Renting

How to Avoid Being a Bad Roommate

Jason Alderman | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Personal Budget, Renters Insurance, Lease, Rental Agreement, Roommates, Bad Roommates, Renting, Money News

Roommate tensions are not limited to strangers. When cash-strapped young adults return to the nest, or older parents move in with grown kids for financial or caregiver assistance, long-suppressed family grievances can erupt if you're not careful.

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7 Ways to Swap, Share And Rent What You Already Own

Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Sharing, Swapping, Sharing Your Tools, Video, Renting Out Your House, Renting, Green-Living, Renting Out Your Home, Slideexpand, Renting Your Home, Renting Your House, Sharing Tools, Renting Out Home, Green News

From Terri Bennett, Founder of DoYourPart.com: There’s a new movement afoot that could create a wholesale change in how we, as consumers, get wha...

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Renting? Think Again

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Rent Costs More, Video, Rent, Renting, Apartments, Renting Costs, Apartment Rent, Buying a Home, Home Ownership, Renting an Apartment, Rent Costs, Renting Costs More, Money News

If you're trying to save money, you may want to consider buying a home. As contradictory as that may sound, renting cost 15 percent more than ownin...

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Everything You Need To Know About Renting

Investopedia | Jean Folger | Posted 03.23.2012

Read More: Mortgages, Housing Prices, Renting Cheap, Cost of Living, Renting, Renting a Home, Rent or Buy, Housing Crisis, Money News

Renting property rather than owning is an option for many people who are not yet ready to settle down, who will be living in an area only temporarily,...

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Owning A Home Cheaper Than Renting One

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 03.23.2012

Read More: House, Housing Market, Video, Buying a House, Housing, Rent, Buying a House Cheaper Than Renting, Renting, Is Buying a House Cheaper Than Renting, Buying a Home Cheaper Than Renting, Housing Crisis, Rents, Money News

Despite very low prices, many Americans can't or don't want to buy houses. Instead we're paying ever-higher rents and watching as housing prices fa...

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Why Location Matters If You're on the Fence About Renting vs. Buying

Jed Kolko | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Housing Market, Housing, Home Prices, Homeownership, Renting, Real Estate, Housing Crisis, Buying a Home, Rents, Business News

Marking a big shift from the boom years, the cost of buying relative to renting has fallen a lot. But just because prices dropped and rents held steady or rose in most places, does that make now a great time to buy? The answer depends on you and on where you live.

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Defining Your Own Chaos

Kristal Brent Zook | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Suburbs, Manhattan, Living in New York, Long Island, Suburbia, Midtown West, Renting, Couples, Women News

"Why not leave the city?" we asked ourselves. It seemed like a good idea at the time. Get some fresh air. A yard. A real house. It would shorten my commute to Hofstra University out on the Island, and of course, we would be saving all that money.

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The Rent Is Too Damn High In Every State In America

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 02.17.2012

Read More: Housing Market, Housing Prices, Housing Bust, Rent, Renting, Apartments, Rentership, Homeowners, Rental Units, Working Poor, Video, Homelessness, Housing Crash, Homeownership, Doubling Up, Low-Income Housing, Renters, Rental Housing, Business News

The poorest people in America are running out of places to live. In every state in the country, there are people looking for cheap rental housing -...

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Toni's Take on Real Estate: The Rent Race

Toni Haber | Posted 03.25.2012

Read More: Manhattan Real Estate, Real Estate, NY Real Estate, Housing Market, Renters, New York Real Estate, Renting, New York News

They say if you can make it here you can make it anywhere, and that old line certainly rings true for Manhattan's renters. NYC is truly a tough market for those looking to lease or ready to rent.

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Four Ways to Get Out of Your Lease: Part 1

Jim Thomas | Posted 03.25.2012

Read More: Leases, Landlord, Exit Planning, Buyouts, Rent, Business Lease, Renting, Contract Negotiations, Contracts, Denver News

That your business is suffering, or rent is lower across the street, is generally of no concern to your landlord. If your business is viable, any change in your lease has to present some upside to both landlord and lender.

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NYC Real Estate Survival: 6 Ways to Get Your Landlord to Fix Stuff

Teri Karush Rogers | Posted 03.25.2012

Read More: New York City Real Estate, Renting, BrickUnderground.Com, Brickunderground, New York City, New-York-City-Real-Estate, Landlords, Rentals, Renters Rights, Super, NY Real Estate, New York News

Compared to owning a place, renting is supposed to be a pretty hassle-free existence. If your dishwasher leaks or the window won't open, you tell your landlord and someone comes to fix it. That's the theory.

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NYC Real Estate Survival: The 7 Worst Places to Live in an Apartment Building

Teri Karush Rogers | Posted 02.15.2012

Read More: Condos, BrickUnderground.Com, Real Estate, Brickunderground, Co-Ops, Renting, Selling, Buying, NY Real Estate, New York News

Admit it: When you hear the real-estate maxim "location, location, location," you think about great neighborhoods and awesome transportation. That's fine -- unless you're looking for an apartment.

