Mark your calendars: These are New York’s top real estate events next week

The Real Deal 9/21 8:55A Ashley McHugh

There will be a few new real estate events in New York City next week. On Sept. 25, Gensler is hosting a panel, Commercial Real Estate Capital Markets: A Lender’s Perspective, from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Join Gensler for a discussion with leading...

Sellers are slashing prices on a record number of NYC homes

The Real Deal 9/21 4:15A Kevin Rebong

Home sellers in New York City cut prices on almost 800 listings in one week in September, which is the highest amount of price cuts in at least 12 years. There were 774 homes in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens that saw price cuts in the week...

State officials hear public comments on marijuana

CrainsNewYork.com (Real Estate) 9/21 12:57A

Several dozen speakers overwhelmingly supported adult use of marijuana at the Borough of Manhattan Community College on Thursday—the first of several listening sessions to be held in New York City,... To view the full story, click the title link.

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Commercial rent control's fundamental flaws

CrainsNewYork.com (Real Estate) 9/20 2:24P Greg David

In the late 1980s Ruth Messinger, who was then on the New York City Council, was pushing a proposal to impose rent controls on commercial space to save small businesses from being pushed out by... To view the full story, click the title link.

Is Google about to open its first real NYC store?

The Real Deal 9/19 11:30A Kevin Rebong

Google could open its first long-term store in New York City. Really. The company declined to use an option to terminate its retail lease at 131 Greene Street, Crain’s reported, which indicates that it plans to use it. Google leased the...

New York startups continue to rake in VC funding

CrainsNewYork.com (Real Estate) 9/19 6:45A Tom Acitelli

New York City-based startups have closed about 850 venture capital funding deals this year totaling $9.1 billion, according to the city Economic Development Corp. That puts New York firms on pace to... To view the full story, click the title link.

NYC home prices surpass pre-crisis peak, but savvy investors should have put their money elsewhere

The Real Deal 9/19 6:30A Kevin Rebong

A decade later, New York City housing prices have surpassed the peak levels from before the financial crisis. Sales prices for houses and apartments are 2 percent above the peak levels of November 2006, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing...

One way for NYC to get out of $252.5 billion debt: stop most construction projects

The Real Deal 9/19 2:30A Kevin Rebong

New York City must cut down on capital projects and employee benefits to emerge from its $252 billion debt hole, according to a new controversial report. Citizen s Budget Commission, a fiscally conservative think tank, found that the city has...

Do or die: Small and mid-sized firms are joining forces to stay alive

The Real Deal 9/19 1:30A Kevin Rebong

Residential sales have slowed, the cost of running a brokerage has climbed, and tech is becoming more of a threat by the minute. While there has been plenty of coverage of all of those issues, most of the headlines have focused on how New York...

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Think tank pushes plans to get city out of debt

CrainsNewYork.com (Real Estate) 9/18 3:48P Will Bredderman

The Citizens Budget Commission wants to get New York City back in black.A new report rolls out a host of proposals the fiscally conservative think tank says would help the municipal government crawl... To view the full story, click the title link.

NYC homeowners have unrealistic expectations: report

CrainsNewYork.com (Real Estate) 9/18 1:39P Joe Anuta

New York City home prices have more than recovered from the financial crisis 10 years ago, a report released by StreetEasy Tuesday showed. But the gains failed to beat the stock market and current... To view the full story, click the title link.