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July to August 2009 has been exciting for the Manhattan rental market! The amount of transaction volume has been miraculously high. Landlords everywhere are swamped with renters finally biting at some of the greatest deals in 5...

At its meeting last night, the Rent Guidelines Board approved the following rent increases effective October 1, 2009: Apartments where heat is provided at no cost to the tenant: 1 year lease - 3.0% 2 year lease - 6.0% However, if the most...

In today's piece, we take a break from the usual rant about no fee Manhattan rentals lists and focus on the sales market. The Nasty Closing Cost: Flip Tax After reading Teri Rogers's article in the New York Times, The Downside...

As part of our quest to collect as many New York no-fee apartment listings as possible, we end up sifting through a lot of data about neighborhoods, buildings, and most interesting of all, changes in rent levels.  The question...

Given all the talk about the recession and financial "Armageddon," how will New York renters be affected in the near-term? Well, let me say straight up that rental prices are down significantly year-over-year, with November rents for doorman and...