Furman Center in the News
In Growing Pains Come and Go, The New York Times features Furman Center data on foreclosures and building activity in the area.
The Washington Post features Furman Center analysis of the neighborhood concentration of subprime linding in Neighborhoods Bear the Brunt.
In Subprime Mortgages and Race: A Bit of Good News May Be Illusory the Washington Post cites Furman Center research on racial disparities in subpirme lending.
The New York Times cites Furman Center foreclosure data in In Confronting the Foreclosure Crisis, a Bill Strikes a Balance.
In Fighting Foreclosures on Staten Island, the New York Times relies on Furman Center sales data.
The NY Post features Furman Center research on the impacts of foreclosures in Not 'Fore' Us.
The Villager profiles data on demographic change and housing conditions from the Furman Center's State of the City report in Mixed Use.
In Death By 'Preservation,' The NY Post features Furman Center data on building activity in the Lower East Side.
The Wall Street Journal covers a congressional hearing on foreclosures and Vicki Been's testimony in Kucinich: Neighborhoods Are Blameless ‘Victims’ in Subprime Crisis.
In Nabe Groups Battle to Save Affordable Apartments, amNY cites Furman Center data on housing price appreciation in Chinatown.
The Real Deal cites foreclosure data from the Furman Center in No Bailout for Brownsville.
In Who Needs Money to Eat?, Metro cites Furman Center analysis of the loss of affordable rental units in New York.
In Is Inclusionary Zoning Providing Our Much Needed Affordable Housing? the San Francisco Chronicle features Furman Center research on the impacts of Inclusionary Zoning policies.
Metro newspaper features highlights from the Furman Center's State of the City report in Home Foreclosures’ Subprime Race Rise.
In Jamaica Woman Struggles for Home, the Queens Chronicle uses Furman Center foreclosure data.
Bloomberg Radio featured an interview with Vicki Been on mortgage lending trends and high rates of foreclosure in New York City.
In Foreclosure Crisis Affects Renters, Too, the Staten Island Advance looks at foreclosure rates in Staten Island and explores how the borough's renter population is affected.
WNYC explores the impact of foreclosures on NYC's renters in Renters Also Hurt by Mortgage Crisis.
In City Foreclosures Threaten Renters, the New York Daily News profiles a Furman Center analysis of renters threatened by foreclosure.
Crain's New York Business profiles Furman Center analysis on the number of renters living in buildings in foreclosure in NYC Renters Get Foreclosure Blues.
In Even Renters Aren’t Safe, the New York Times uses Furman Center data on foreclosure filings and commentary from Vicki Been to better understand the dangers facing renters living in builidngs that enter foreclosure.
Metro uses Furman Center data and quotes Ingrid Gould Ellen in Real Estate Slump Sets Brooklyn Back.
The New York Times City Room coverage of subprime lending in NYC, New York and the Subprime Mortgage Crisis, features extensive comments by Vicki Been.
In Rethinking Real Estate, the New York Times covers the Furman Center's report on the impacts of Inclusionary Zoning.
The Gotham Gazette features Furman Center data and analysis from research fellow Solomon Greene, in The City Responds to the Foreclosure Crisis.
In the New York Times' article, Spitzer to Present a Plan to Reduce Foreclosures, Vicki Been comments on the various proposals to deal with the foreclosure crisis.
Furman Center foreclosure data is featured in the Times Ledger's article, Borough's State Senators Tackle Subprime Woes.
In Subprime Crimes from Wall Street to Brooklyn and Beyond, the Brooklyn Rail cites Furman Center analysis of the racial disparities in subprime lending.
NY1 cites Furman Center foreclosure data in Governor Proposes New Foreclosure Legislation.
In Bill Would Set Foreclosure Moratorium, the New York Times relies on Furman Center data on New York City foreclosure filings.
In the City Limits' story, Real Estate Revelations: Churches Weigh Deals, Vicki Been comments on strategies churches may employ to use their air rights for affordable housing development.
Ingrid Gould Ellen comments on retail development strategies in the New York Times story, God's Row.
The Village Voice uses Furman Center lending and homeownership data in Subprime Mortgage Wasteland in the Bronx.
In Housing Market Faces Anxiety from Many Sources, the Gotham Gazette cites Furman Center analysis of subprime lending data.
In Options Are Studied Regarding Expected 'Tsunami of Default' the New York Sun relies on the Furman Center's analysis of racial disparities in subprime lending.
The New York Times refers to Furman Center analysis of foreclosures numbers in Helping to Keep Homelessness at Bay as Foreclosures Hit More Families.
Vicki Been comments on the City's rezonings in the Gotham Gazette's Filling New York's "Vacancies."
In Unaffordable NY: Tough Choices at $150,000, Crain's New York Business features Furman Center analysis to demonstrate the loss of affordable housing in the City.
In Housing Crisis Extends to the Rental Market, the New York Sun relies on our State of the City analysis to demonstrate the recent loss in affordable units in New York City.
USA Today uses analysis from the State of the City report and interviews Ingrid Gould Ellen in Being Able to Live Where You Work.
In What Market Slump?, the New York Times features Furman Center analysis of subprime lending data in Manhattan.
