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Understanding the proposed transfer fee

A few more minutes of fame I wrote a speech that wasn’t delivered this June. It was prepared for the GBIO rally focused on affordable housing. I wrote my text and was ready. The Thursday before, I was bumped because Mayor Wu decided to attend and endorse the real estate …

The Long Road to Affordable Housing

What’s the opposite of “affordable housing”? I have heard “manhattanization” used, in real estate settings. It means, roughly, “housing cost inflation beyond …