Compass Wins First Round Against NWMLS in Legal Showdown

A federal judge dealt a significant blow to Washington-based Northwest Multiple Listing Service (NWMLS), refusing to throw out an antitrust lawsuit brought by the real estate giant Compass. In the 23-page order filed Thursday, U.S. District Judge Jamal N. Whitehead denied NWMLS’s motion to dismiss t

Homebuyers Can Benefit From Growing Inventory but the Iran War May Provide Further Economic Uncertainty

It's officially the first day of spring, and with it comes anticipation of the spring selling season. Realtor.com® economists had identified the national Best Time to Sell Week as April 12-18, but now it's accompanied by economic uncertainty. "The housing market is facing significant recent headwind

The Art World Nervously Turned Out for the New Museum Reopening

On the occasion of her 2016 retrospective at the New Museum, Nicole Eisenman grabbed me by the shoulders and pleaded, “Get me out of here!” One didn’t look at art in the old, claustrophobic version of the building; one endured it. Now, the snazzy stacked boxes on Bowery More »

The Poet’s House on Wyckoff Street

The house with the blue door on Wyckoff Street, in Boerum Hill, got more mail than the neighbors’ homes. Envelopes heavy with manuscripts arrived at the ground-floor entrance, piling up on the dining table by the window, which doubled as a slush pile for the independent poetry press More »