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The president of the city’s biggest real estate lobby has criticized politicians and NIMBYism, saying the efforts to stall development are keeping much-needed

Despite concerns raised by many groups, the City Council has passed Intro 1447-C, otherwise known as the construction safety bill. The Real Estate Board

It seems like affordable housing is everyone’s number one priority until there are plans calling for it to be built in their neighborhood.

In 1994, Rudy Giuliani had just beaten incumbent New York City Mayor David Dinkins, unemployment was at over 13 percent and Staten Island was threatening

By John Banks, president, REBNY In response to REBNY’s previous reports detailing the relationship between landmarking and New York City’s housing production

The New York City Council’s new effort to require home-sharing companies to share their data with the City is a smart and sensible idea.

John Banks will round one of the final corners of his inaugural year as REBNY president when the leaders of the city’s surging real estate industry congregate

Last week, we held our 121st Annual Banquet at the New York Hilton Midtown, sponsored by FTI Consulting and Xceligent. We were proud to welcome more than

2016 was a promising year for New York City and our industry as we continued to experience an increasing pace of job creation, near record low crime levels

New York City collected $20.4 billion in taxes from the real estate industry in 2016, enough to pay the salaries of all teachers, police officers, firefighters

There are one million buildings in New York City, and they represent 73 percent of our citywide greenhouse gas emissions. In an effort to help the city

By John Banks Throughout our five borough series, we covered Brooklyn’s recent real estate boom, the ongoing projects and development taking place in the