home Buying Power Shrink From 53% Of Suburban Markets Last Decade To 46% Today, Losing Access To 27 Communities
Editor’s note: New York City as a whole has limited purchasing power when compared…
How Does New York Compare To 100 Largest Cities Regarding Residential Space Purchased For $400K
Editor’s note: To help readers understand this report, we asked the following of Property Shark….
Bronx Is New York Renting Spot To Watch Ahead of 2026 Moving Season, Other NY Areas See Renter Interest Shift
Bronx Is the New York Renting Spot to Watch Ahead of the 2026 Moving Season,…
Affordable Housing Built On College Of Staten Island, Other CUNY School Campuses? BP Fossella Speaks Out
BP Fossella to Publicly Oppose A Policy of Building Affordable Housing on CUNY Campuses Editor’s…
New York Nearly Triples Affordable Housing Output, Far Outpacing U.S. Growth – Nearly A Third Of All New Units Qualify As Affordable
New York Nearly Triples Affordable Housing Output, Far Outpacing U.S. Growth – Nearly A Third…
Staten Island Remains NYC’s Slowest Borough For Foreclosures
Staten Island Remains NYC’s Slowest Borough For Foreclosures Editor’s note: Last year, we reported…
New York’s 2026 Livability Outlook: Strong Quality of Life, High Costs, Community, Amenities Among Metros
New York’s 2026 Livability Outlook: Strong Quality of Life, High Costs, Community, Amenities Among Metros…
NYC Under-Represented This Time Among Rankings For Most Expensive Zip Codes – Staten Island’s Affordability Makes It Even Lower On List
Editor’s note: We asked the following of Property Shark with regard to this study. Questions…
Staten Island, NYC Homebuyers In 2025: Who Are They? Are They Local Residents, Corporate Owners/ LLCs, Other Borough Movers, Or From Out Of State? New Study Digs Deeper
Staten Island, NYC Homebuyers In 2025: Who Are They? Are They Local Residents, Corporate Owners/…
How To Thaw America’s Frozen Housing Market
How To Thaw America’s Frozen Housing Market Chief Economist, and Richard Aster Fellow, Hermann Center…
Renters 65+ Increased by Nearly 30% in a Decade, More Than Any Other Age Group
Renters 65+ Increased by Nearly 30% in a Decade, More Than Any Other Age Group…
Staten Island Home Prices Have Surged, Some Areas Doubling Or More In Last Decade
Staten Island Home Prices Have Surged, Some Areas Doubling Or More In Last Decade Editor’s…
NYC’s Surrounding Suburban Communities Becoming Majority Renter Occupied Areas
NYC’s Surrounding Suburban Communities Becoming Majority Renter Occupied Areas Editor’s note: It is likely there…
Senators Schumer, Gillibrand, Bipartisan Group Of Senators Introduce Legislation To Protect Workers Rights To Unionize, Collectively Bargain For Wages, Working Conditions
NEWS: Sanders, Scott, Schumer, Jeffries, Murray, Bipartisan Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Protect the Rights of…
Connecting Justice-Involved To Jobs, Media Availability, Lunar New Year, NYers Can Sign Up For Tax Svcs, Expanding Apprenticeships, Raises For Child Care Providers
Connecting Justice-Involved To Jobs, Media Availability, Lunar New Year, NYers Can Sign Up For Tax…
Securing NYC As Leader In Applied AI, Jobs Week, UN Plaza Development, Testimony To NYS Assembly Ways & Means, Expanding Jobs NYC Initiative, Small Biz Saved $50 Million+ In Fines: Mayor Adams
Securing NYC As Leader In Applied AI, Jobs Week, UN Plaza Development, Testimony To NYS…
NYC All Time High Jobs, DHS Operation, Affordable Housing Projects, Homeownership Assistance
Editor’s note: Last week’s rundown from the Mayor’s Office featured stories about Holocaust Remembrance…
Leaving NYC? 352K New Yorkers Say Goodbye to City, While Just 174K Moved In
Leaving NYC? 352K New Yorkers Say Goodbye to the City, While Just 174K Moved In…
While MultiFamily Dwellings Surged By 54%, Overall Housing Shortage Persists Nationwide; Fixer-Uppers Gain Traction; Exurbs, Suburbs Outpaced Urban Centers In New Inventory Growth: 2024 Year-In-Review
While MultiFamily Dwellings Surged By 54%, Overall Housing Shortage Persists Nationwide; Fixer-Uppers Gain Traction; Exurbs,…
Linden Public Schools Celebrates Significant Milestone Opening Multilingual Learners Welcome Center To Serve Changing Demographic
Linden Public Schools Unveils Groundbreaking Multilingual Learners Welcome Center with Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Editor’s note: Staten…
Continuing Trend Earlier This Year, Staten Island Experiences Largest Uptick In Foreclosure Activity Year-Over-Year, Quarter-Over-Quarter, Surpassed by the Bronx – Still Slowest In NYC
Staten Island is NYC’s slowest foreclosure market for second time this year Editor’s note: Staten…
Staten Island Homes Affordable When Ranked Nationally, But NYC Remains Most Expensive City In US: Brooklyn Zip Code Hits Record $2.2M!
