Nov 18th 2010 4:31PM
Bedbugs spread a lot of things -- fear, disgust and now, lawsuits. The Real Deal reports on a spate of cases being brought against landlords in New York, the city with the worst bedbug problem in the country. But the Big Apple isn't the only place that the bloodsuckers find tasty. According to statistics from the National... Continue Reading »
Sep 29th 2010 4:28PM
Most people would agree that having a big shade tree on their property is a good thing. One renter in Charlotte, N.C. was under that impression -- until it started growing through a wall of his apartment. His first course of action was notifying his landlord of the problem. He called the landlord, e-mailed him and sent a... Continue Reading »
Aug 19th 2010 4:51PM
Too many landlords don't want to put in the time, research, and upfront costs to renovate their rental properties. And it's their loss: Improvements could earn them money. But the problem has gotten worse over the last 20 years: Annual maintenance expenditures have decreased 35 percent since the late 1980s. No doubt,... Continue Reading »
Jul 28th 2010 3:17PM
A tough real estate market coupled with a tough job market means more people need to sell their homes at a price they may not want to take for a job that they need to take. This new reality complicates the sell-a-house/buy-a-new-house paradigm that has been the norm for relocated employees. Sellers are weighing their... Continue Reading »
Jun 24th 2010 3:30PM
The saga of a massive New York apartment complex in default is one step closer to a happy ending for its tenants. A federal court ruled on Monday that Manhattan's Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village can be foreclosed on and sold at auction. This action paves the way for the tenants association to bid the complex. "This... Continue Reading »
