rentals
LA landlords lure luxe renters with ridiculous Erewhon deal as inventory soars and market softens
Here's an offer no trendy young Angeleno can refuse.
San Francisco rents soar 26% to record heights as the AI boom fuels a housing crunch
San Francisco's AI hiring surge is colliding with sluggish housing construction, according to a new Zumper report.
$100K income can rent 2,200 square feet in famed Southern city — and a fraction of that in NY
A new Zillow analysis finds households earning $100,000 can afford 77% of US rental listings, as housing costs vary sharply across major cities.
Airbnb bans ‘unreasonable’ requests like cleaning dishes, stripping beds
Airbnb is cracking down on hosts making unreasonable requests of guests.
Gen Z renters ditch the homeownership dream for the stock market as high costs languish
Young renters are rethinking the path to wealth. As homeownership grows harder to afford, some are building investment portfolios with help from family covering rent and everyday bills.
Why Gen Z and millennials are choosing rent over ownership at shockingly high rate
More of America’s highest-income households are choosing not to turn their purchasing power into homeownership in a rental market that offers them more flexibility, mobility, and choice.
A once doomed city beats Miami and Manhattan as America’s toughest rental market
Seventeen hopefuls now line up for each open unit, and listings vanish in under four weeks.
Murder-suicide NJ dad moved family for ‘special-needs’ daughter, then sued realtor over tainted mansion
Court papers reveal the bitter legal war the family fought before the bloodshed.
Manhattan rent smashes record at $6,865 as Brooklyn logs busiest September since 2020
Manhattan’s average rent hit a record $6,865 in September, while Brooklyn saw its strongest September leasing since 2020 amid shrinking inventory.
NYC’s priciest rental is $250K-a-month — but what’s inside might surprise you
Financier Lew Sanders is also shopping the full-floor, 88th-story spread for $88.5 million as the tower faces $160 million in repairs and dueling lawsuits.
NYC developers shunning entry-level buyers — pushing city’s house prices even higher
Manhattan’s entry-level new condo pipeline is projected to plunge 74%, as rising development costs push builders toward pricier luxury homes.
Firm with ties to Michael Dell buys luxe senior living giant with ritzy NYC towers for $1B
The golden years just landed a billionaire backer.
Solo renters must earn nearly $154K annually to afford a studio, per new ‘Carrie Bradshaw Index’
NYC renters need to earn $153,600 a year to afford a typical studio alone, according to The Economist’s latest Carrie Bradshaw Index.
SF renter offered jaw-dropping sum to leave her apartment so landlord can jack up the price
A San Francisco renter has been offered $35,000 to walk away from her apartment, but the eye popping check has not been an easy decision.
NYC ranks fifth-hardest metro for first-time homebuyers — 7% mortgage rates are squeezing them even more
New York homebuyers face a widening affordability gap as mortgage rates top 7%, while high prices and limited inventory keep adding to the squeeze.
I ditched my career and moved to Yellowstone — my rent is only $96/mo
Just a year ago, Zoe De La Paz was living like any other 20-something.
Meet the AirBnb hunter exposing vultures using California city’s brutal loophole to push out tenants
A tech worker has turned his coding skills on San Diego’s red-hot vacation rental market, hunting for what he says are “apartment hotels” gobbling up homes once occupied by long-term...
Rare $2.1M Frank Lloyd Wright home is back on the market after a 2-for-1 deal failed
The restored Michigan masterpiece was once pitched as part of a $4.5 million package.
Booming Sun Belt city revealed as America’s top pet-friendly rental market
Denver, Dallas and Nashville rounded out the top five, according to Zillow.
LA renters are fleeing for cheaper pastures — and this city is their top escape
Los Angeles renters are looking for a way out, while few outsiders are looking for a way in.