The City Council approved a bill on Wednesday that would curb a loathed New York City real estate practice: making renters ...

The City Council overwhelmingly passed a measure to shift the burden of broker fees to landlords. Here’s what that means for ...

New York City landlords will be required to pay costly broker fees for tenants under a plan approved by the City Council that ...

Don’t believe the real estate industry’s arguments against the bill shifting fees to landlords, writes columnist Ross Barkan.

Mandatory broker fees, an unusual feature of New York City apartment hunting long reviled by renters, will be banned under ...

On November 13, 2024, the Fairness in Apartment Rentals Act (FARE) (the Bill) was approved by the New York City Council (City ...

The broker fee, long a bane of New York City renters, just got voted out. The New York City Council passed a bill Wednesday ...

The legislation would eliminate a fee imposed to be shown an apartment, have an application be processed and sign a lease.

New York City appears to getting rid of broker fees. In Boston, where 65-percent of residents rent, it's still an issue.

Boston is the last major U.S. city to maintain the practice of renter-paid broker fees. Is it time to ban broker fees?

Legislation passed this week in New York City leaves Boston as the last major city where tenants can be required to pay hefty ...

Opponents of the legislation say the measure could lead to higher rents and argue that landlords could put broker fees into ...