Now what? Rafael Cestero on the rent freeze aftermath

This story gives you a peek at the content coming to our new platform, TRD Policy Pro. Sign up to get early access here. Mayor Zohran Mamdani got his rent freeze. Now the real estate industry is asking what comes next for the city’s rent-stabilized buildings. That question is front and center for Rafael Cestero, CEO of the Community Preservation Corporation, which bills itself as the nation’s largest federally certified lender focused on multifamily housing in low-income communities.  Over more than three decades Cestero has worked across affordable housing finance and government, from starting out at Enterprise Community Partners to […]

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