Resources
A short list, deliberately. Everything here earns its place; nothing is paid placement.
Search portals
- StreetEasy
- The default NYC search — most complete inventory, price histories, building pages.
- Zillow (Manhattan)
- National portal; useful for alerts and Zestimate context, thinner on NYC nuance.
- Realtor.com
- MLS-fed national portal.
Official sources
- NYC Rent Guidelines Board
- The annual stabilised-rent guideline, plus solid research on the rental market.
- NY Homes & Community Renewal
- Request a unit’s official rent history — the overcharge check every stabilised tenant should run.
- ACRIS (NYC property records)
- Every deed, mortgage and transfer on record. What a building actually sold for, free.
- DOB Building Profiles
- Permits, violations and complaints for any building — check before you commit.
Market data & reading
- NYT Real Estate
- The Sunday ritual. The Hunt column is field research disguised as entertainment.
- Douglas Elliman market reports
- The Miller Samuel quarterly reports — the numbers everyone quotes.
- Brick Underground
- Practical NYC-specific guides and honest answers; the best editorial resource in the niche.