I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with the Making Good Money podcast to talk about something close to my heart: running an ethical, community-rooted real estate business in Brooklyn. We covered a lot of ground: what it means to run a small, independent company like Realty Collective in a world dominated by big […]
If you’re buying or selling property in Brooklyn or anywhere in NYC, you’re part of something bigger than just a transaction. You’re navigating a housing market shaped not only by supply and demand, but by policy decisions that directly impact affordability and access. One of the most significant — and often underestimated — of those […]
Here’s something most NYC renters don’t realize until it’s too late: yourrenters insurance policy almost certainly does not cover flood damage. Notfrom a storm surge. Not from a heavy downpour that overwhelms thesewers. Not from the kind of water event that has become increasinglycommon in this city over the last decade. If you’ve lived in […]
If you own rental property in Brooklyn or anywhere in NYC, you’re part of something bigger than a real estate transaction. You’re providing someone’s home — and that relationship comes with real responsibility on both sides. Unfortunately, bad actors know that too, and they’re increasingly targeting both landlords and renters in ways that can destabilize […]
If you’ve had this conversation at the dinner table recently, you’re not alone. Across Brooklyn and the broader NYC market, we’re seeing more families get creative about how the next generation gets into homeownership — and honestly, it makes a lot of sense when you look at the numbers. Here’s where things stand: only 49% […]
A dating app built around credit scores just went viral. Here’s what it has to do with yourhomebuying journey — and why doing both on your own terms is something to celebrate. Valentine’s Day is behind us, but the conversations it sparked are still going. This year,one story kept popping up in our feeds: a […]
The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), run by FEMA, is a critical resource for many Brooklyn homeowners, renters, and small businesses. But with the federal government currently in shutdown mode, the NFIP is also at a standstill—and that pause may affect your coverage. Let’s break down what this means for those of us who live […]
It’s not your imagination—the market feels frozen, and there’s a real reason for that. Homeowners across the U.S. are more locked in than they’ve been in over 40 years, and it’s creating a kind of gridlock that’s hard to ignore, especially in high-cost, high-desire cities like ours. Most Homeowners Won’t Trade Their Low RatesA recent […]
The latest federal tax changes under the Trump administration’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” have raised the cap on the SALT deduction—that’s State and Local Taxes—for those who itemize their returns. If you live in New York, where taxes are no joke, that might sound like a big deal. The cap jumped from $10,000 to […]
New York City’s FARE Act went into affect this year, which killed the broker fee as we know it, took effect and many on every side of the apartment-rental game — tenants, brokers, and landlords — are still playing catch-up when it comes to learning these new rules. Designed to protect tenants, the act presents […]
