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Housing Search With a Voucher Is Difficult in Los Angeles County
As the housing crisis deepens in Los Angeles County, one young woman learns that searching for a place of her own is more difficult than ever.
My Husband Won’t Help Pay for My Kids’ Tuition. Should I Divorce Him?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on how to navigate financial tensions with a spouse
Renting as a Single Woman in India: No Visitors, No Drinking, Home by 9
India says it must do more to harness women’s economic potential. A good place to start, many say, would be the many obstacles they face outside the workplace.
Getting Creative With Vacant Office Space: Storage, Gym, Film Set
Some landlords are skipping residential conversion and instead seeking alternatives that are cheaper and easier to manage.
Why Office Buildings Are Still in Trouble
Hybrid work, layoffs and higher interest rates are leaving lots of office space vacant and hurting the commercial real estate business.
Inflation Has Hit Tenants Hard. What About Their Landlords?
Publicly traded corporate landlords are reporting some of their highest margins ever, while smaller operators say rent increases are eaten up by costs.
Should Biden Announce That He Won’t Run Again?
Maureen Dowd thinks he should. Readers are divided. Also: New York City’s housing shortage; swimming while fat.
Investing in Real Estate as Self-Care
Many women seeking independence after a breakup or divorce have discovered emotional empowerment and even healing in real estate investment.
New York Renters Are Now Paying the Price for the ‘Covid Discount’
More than 40 percent of the available units in Manhattan currently come from tenants priced out of apartments they leased in 2020 and 2021, according to a new StreetEasy report.
In Bronx Housing Court, Tenants Fight to Stay in Their Homes
Since New York’s eviction moratorium ended in January, tenants and their landlords are returning to housing court.
Rents Will Rise by at Least 3.25 Percent for 2 Million New Yorkers
With landlords facing higher costs for property maintenance, a rent regulation panel approved some of the largest increases for rent-stabilized units in nearly a decade.
Housing Market Has Altered the Math of Moving
The housing market has altered the math of moving for nearly everyone.
Start-Ups Flock to WeWork, Trellis and Other Low-Commitment Spaces
The pandemic’s arrival turned spaces like WeWork into ghost towns. Now people are lining up for low-commitment offices, and providers are working to sustain that trend.
The Tenants Tried to Stop an Eviction. Now They Could Own the Building
When a new landlord bought their building in the Bronx and threatened to raise rents and kick them out, tenants banded together. They never expected how far they might get: the chance to buy their apartments for $2,500 each.
In New York, Rents May Rise for More Than 2 Million
The city board that sets rents on most regulated apartments may be considering some of the highest increases in years.
Looming Rent Increase of Up to 9 Percent Tests Adams’s Housing Priorities
Some Democrats are calling proposed increases for New York City’s roughly one million rent stabilized apartments “unconscionable.” Mayor Eric Adams says he wants to support small landlords.
New York Evictions Accelerate After a Two-Year Dip
Activity in the city’s housing courts, which used to process more eviction cases than any other city in the nation, is rising after a pandemic moratorium.
How 2 Industries Stymied Justice for Young Lead Paint Victims
The U.S. insurance and real estate industries have waged a decades-long campaign to avoid liability in lead cases, helping to prolong an epidemic. The cost for millions of children has been incalculable.
Rents Surge in New York City at Double the National Rate
While rents plunged at the start of the pandemic, they are now surging, and the increase is double the national rate, amplifying the city’s affordability crisis.
To Fill Empty Retail Space, Landlords Tap Doctors and Dentists
Health care providers are increasingly opening offices and clinics in street-level storefronts, malls and shopping centers, taking advantage of rents depressed by the pandemic.
A Henry Darger Dispute: Who Inherits the Rights to a Loner’s Genius?
Since this reclusive artist died in 1973, his landlords have controlled work left behind in his apartment. Now relatives are challenging that stewardship in court.
English Island Seeks a Landlord-King Who Likes Solitude, Seals and Beer
On Piel Island, winters are wet, travel is limited, and the solitary pub crowns the landlord king or queen under a shower of beer.
Manhattan Rents Break Another Record, as Market Shows Signs of Cooling
The median rent reached nearly $3,400 in December, the highest price ever for the traditionally quiet month.
What We Know About the Building in the Bronx Apartment Fire
The companies purchased Twin Parks North West, the Bronx building where there was a deadly fire, along with seven other buildings in the borough for $166 million.
