StreetEasy
Coverage of StreetEasy in the Nexus archive.
- Mamdani’s affordability revolution stumbled as rent costs soar to record highs
New York City's median asking rent reached a record high of $4,200 in June, coupled with a decrease in available rentals across the city. This crisis challenges Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s affordability agenda, as critics warn that policies like freezing rents on stabilized apartments could discourage investment and make an already tight housing market even worse.
- Mamdani’s affordability revolution stumbled as rent costs soar to record highs
Despite Mayor Zohran Mamdani's promises of affordability, New York City rents reached record highs in June, with the citywide median asking rent hitting $4,200. The housing market is facing a shortage, marked by declining availability of rentals across Manhattan and the city. Experts warn that policies such as freezing rents and general tax increases could discourage investment necessary to expand the city's housing supply.
- ‘It’s called StreetEasy, not StreetHard’: Mamdani cracks down on scourge of ‘housefishing’ and ‘real estate slop’
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani proposed a requirement for landlords and brokers to disclose AI-altered rental listing photos or videos. The initiative, part of the city's Rental Ripoff Report, addresses concerns about generative AI creating misleading real estate images, with examples of manipulated listings on platforms like Zillow and StreetEasy.