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09/06/2016

BROOKLYN, NY—Urging apartment hunters to keep their search within reasonable bounds and avoid excessively high leases, real estate broker Katherine Rivera recommend Friday that Brooklyn residents spend no more than 150 percent of their income on rent.

05/02/2016

Berlin cracks down on Airbnb to protect Berlin’s increasingly sparse and expensive housing market.

City authorities threaten fines up to €100,000 for illegal listings.

04/19/2016

A new tool for looking at places and neighborhoods — Airbnb Live There

Don’t go there. Live there. Even if it’s just for a night.

11/12/2015

MUJI Will Begin Selling Huts Starting at Just $25,000

Enjoy simple pleasures. That, in essence, is the idea behind Japanese minimal retailer MUJI’s new project: MUJI HUT. Unveiled during this week’s Tokyo Design Week, the concept seeks to provide people...

11/11/2015

There Are More Manhattan Apartments for Rent Over $15,000 Than Below $2,000

Get super rich or get out.

10/13/2015

An innovative model for living and moving between cities.

10/12/2015

With the cost of rent skyrocketing in major metropolitan cities across the country, people everywhere are looking for ways to save. For some, they are inevitably forced into smaller and smaller domiciles,...

07/10/2015

The “rental price brake,” introduced on June 1st, is the city’s most comprehensive tool to date for keeping rent affordable.

06/30/2015

First-time renters may think a "cozy" apartment sounds cute; veterans know it's claustrophobic.

06/15/2015

A lot can happen over the course of a year; roommate relationships can sour, brokers can invent entirely new micro-neighborhoods, and of course, your rent can skyrocket. So after last year's check-in...

05/28/2015

Great doorman studio in Hell's Kitchen, furnished option, walk-in closet! http://buff.ly/1PLd2O7

05/26/2015

We're honored to be mentioned in "The 8 best websites for finding a no-fee apt in New York City"! http://buff.ly/1LDQetl

Whether you're new to New York or just haven't looked for an apartment for awhile, one of the rudest shocks is the broker fee, typically 12 to 15% of a year's rent.