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Inside young New Yorkers' 'wild ride' of Delta-era apartment hunting as they swarm 80-person open houses, realtors ghost, and rents skyrocket
Listings are few, brokers are unresponsive, and prices are high as young professionals and students…
Hillary Hoffower
5 mins read
I spot bait-and-switch rental scams in New York City. Here's what apartment hunters need to be aware of when looking for a new home.
Lynne Allaker says inaccurate or false apartment listings are a longstanding problem in big cities …
By Lynne Allaker, as told to …
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NYC's short-term rental ban slashed Airbnb listings. A year later, it's unclear if it's made housing more affordable.
Airbnb listings have taken a hit, but the law's impact on prices and inventory remains unclear.
Eliza Relman,Dan Latu
2 mins read
Owners want out at a super-luxe skyscraper on 'Billionaire's Row': report
The residential skyscraper in midtown Manhattan has been plagued in a years-long legal dispute, and…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
4 mins read
New York tech workers make $135,000 on average, but can't afford the vast majority of apartments on the market
Tech workers are flooding into New York City, but they're having a hard time finding places to live…
Eliza Relman,Madison Hoff
3 mins read
Some wealthy people trying to sell their luxury homes are struggling
A socialite who's been trying to sell her house for 15 years is now resorting to an auction. She pa…
Alcynna Lloyd
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King Charles appears to have bought a $6.6 million condo in NYC but probably will never sleep there
The deed for the 3,600-square-foot-home, signed by an official at the Canadian Consulate in New Yor…
Geoff Weiss,Maria Noyen
3 mins read
15 cities with plenty of rentals and high enough wages to afford them
New Yorkers are seeing their rents grow a lot faster than their wages. But other cities are doing m…
Juliana Kaplan,Eliza Relman
6 mins read
He won the NYC housing lottery after applying more than 60 times. Now, he pays $2,300 in rent for his Brooklyn apartment.
Competition for the New York affordable-housing lottery is stiff: There are about 450 applications …
Amanda Goh
8 mins read
The new first rule of home buying: fire your realtor
Now more than ever, it's time to be your own real estate agent.
Albert Fox Cahn
4 mins read
5 things that are hard to get even if you're pretty rich
Money sometimes can't buy everything. Exclusive reservations, elusive Birkin bags, and more can rem…
Jordan Hart
3 mins read
The 10 big US cities with the worst 'singles tax' on renters living alone
Single New Yorkers are paying over $20,000 more a year to live alone.
Juliana Kaplan,Madison Hoff
1 min read
High-earners could save 40% of their salary by moving from New York to Texas because of cheaper living costs and lower tax rates, report says
Americans making six-figure salaries can be taxed between 37% and 45% in New York but are only taxe…
Sawdah Bhaimiya
1 min read
Soaring rents and the inflated cost of living are pushing some young professionals out of New York City
Georgia Bubash told Bloomberg she was spending half her monthly paycheck on her $1,800 Chinatown ap…
Beatrice Nolan
3 mins read
Selling your home without a real-estate agent comes with a lot of grunt work, but could save you thousands. Here's how one owner did it.
Derrick Chou did the "grunt work" of listing his property, responding to emails and swatting off ov…
Alcynna Lloyd
2 mins read
People living in New York, San Francisco, and Honolulu need to earn $300,000 to feel like they're making $100,000 as inflation bites, survey says
Inflation surged to highs not seen since the 1980s in 2022, and remains elevated, pushing the cost …
Sawdah Bhaimiya
3 mins read
Imagine you just worked a 111-hour week. That's what many workers in 4 US cities would have to do to afford rent.
Affording a one bedroom apartment in New York City, Dallas, Chicago, or San Jose is nearly impossib…
Jason Lalljee
3 mins read
Hana R. Alberts
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My family of 5 moved from Knoxville to Brooklyn. Our cost of living has doubled, but it's the best decision we've ever made.
Lisa Miller moved from Knoxville, Tennessee, to Brooklyn, New York, with her husband and three chil…
Samantha Grindell
2 mins read
It doesn't pay to be single: Coupled-up New York renters can save up to $39,000 a year if they move in with a partner
Couples save on rent and more quickly reach homeownership, says a StreetEasy study. It's another wa…