Can't afford the neighborhood you really want to live in? Look for a comparable area, even though it may be less desirable, for a cheaper place. Continue Reading »

The continued improvement in the real estate market is showing in the vacation home market, where sales are heating up in sought-after locales. Continue Reading »

Even though a judge has deemed doing business through the vacation rental website Airbnb illegal in New York City, it doesn't necessarily end its operation there. Continue Reading »

Tenants of a New York City apartment complex are fuming after its owner raised their rents -- some by more than $1,000 a month -- in the middle of their leases, WABC-TV in New York reported. Residents of the Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village complex on the east side of Manhattan got the surprise rent hikes when ... Continue Reading »

Why should you have renter's insurance, you ask? Well, if you find yourself in one of these situations, you'll find out why fast. Continue Reading »

Your landlord isn't always your best friend and won't always be responsive to your needs. But depending on the situation, you can force them to. Continue Reading »

This new tech startup, Urban Compass, plans to make apartment hunting easier to navigate. Continue Reading »

There are some pretty sweet apartment bonuses or rent savings you could get from your prospective landlord, but you'll have to ask for them. Continue Reading »

While tiny homes and micr-apartments have become popular since the recession, some Seattle residents say it's starting to go too far. Continue Reading »

An Apartments.com survey found that 75 percent of renters own pets, despite the extra effort and expense. Continue Reading »

Finding mold in your apartment is frustrating and potentially hazardous to your health. So if you discover a mold problem, who should take care of it? Continue Reading »

Thinking of buying a home? How do you know if you should? These are ways you can tell if you should hold off on the purchase or take the plunge. Continue Reading »

A landlord in Chevy Chase, Md., has pleaded guilty to spying on female tenants living in his suburban home and watching them have sex. Dennis Alan Van Dusen, 64, stuck hidden cameras inside smoke detectors in the home to record his tenants' intimate moments with their boyfriends and also filmed them through windows, NBC ... Continue Reading »

Jed Kolko is the chief economist for online listings site Trulia. This article originally appeared on the Trulia Trends blog. Spring house-hunting season is upon us. Home searches peak in March and April, and this year the search is especially frantic as inventory is near a 12-year low. Many homes don't stay on the ... Continue Reading »

Devon Fleming said that she thought she had found the perfect roommate. The woman seemed smart, was easy to spend time with, and the two shared many mutual friends. It was an almost serendipitous situation: The roommate had just broken up with her boyfriend and Fleming had an extra room in her apartment in Manhattan's ... Continue Reading »