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Homeownership Rates Take Their Biggest Drop Since The Great Depression

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 12.06.2011

Read More: Housing Market, Foreclosure Crisis, Housing, Housing Industry, Home Prices, Ownership Society, Great Recession, Homeownership, Renting, Homeowners, Foreclosure, Real Estate, Renters, Housing Bubble, Great Depression, Video, Business News

During his presidency, George W. Bush spoke of his vision for an "ownership society," an America where anyone and everyone who wanted to could stake a...

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Baby Is Back: The Reality Of RE-Nesting

New York Times | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Children, Renting, Living at Home, Parenting, Nesting, Students, Recession, College Graduates, Fifty News

A FRIEND of mine named Eugene who is 28 and an investment banker lives at home in Connecticut with his parents. He can afford to live on his own, but ...

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Low Home Prices Mean It's Cheaper To Buy Than To Rent In Many Cities

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 10.16.2011

Read More: Home Buyers, Housing Prices, Housing Sector, Housing Market, Home Prices, Housing Industry, Renting, Housing Recovery, Real Estate, Home Ownership, Business News

As the national real estate slump deepens, home prices in many cities have crossed a worrisome milestone. It's cheaper to buy a home than to rent o...

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Sales Of Previously-Owned Homes Unexpectedly Fall In June

Posted 09.19.2011

Read More: Housing, Home Sales, Renting, Homeownership, Homeowners Association, Cancellations, Homeowners, Existing Home Sales, June Home Sales, Home Startup, Business News

WASHINGTON (Lucia Mutikani) - Sales of previously owned homes unexpectedly fell in June to touch a seven-month low as cancellations of pending con...

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Rent After Foreclosure? Yes, You Can.

Nicholas Carroll | Posted 07.27.2011

Read More: Bad Credit, FICO Score, Rental Market, Renting, Foreclosure, Strategic Defaults, Credit Rating, Renting Market, Market Renting, Business News

News frequently portrays inability to rent as one of the gloom-and-doom scenarios awaiting people who have been through a foreclosure. In my surveys around the U.S., I'm not seeing this.

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Ailing Housing Market Creating New Generation Of Renters

AP | DEREK KRAVITZ | Posted 07.24.2011

Read More: Foreclosure Crisis, Unemployment, Apartment, Home Prices, Home Sales, Renting, Banks, Foreclosure, Real Estate, Renting a Home, Renters, Business News

WASHINGTON — A growing number of Americans can't afford a home or don't want to own one, a trend that's spawning a generation of renters and a r...

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New York City Apartment Hell Pt. 6

David Serchuk | Posted 06.05.2011

Read More: Brooklyn, Renting, Apartments, Elevators, Real Estate, New York Real Estate, Parenting, Bay Ridge, New York News

The first sign that this wasn't going to be yet another typical apartment hunt was that the elevator closed behind us and spoke. "Going up!" a femme-botty voice chirped cheerfully.

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New York City Apartment Hell Pt. 5

David Serchuk | Posted 05.28.2011

Read More: Renting, Real Estate, Brooklyn, New York City, Ditmas Park, New York News

After seeing about my 20th place, I developed a short-hand for crap apartments. My big tip-offs were decrepit lobbies and elevators.

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Rising Rents, Falling Recovery: Not Time to Retreat From Rental Housing

David M. Abromowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fannie Mae, Making Home Affordable, Housing Crisis, Rising Rents, San Jose, Renting, Business News

For many families, the extension of middle-class tax cuts will go out the door to their landlord. Economic recovery could be stopped in its tracks by sudden rent shock.

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It's Cheaper To Rent In Only 4 Big U.S. Cities

The Huffington Post | Yepoka Yeebo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Buying a Home, Buying a House, Renting, Housing Crisis, Housing Markets, Property, Miami, Las Vegas, Trulia.com, Arlington, Mesa, Phoenix, Rent vs. Buy, Business News

Thanks to the foreclosure crisis, buying a two-bedroom home is cheaper than renting in most big cities. In its quarterly Rent vs. Buy Index, real est...

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Americans Rethinking Home Ownership And Role Of Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac

NPR | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Government, Freddie Mac, Mortgages, Subprime Mortgages, Housing, Predatory Lending, Renting, Financial Crisis, Foreclosure, Home Ownership, Fannie Mae, Business News

But even as politicians of both parties have praised the idea of home ownership for decades, many Americans are starting to question if homeownership ...

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I Can't Do WHAT?! 10 Outrageous Homeowners Association Rules

The Stir | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Homeowners, Home, Renting, Homeowners Association, The Balanced Life, Home Owner, Home Owners Association, Hoa, Healthy Living News

In a particular New York City building, the tenants must be considered "on-the-verge artists" and have their craft approved by the board.

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Adding Eviction to Injury: When Did It Become OK To Blame Crime Victims?

Katherine E. Walz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Homelessness, Sexual Assault, Violence Against Women Act, Rental Housing, Domestic Violence, Renting, Chicago News

Survivors of domestic violence living in rental housing are particularly vulnerable to homelessness because they are often threatened with eviction after an incident of violence.

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