Good Cause Eviction Is a Landlord’s Worst Nightmare
The comedian and journalist Jeff Seal takes to the streets to rally support for a little-known bill that would protect millions of New Yorkers from unjust evictions. But a powerful lobby stands in its way.
Federal Rental Assistance Is Running Out, With Tenants Still in Need
An announcement from the Treasury Department on Friday revealed that there was less money available for renters than some states had hoped.
The Work in My Building Is Endless and Invasive. Can I Withhold Rent?
A landlord is entitled to reasonable access to a tenant’s apartment. But there are limits, and now is not a good time to be fighting with renters.
In 2021, New York’s Housing Market Made a Stunning Comeback
It’s a trend that will likely continue in 2022, as momentum shifts away from the suburbs and international travel returns — unless new Covid variants interfere.
To Open Homeless Shelters, N.Y.C. Relied on Landlord With Checkered History
Mayor Bill de Blasio promised to revamp the homeless shelter system, but some of the main players have not changed.
Landlord Accused of Demanding Sex From Tenants to Pay $4.5 Million
A federal civil rights suit had accused Joseph Centanni of demanding sexual acts from tenants in Elizabeth, N.J. He denied wrongdoing, but agreed to pay.
As Pandemic Evictions Rise, Spaniards Declare ‘War’ on Wall Street Landlords
Protesters in Barcelona are pushing back against foreign investment firms that have bought up thousands of homes over the past decade and are forcing out residents who can’t pay the rent.
How the Coronavirus Pandemic is Taking a Toll on Housing in the Bronx
In a New York City borough where residents have long struggled to afford their homes, thousands are now threatened with eviction as state pandemic aid dwindles.
New York to Stop Accepting Applications for Pandemic Rental Aid
Officials said demand for the pandemic relief program was “far outstripping” available funds. Gov. Kathy Hochul has asked the federal government for almost $1 billion more.
With Cases Piling Up, an Eviction Crisis Unfolds Step by Step
Evictions are rising nationwide. “We don’t know where the ceiling is,” one expert said.
WeWork Goes Public Two Years After Aborted I.P.O.
The co-working operation is being absorbed into a special-purpose acquisition company. It must contend with new dynamics in commercial real estate.
‘The Moratorium Saved Us. It Really Did.’
With the eviction moratorium over, the road to more opportunity and less inequality runs through affordable housing.
Why $46 Billion Couldn’t Prevent an Eviction Crisis
As national eviction protections lapse, much of the rental assistance sits unspent. Aid was slowed by red tape, resistance from landlords and the difficulty of navigating an informal market. Does a lease on a napkin qualify?
New York Passes Bill Extending Eviction Moratorium to January
New York is the first state to pass a new measure to protect struggling renters since the Supreme Court whittled away at existing shields against eviction.
N.Y. Legislature Expected to Extend Freeze on Evictions in Rare Special Session
The moratorium, which was to expire on Aug. 31, is part of the state’s effort to help tenants struggling from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
N.Y. Legislature Expected to Extend Freeze on Evictions
The moratorium, which was to expire on Aug. 31, is part of the state’s effort to help tenants struggling from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
America’s Homelessness Crisis Is About to Get a Lot Worse
Congress allocated enough money to stave off a wave of evictions, but it’s not being sent to renters fast enough.
Most Rental Assistant Funds Not Yet Distributed, Figures Show
Just $1.7 billion in funds intended to prevent eviction were disbursed in July as the White House braces for a Supreme Court decision that could strike down its eviction moratorium.
Court Allows Biden Evictions Ban to Remain in Place for Now
The policy is now headed to the Supreme Court, where it is expected to face a tough reception.
What to Know About Evictions and Rent Relief in New York
After the Supreme Court blocked the central component of New York’s eviction moratorium, pressure is building on the state to dole out pandemic rent relief.
Want to Solve the Housing Crisis? Take Over Hotels.
A discussion on the escalating problem of unaffordability.
Why Some in This Neighborhood Oppose a Museum Dedicated to Their Culture
In Chinatown, anti-gentrification protesters are furious over funding granted to a museum that they say doesn’t represent their community.
Modest Rent Increases Approved for 2.3 Million N.Y.C. Tenants
The Rent Guidelines Board voted to allow 1.5 percent increases for the second six months of one-year leases. Tenants had pushed for rent reductions.
Rising Housing Costs Leave Homebuyers Struggling
A moratorium on evictions did little to address the bigger problem: The country is running out of affordable places for people to live.
Finally Making It to Manhattan
For those in other boroughs who dreamed of Manhattan, there was a silver lining to the pandemic: lower rents.