New York
11 articles
How much do you need to earn to afford rent in New York?
We ran the standard affordability rule against nine New York neighborhoods. The cheapest one requires nearly double what…
Manhattan’s luxury rents are exploding, with $100,000 a month becoming almost normal
Manhattan's top 10% of rentals rose 35% in a year while $100,000-a-month apartments went from rare to routine. Here is w…
Manhattan rent hit a record $5,000 as apartments vanish from the market
Manhattan's median rent set a record at $5,000 in July, with Brooklyn at $4,500. The sharper story is the vanishing supp…
A New York Studio Now Takes a $125,000 Salary, Putting a Burden on New College Grads
New York City asking rents reached a seven-year high this spring. At a median studio rent of $3,116, affording one alone…
New York Landlords Will Have to Disclose AI-Altered Rental Listings Under Mamdani's "Rental Ripoff" Plan
Mayor Zohran Mamdani released a 23-action Rental Ripoff Report shaped by testimony from 2,400 New Yorkers, requiring lan…
Manhattan and Brooklyn Rents Hit Record Highs, and the Squeeze Is Spreading to the Outer Boroughs
New York City rents set new records in June, with a Manhattan median of $5,295. The pressure is now reaching Queens and …
New York City Rent by Apartment Size
NYC rent in 2026 by apartment size: studio $2,625, one-bedroom $2,732, two-bedroom $3,032, three-bedroom $3,782, and fou…
NYC Rent Board Approves First-Ever Two-Year Rent Freeze
New York City's Rent Guidelines Board voted to freeze rents on about 1 million stabilized apartments for two years. Here…
As Bronx Rent Prices Keep Climbing, Priced-Out Residents Look to Connecticut and New Jersey
Bronx rents are up nearly 4% over the year and some longtime residents are weighing a move, according to News 12. The re…
The Most Overheated Rental Markets in America
Using our Rent Reality Score, these large US cities are renting furthest above their own 10-year trend. The Bay Area, Ne…
The Worst Months to Rent an Apartment
Timing a lease signing can save you real money. The rental market has a consistent seasonal pattern that most renters ig…