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Are you under the age of 26 and play the New York Times games (connections/wordle/mini crossword) every day? I want to speak to you for a piece I'm writing! DM me or email me on [email protected] if you'd be up for chatting #journorequest

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In 2022, I reported on Dr. Nathan Connolly and Dr. Shani Mott, who said an appraiser devalued by their home by $300k because they were Black. Today, they settled with their mortgage company, securing sweeping changes to appraisals as a result. 1/5
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1. Homebuyers had no seat at the table as a recent settlement was hammered out, changing the way real estate commissions are paid. Ronda Kaysen and I took a look at the underside of the deal - how it may harm first time buyers:

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Home buyers did not have a seat at the table when lawyers for home sellers hammered out a deal with the real estate industry about who pays commissions and how. Buyers who may get the short end of the stick in this deal. My The New York Times story with Rukmini Callimachi nytimes.com/2024/03/25/rea…

Was this study commissioned by the baby sister lobby? nytimes.com/2024/03/21/sci…

For The New York Times I am looking to speak with homebuyers who have thoughts/feelings/worries/angst about the NAR settlement that shifts the buyer broker fee to buyers. Is it making you rethink buying a home?? My DMs are open or email Ronda.kaysenThe New York Times.com

A former Biden Treasury official offers a first-person account of what last spring's banking crisis looked like from inside the government (and, unsurprisingly, argues in favor of regulations proposed by the Biden Administration) washingtonmonthly.com/2024/03/15/rem…

One day you’re hot, young and fun and the next you’re a little too into the NYT mini crossword

From Biden's just released housing plan:
This “lock-in” effect makes homeowners more reluctant to sell and give up that low [mortgage] rate, even in circumstances where their current homes no longer fit their household needs. The President is calling on Congress to provide a…

In case there were any doubt, real estate is by far the biggest industry for political lobbyists in NYC. From the latest City Clerk report:

“This all feels so deeply unfair and I can only imagine the amount of impact his work and friendships could have had with the many more years he deserved'

Friends and colleagues remember journalist Fazil Khan

brittany.kriegstein for Gothamist-WNYC 🎙
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“Before the deadly blaze, which was the 31st caused by lithium-ion batteries in the city this year, tenants had complained to the landlord about electric bikes chained to the outside fence and raised alarm about the potential for fires from charging e-bike batteries.”

.Miami Herald: 'Their presence is increasingly becoming a source of division, with Hialeah’s mayor laying blame on new arrivals for some of the city’s problems, including a lack of affordable housing.' Syra Ortiz Blanes Verónica Egui Brito
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I am so sad 😢

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Amazing reporting by Rukmini Callimachi Buying a condo in a Trump building will cost you