DoJ accuses RealPage of scheme to help landlords hike rents in antitrust lawsuit

The Justice Department has filed an antitrust lawsuit against real estate software company RealPage, accusing it of an illegal scheme that allows landlords to coordinate to hike rental prices.

NJ ANCHOR program 2024 starts today: Are you eligible for property tax relief?

NJ's ANCHOR property tax relief program begins today. Letters will be mailed to around 1.5 million residents to confirm their eligibility for this season's benefit. Here's what you need to know.

NJ ANCHOR program 2024: Find out how to qualify for property tax relief

NJ's ANCHOR property tax relief program begins next week, when letters will be mailed to around 1.5 million residents to confirm their eligibility for this season's benefit. Here's what you need to know.

NYC housing lottery opens in city’s priciest area: How to apply

The 46-story luxury building in Hudson Yards, offers over 20,000 square feet of building space, which includes a rooftop skylounge, a fitness club, pet spa and plenty of other luxury amenities.

NYCHA section 8 application status: How to know if you made the 2024 waiting list

NYCHA has randomly selected 200,000 households by lottery for the city's Section 8 housing choice voucher waitlist. Here's how to know if you made the 2024 waiting list.

San Francisco 1st in U.S. to ban rental-price software

San Francisco is now the first city in the nation to ban the use of a type of software that large landlords use to set rental prices.

Evictions are rising fastest in these 5 American cities

Eviction filings are on the rise in several major cities as Americans grapple with the ongoing cost-of-living crisis and expensive rent costs.

NYC Rent Guidelines Board approves increase for 2024: Here's the cost

NYC tenants constantly struggle to keep up with the cost of living. Now, the city board approved on a 5.25% increase for two-year leases.

NYC decides on who should pay broker fees amid affordable housing crisis

In New York City, rental broker fees can be as much as15% of the annual rent. So far the FARE Act bill has 33 sponsors in the 51-member City Council, which is one vote away from a veto-proof majority.

NYC rent: Who should pay cost of broker fees? City Council hearing scheduled

NYC is one of the only cities in the U.S. where tenants are slammed with broker. Under a new City Council proposal, that may not longer be the case.

NYCHA Section 8 housing application deadline: What you need to know

The application window for New York City's Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program waitlist opened for the first time in nearly 15 years.

Housing affordability is Gen Z's top voting issue, survey finds

Rising housing costs are making it difficult for first-time buyers to secure a home, an issue concerning young voters ahead of November’s election. 

NYCHA opens Section 8 applications: Are you eligible?

NYCHA has started accepting applications for the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program waiting list for the first time in nearly 15 years. Here's what you need to know.

Map shows hourly wage needed to afford rent in New York

A study looked at the hourly wage needed to afford rent in every state in 2023. Here's where New York ranked.