NYC bans forcing tenants to pay real estate brokers hired by landlords
Tenants searching for an apartment in New York City have long been forced to pay thousands of dollars to real estate brokers ...
New York City Council approves bill shifting broker fees to landlords
There are many costs associated with living in an increasingly expensive New York City, but the broker fee might be the most ...
Working-class mayor, real estate ties
BROKER BATTLE: A City Council measure to rein in broker fees is the latest example of the self-professed blue-collar Mayor ...
Billionaire Ken Griffin wants to get out of Chicago quick — sells record-breaking penthouse for a 44% loss
Griffin, the honcho of Citadel, has decamped to Florida — and is in the process of cutting ties with the city that he once ...
NYC bill shifting broker fees to landlords overwhelmingly approved by City Council
The City Council overwhelmingly approved a bill Wednesday that would largely shift the cost of broker fees to landlords, in a ...
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A refinancing in Queens shows mounting problems for owners of rent-regulated housing
With average rents of just $1,550 a month, it’s no surprise that 96% of the apartments at 144-25 Roosevelt Ave. in Flushing ...
Moving to New York City cost us $10K in fees. Those fees are now banned
New York is one of two cities that requires renters to pay for these services; the other is Boston. Typically, such broker ...
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Savanna faces possible foreclosure at 521 Fifth Ave.
Savanna is in trouble with another building, this time on Fifth Avenue’s high-end shopping strip. A lender filed a ...
The Secret to Selling a $100 Million Mansion
They’ve dealt with billionaires, signed NDAs and fielded bizarre requests. Four real-estate power brokers dish on how they ...
New York Doesn’t Have Enough Housing. Why Is It So Expensive to Build?
The scarcity of apartments makes it easy for landlords to raise rents, but building new developments comes with high costs ...