NYC remains #1 most expensive city, multiple contributions to Top 100 Home Price Sales The…
Renter Preference Study Reveals Surprising Priority When Choosing House Over An Apartment: Pet Accommodations Outranks Making Room For Growing Families
Renter Preference Study Reveals Surprising Priority When Choosing House Over An Apartment: Pet Accommodations Outranks…
NY’s School Tax Relief Program (STAR) Helps Low Income New Yorkers With School Children, Homeowners Of Modest Income, Senior Citizens On Fixed/ Low Incomes With Direct Deposited Tax Refund Payments
STAR Tax Relief Press Conference with Governor Hochul Editor’s note: Readers may remember our coverage…
Staten Island Accounted For Nearly 3/4’s Of All Single-Family Housing Permits Issued In NYC From 1980-2023 – Main Residential Powerhouse For Suburban Charm Within Urban Limits
Staten Island is NYC’s Main Residential Powerhouse, with three fourths of all single-family housing permits…
Ghost (Car) Busters, FY24 Mayor’s Management Report, Visits Officer Shot In 73rd Pct., NYC’s 3rd Issuance Of Social Bonds, Investments To Support Affordable Housing,
This week’s events by Mayor Adams include announcing the third issuance of Social Bonds to…
Most Affordable Metro Areas Within 30 Minutes Of New York – Staten Island, Newark, Bayonne Among Best-Priced Options
Editor’s note: Staten Island home prices rose 43% in previous years, while Manhattan’s median sale…
How Much Living Space Can You Get Across New York For $1500 Per Month? Results May Be Surprising, But Moving To Wichita, KS Provides 6X Amount Of Space Of NYC
What do you think about the fact that in cities like Wichita, KS, you can…
OPINION: Staten Islanders, NYC Residents Benefited From Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) – Not Just For Parents – Helps Working Singles, Families Afford To Live In Greatest City In World
The EITC: Helping Working Families Afford to Live in the Greatest City in the World…
Staten Island Compost Bins, Trash Cans; Police Scanner Encryption; School Cell Phone Bans; “Money In Your Pocket” Initiative Launched In 20 Neighborhoods, City Bldgs Lit Yellow For Int’l Day For Remembrance Of Slave Trade, Its Abolition
Editor’s note: Staten Islander recently reported on the approval of the FY 2025 City Budget…
Linden Groundbreaking For OneWest Mixed-Use Development Apartment Complex Exemplifying Luxury, Sophistication
The City of Linden Oversees $120 Million OneWest Mixed-Use Development Editor’s note: Linden recently made…
City Council Approves Plan To Create Appx 7,000 New Homes, 10,000 Permanent Jobs In Bronx Metro-North Station Area Neighborhood, New Yorkers Claim $345M In EITC, New Credit Union For Local Communities: Mayor Adams Celebrates
NEW YORKERS CLAIM $345 MILLION THANKS TO MAYOR ADAMS’ PUSH FOR ENHANCED EARNED INCOME TAX…
