Even under the most generous estimate, City of Yes for Housing Opportunity will create 80,000 homes over the next decade. That is a fraction of the mayor’s “moonshot goal” of creating 500,000 units by ...

Some of the greatest risks one takes have nothing to do with physical danger; they are the risks to the ego, to the self. One of these risks is that of rejection, and all of the unpleasant emotions ...

Have you ever noticed that when we say that we are dealing with a difficult person, we are always talking about the other, never about ourselves? We are good at absolving ourselves and at judging ...

Back in 1981, the ground-breaking book Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In was released by authors Roger Fisher and William Ury. Getting to Yes teaches readers how to emphasize ...

In today’s market, where affordability is stretched thin and borrower competition is fierce, lenders can’t afford to stop at “yes.” The real differentiator isn’t just qualifying a borrower for a loan ...

Kelly connects with CEO Wes Adams and Professor Tamara Myles about their new book, “Meaningful Work: How to Ignite Passion and Performance in Every Employee.” ...

Disputes are a fact of life in the construction industry. As a practicing construction attorney for twenty years, both with a law firm and as in-house at a national construction contractor, I have ...

New York City’s zoning resolution includes many outdated and burdensome regulations, but the recently adopted City of Yes plan dramatically altered the zoning landscape by softening dozens of ...

A developer once said doing business with the city of Rockford is like doing brain surgery on an ant. I never fully understood that comment until I started attending City Council meetings regularly.