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NYC Rentals More Affordable Than Houston, Baltimore, Study Finds
Researchers at the University of Southern California found NYC was more affordable than many places.

Researchers at the University of Southern California found NYC was more affordable than many places.

Hundreds of NYC-area neighborhoods are exclusive or "super-gentrified," while others are at risk, research shows. Here's where they are.

U.S. News and World Report placed ranked some questionable cities above ours.
Figures show tens of thousands of people are leaving the city.
Nearly 900,000 NYC immigrants have no tenant protections, advocates say. They're also more likely to face steep rents and overcrowding.
Brooklyn offers the least to New Yorkers budgeting 30 percent of their income for rent, a recent report shows.
Public officials, religious leaders and tenants put pressure on Albany to pass stronger rental laws this legislative period.
David Burney, the newest member of the City Planning Commission, also sits on a task force involved in the plans to replace Rikers Island.
Prosecutors moved to dismiss their sweeping complaint accusing NYCHA of flouting federal regulations and misleading the government.
Money from the so-called pied-à-terre tax could go to the beleaguered MTA, officials say.
The redevelopment of Hudson Yards officially kicks off with the opening of 'Vessel,' a 150-foot-tall sculpture made of interlocking stairs.
An NYC woman hosting guests through Airbnb made nearly $2,000 more than the city's typical host last year, the home-sharing company says.
New York may feel like a millennial haven, but their parents' generation is a bigger force in the real estate market, a recent report shows.
It's among several Manhattan neighborhoods on Bloomberg's ranking of the richest U.S. ZIP codes.
Million-dollar homes in some neighborhoods are way smaller than they were in the early 2000s, a new report shows.
The housing authority has picked seven companies to do inspections in about 135,000 apartments under an $88 million contract.
New York City is one of the nation's most expensive metro regions for home-buyers, a new analysis shows.
Bart M. Schwartz, a former federal prosecutor, will be tasked with holding NYCHA to its sweeping deal with federal officials.
Manhattan no longer has a monopoly on luxury real estate, a new report shows.
Bart M. Schwartz, a former prosecutor with ties to Rudy Giuliani and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, will reportedly be NYCHA's federal monitor.
The city subpoenaed Airbnb for information about thousands of apartments amid a lawsuit over tough home-sharing regulations.
Tenants sometimes have to shell out thousands of dollars in brokers' fees and security deposits. Lawmakers want to ease the pain.
Lynne Patton plans to stay in four NYCHA complexes over the next month amid big changes for the beleaguered agency.
Evictions have dropped 14 percent since a new program began providing free attorneys to New Yorkers facing eviction, officials said.
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It's twice as much as a renter needs to live in the city's cheapest area, according to a new "neighborhood price index."
The city is accusing a real estate brokerage firm of using 130 apartments in 35 buildings for illegal short-term rentals.
Home foreclosures are declining in the city, but some neighborhoods still saw high numbers late last year.
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Tenants paying preferential rents face a "crisis" because landlords can hike prices by hundreds, a new report shows.
The de Blasio administration plans to expand market-rate development at NYCHA complexes to help fix public housing.
Democratic lawmakers want to push through some stalled rent reform proposals. Here's what they could mean for NYC tenants.
The Financial District's median sale price has fallen to roughly a quarter of nearby Tribeca's, figures show.
Manhattan has the nation's second-smallest average apartment size as well as the highest average rent, according to a recent report.
Mayor Bill de Blasio's affordable housing plan doesn't provide enough homes for the city's poorest families, the city comptroller says.
The annual ranking released by PropertyShark features the most expensive ZIP codes in the country.
Facing a mountain of repair needs, the city is expanding private companies' involvement in public housing.
The city has created a new list of recently sold buildings where tenants could be at risk of harassment.
The New York Wheel project was officially dropped Tuesday.
Some 65 percent of NYCHA developments auditors visited had unsecured doors, Comptroller Scott Stringer's office found.