Nearly Half Of Out-Of-State Buyers Coming To NYC Are From New Jersey, California, Florida
Who is buying NYC: New Jersey, California and Florida residents make up almost half of…
Latest Housing Trends: Moving Away From Urban Living Toward Exurbs, Suburban Alternatives To City Living
Among all NYC boroughs, Staten Island has experienced the slowest increase in its total…
Staten Island’s Downtown Appreciated In Value Along With Other Neighborhoods: Home Values In Downtown Area Priced Higher Than Other Areas
The following Staten Island downtown info was provided by Property Shark: In both 2014 and…
Staten Island’s Foreclosure Activity Largest Year Over Year Slowdown In NYC – But Still Trending Higher By Quarter
Staten Island posted steepest Y-o-Y decline in foreclosures for Q2 [PropertyShark report] Editors note: Staten…
Airline Workers, Flight Attendants Stuck In Expired Contracts Without Ability To Strike: 32 Senators Send Letter To National Mediation Board
Sanders and 31 Senators Call on National Mediation Board to End Delays and Allow Airline…
Staten Island Home Prices Rose 43% In Recent Years While Manhattan Median Sale Price Under $1 Million For First Time Since Pandemic
Manhattan median sale price under $1M for the first-time since the start of the pandemic…
Staten Island Opposes Yet Another Real Estate Trend: Owner-Occupied vs. Renter-Occupied Reverse Of Other Boroughs In NYC, As Well As National Trends
U.S. homeownership rates continue to decline – updated resource from PropertyShark. By this it is…
Condos In NYC: Staten Island Offers Largest Median Size With Arrochar Having Borough’s Biggest
NYC Condos: From minimalist 235 sq. ft. to nearly 3 basketball courts in size, plus Staten…
Property Taxes Ranked By State County: Where Does Staten Island Fall? Plus, NYC Specific Tax Assessment Discussion
PropertyShark created a resource about property taxes by state. Our piece contains property taxes ranked by state, specifics for the states…
Where Is Homeownership Most Affordable For Gen Z Buyers: How Does NYC, Including Staten Island, Rank?
Gen Z’s Home Sweet Home: Large U.S. Cities to Make It Happen These are insights…
Loss Of Real Estate Purchasing Power Around US – But Staten Island, Queens Brooklyn Bucking This Trend, Seeing Increased Buying Power
Staten Islander Exclusive Staten Island almost always goes against negative real estate trends, which is…
Most Expensive Home For Sale In Each Of 50 States
Point2Homes latest study is on the most expensive home for sale in each of the 50 states…
Real Estate Market Corrections: Except For Staten Island, Which Saw Gains Or Flat Value, Some Homeowners In NYC Losing $223 Per Day In Market Value Over Last Year
In the American housing market, homeowners are facing big financial challenges in this last year….