Crain's New York Business features Furman Center analysis of subprime lending and foreclosure activity in No Defense Against Foreclosure.
In Housing Program on Track Amid Financing Concerns, the New York Times uses findings from the 2005 State of the City to put the Mayor's New Marketplace Plan in context.
The New York Times Editorial Subprime in Black and White, features Furman Center analysis in their call for lawmakers to investigate potential discriminatory lending practices.
El Diario's editorial calling for A Coalition of Homeowners, relies on Furman Center research on racial disparities in subprime lending.
In Study Finds Black New Yorkers More Likely to Get Subprime Loan, NY1 profiles Furman Center research and interviews Solomon Greene on the implications of racial disparities in subprime lending.
The New York Daily News features Furman Center research on the loss of affordable housing in FDNY Union May Put Pension Cash into Affordable Apartments.
The New York Times features the Furman Center's analysis of new mortgage lending data in Racial Disparities Found Among New Yorkers With High-Rate Mortgages.
In Neighborhood Watch, New York Magazine uses the Furman Center's State of the City in its profile of different neighborhoods' risk factors.
The Gotham Gazette and its readers ask Furman Center Directors Vicki Been and Ingrid Gould Ellen questions about housing trends in NYC during an online chat: Taking Stock of New York’s Housing.
Bloomberg Radio interviews the Furman Center's Ingrid Gould Ellen to discuss the meaning and impacts of New York City's low homeownership rate.
The New York Post interviews Ingrid Gould Ellen, co-director of the Furman Center, on homeownership trends in the City in Guests in Own Homes's: NYC's Low Owner Rate.
In N.Y. Foreclosure Frenzy, the New York Post interviews Furman Center Law Fellow, Solomon Greene, to better understand the subprime industry.
City Limits interviews the Furman Center's Jenny Schuetz on signs of gentrification in Bushwick in Not Like It Used To Be.
In New Report Could Boost BIDs, the New York Sun explores the findings of the Furman Center's report on how BIDs impact property values.
Crain's New York features the release of the Furman Center's report on the effects of Business Improvement Districts in BIDs Raise Commercial Property Values.
The New York Post outlines trends in subprime mortgage defaults and quotes the Furman Center's Jenny Schuetz in NYC 'Debt' Reckoning.
In Jamaica Tops City in Foreclosures: Defaults Don't Bring Disaster to Queens Neighborhood Buttressed by Strong Market the Real Deal features Furman Center data on subprime lending.
The New York Times reports on New York City's rise in homeownership rates, featuring the Furman Center's analysis of this issue and commentary by Furman Center Director, Vicki Been: In a City Known for Its Renters, a Record Number Now Own Their Homes.
In Predatory Lending Fuels Rise in Foreclosures, the Gotham Gazette uses data from the 2006 State of the City report to highlight trends in subprime lending.
In the New York Observer article Mayor’s Green Speech Asks to Build 500,000 Units, Vicki Been, Furman Center Director, responds to the housing component of Mayor Bloomberg's 2030 plan.
The Village Voice reports on Furman Center findings on the loss of affordable rental units and increases in housing code violations in Slumlord Showdown.
In A Most Exclusive Club, the New York Times covers the Furman Center's research on the exent to which average New Yorkers have been priced out of homeownership.
The New York Post features new research from the Furman Center's 2006 State of New York City's Housing and Neighborhoods report in Sub-Prime Loan Bubble in City.
Reuter’s highlights the Furman Center's findings on the high rates of subprime lending in NYC in NYC Foreclosure Rates Hit Brooklyn, Bronx Hardest.
Co-director of the Furman Center, Ingrid Gould Ellen, comments on the major findings in the 2006 State of the City report in Sub-Prime Market Heads Skyward, which aired on WNYC on April 12, 2007.
In City Home Ownership More Elusive, Report Says, Metro covers the release of the 2006 State of the City report and highlights the loss of affordable homeownership opportunities in NYC.
In Crowded Houses, the Brian Lehrer Show on WNYC interviews Ingrid Gould Ellen on the problem of overcrowding in the City
Furman Center Research Fellow, Solomon Greene, comments on subprime lending trends in NYC in Mortgage Woes Pass by New York, for Now featured in the New York Sun on March 15, 2007.
Jenny Schuetz, Furman Center Research Fellow, speaks about homeownership opportunities in Renting Rooms, Buying a Dream, which ran in the NY Daily News on February 19, 2007.
In Affordable Housing Strikes it Rich, City Limits covers the MacArthur Foundation announcement made at the Furman Center on February 12, 2007.
The Gotham Gazette interviews Furman Center co-director, Ingrid Gould Ellen, in Housing's Impact: Need for New Research.
In Housing Tighter for New Yorkers of Moderate Pay, the New York Times profiles the findings of the Furman Center's 2005 State of New York City's Housing and Neighborhoods report, and interviews Furman Center director, Vicki Been.
The Gotham Gazette looks at different NYC neighborhood trends in Housing in New York City -- Figuring Out the Big (and Little) Picture, which features data from the Furman Center's State of the City report
Building Prosperity, a NY Times op/ed on affordable housing needs in New York state, features findings from the Furman Center's 2005 State of the City report.