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NYC's Nation-Leading Rents Grow Even Higher, Study Finds
Have more than $3,000 a month to spare? You better, or good luck finding a New York City apartment nowadays, according to a new study.

Have more than $3,000 a month to spare? You better, or good luck finding a New York City apartment nowadays, according to a new study.

Homebuyers saw a record number of homes go on the New York City market in February, a StreetEasy study found. But renters had bad news.

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"This was the largest annual increase in rents for any given quarter on StreetEasy record," the study states.
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Predictions of gloom and doom in 2021 gave way to "one of the most robust sales and rental years within memory," a new study found.
Get ready Vermont, the New Yorkers are coming.
More space and in-unit laundry remain stubbornly hard to find in the city, but New Yorkers sought them anyway, according to StreetEasy.
More than 400 Manhattan homes priced above $3.85 million went into contract in November — a one-month record, according to StreetEasy.
From mice to roaches, these landlords amassed hundreds of violations over the past year without any relief for tenants, a new report says.
It would make NYC a showcase for a climate-change-fighting policy.
A new StreetEasy analysis found signs of a coming "flood" of demand and inventory in the coming year.
SoHo topped StreetEasy's "Neighborhoods To Watch In 2022, but some surprising Brooklyn nabes grabbed notice.
Rent in New York City is also the most expensive in the nation, with one-bedrooms fetching $3,180 a month, according to a Zumper study.
Just six New York City ZIP codes ranked among the top 100 most expensive in the country, according to a PropertyShark study.
The vacancy rate for Manhattan office space, despite a surge in leasing during the third quarter, remains near a record at 18.6%.
Many scaffolds or sidewalk sheds have been up at NYCHA homes for five years, Mayor Bill de Blasio said.
“If the city bought their houses, they would have the money to move somewhere else. Every time it rains, they worry."
Not every neighborhood is seeing rental prices bounce back to 2019 levels, according to a new StreetEasy study.
Community members from Two Bridges and Chinatown gathered at Pier 35 to demand a stop to the construction of the waterfront towers.
Hudson Yards and TriBeCa are still the priciest enclaves in the city, but new neighborhoods made it onto the 10 top list.
National home prices have surged over the past year; the New York City area was no exception.
Like electricity or hot water, broadband internet will be treated as a utility for apartments under a bill by Council Member Ben Kallos.
A Staten Island man says he was injured by a piece of icy snow that fell from the 1,776-foot-tall Freedom Tower, court records show.
The O'Shaughnessy family is still getting settled in their new Bronx home.
Brooklyn's rents have returned to pre-pandemic levels, while Manhattan's are nearly there, a new study found.
One single mom tried to rent an apartment with housing vouchers, only to be told by her broker, "Leave me the f--- alone."
"Kedex Properties can no longer ignore its obligation to do the necessary work to ensure the building is safe, habitable, and up to code."
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Two planned skyscrapers, a performing arts center and a church are still unfinished at the site.
Despite tough regulations that could tighten, New York is the most searched American destination for the fall, according to Airbnb.
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill Thursday that will extend the pause on evictions, which was set to expire this week, until mid-January.
A one-two punch of summer leases ending and returning to New York City is causing a rental crunch.
Evictions are being allowed to resume across the country.
Move over San Francisco — the Big Apple's typical $2,810 rent makes it the nation's the most expensive rental market.
National home prices are have surged over the past year; The New York City area was no exception.
About 66 percent of New Yorkers in the city and state struggle to pay rent, a new PropertyNest survey found.