HELP Committee Meeting: Standing Up Against Corporate Greed: How Unions are Improving Lives of Working Families
HELP Committee to Hold Hearing with Union Leaders on Labor Movement Resurgence and the Fight…
HELP Committee To Hold Hearing With Union Leaders Regarding Historic Gains, Wins For Working Class Americans
NEWS: HELP Committee to Hold Hearing with Union Leaders on Labor Movement Resurgence and the…
Tentative UAW Strike Deal Includes 25% Wage Increase, Cost-of-Living Allowance, Temp to FT Worker Conversions, Other Benefits
United Auto Workers union hails its tentative strike-ending deals with Ford and Stellantis that would…
Top Zip Codes In NYC Metro Area, Nationwide, Powering Apartment Construction Surge
Top Zip Codes Powering the New Apartment Surge: DC’s 20002 Spearheads the Trend Apartment construction…
UAW Says EV Workers Should Be Paid Fairly – Not Half Of Previous Car Manufacturers Wages – United Auto Workers Union Strike Likely In Coming Weeks
US autoworkers may wage a historic strike against Detroit’s 3 biggest automakers − with wages…
Post-Covid Home-Buying Trends Reflect Reevaluation Of Spaces, Including Prioritizing Outdoor Space, Creating Permanent Work Areas, Leading To Demand For Larger Homes
Go big and go home. Lingering after the pandemic is the reevaluation of our spaces,…
Sen. Sanders, Other Pols Promise Not To Intervene In Case Of UPS Workers Strike For Collective Bargaining To Obtain Better Working Conditions, Wages, Healthcare, Retirement
In Letter to Teamsters, 28 Senate Democrats Commit to Not Intervene in Case of UPS…
Starter Homes In Major Cities Out Of Reach Of Most Renters Seeking Their First Home Amid Vanishing Inventory
First-Time Buyers, Second Thoughts: Starter Homes Long Past Affordability, Even in Secondary Markets Amid vanishing…
RentCafe’s June Rental Activity Report Shows Interesting Shift In Renters’ Preferences In NYC, NJ, Including High Interest In the Bronx, Queens, Jersey City, Newark During This Peak Rental Season
Our recent June Rental Activity Report showcases an interesting shift in renters’ preferences in NYC…
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Rallied With Writers Guild Of America At Times Square Paramount Building Demanding Fair Contract Negotiations, Better Pay, Working Conditions For Writers
GILLIBRAND RALLIES WITH WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA AT TIMES SQUARE PARAMOUNT BUILDING TO DEMAND FAIR…
While Completed Homes Are Still On The Rise, New Permit Applications Have Dropped In Many States, With New York Staying Strong With More New Permits Than Other Metros
A Decade in Residential Construction: Completed Homes Still on the Rise, but Permits Drop Rising…
Study Reveals Housing Markets Most Vulnerable To Declines, Communities At Risk Of Loan Defaults, Foreclosures, Income To Mortgage Ratio Imbalances, Unemployment, Unaffordable Housing For Current Residents
HOUSING MARKETS IN CALIFORNIA, ILLINOIS, AND EAST COAST STILL TOP LIST OF AREAS AROUND U.S….
National Right To Work Act Bill Reintroduced By Sen. Rand Paul – Act Makes Unions Unable To Charge Dues To Workers Who Choose To Forego Representation, Weakening Unions Ability To Fund Themselves
Dr. Rand Paul Reintroduces National Right-to-Work Act WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul…
Homeowner Tenure In NYC Is Up 1 Year Since 2019, Meaning New Yorkers Stay In Their Homes Longer Before Selling
At a time when many home seekers were looking to secure larger homes or more…
Record-High Housing Prices Fueled By Pandemic Are Beginning To Cool – But Condo Prices Contracted More Slowly Than Single-Family Homes
Price Correction: Condos Go Down Slower than Single Family Homes Record-low mortgage rates, remote work…
Barbara Ehrenreich Brought Light To Worker Inequality, Her Work May Have Helped Reinvigorate Unions
Barbara Ehrenreich helped make inequality visible – her legacy lives on in a reinvigorated labor movement…
Did You Know? Education Department Announces Special Program For PSLF (Loan Forgiveness) Candidates Shortly Before Deadline (Which Has Now Passed)
Overshadowed by the legal challenge-ridden Executive Order forgiving loans for all students regardless of career,…
Application For Middle, High Schools Extended After MySchools Website Crashes
NYC’s middle and high school application deadline extended after website crashes Amy Zimmer, Chalkbeat New…
Starter Homes In 46 Out Of 50 Largest Cities Are Out Of Reach For Most Renters Looking To Move To Home Ownership
Rising mortgage rates and a shortage of newly built single-family homes have made the dream…
Renters In 46 Of 50 Largest Cities Can’t Afford Starter Homes
Rising mortgage rates and a shortage of newly built single-family homes have made the dream…
More Homeowners Have College Degrees Than 10 Years Ago, While Number Of Those Without High School Education Drops
In this study, New York actually places 9th in the top 10 list of states…