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BROOKLYN – The ink barely dried on their broker’s fee check when a couple reneged on the deal to take the $3,000-a month one-bedroom plus office apartment in Greenpoint. The main sticking point for the DJ and freelance chef: a rider on the lease explicitly prohibited them from marketing the unit on Airbnb, explained David Kazemi, a broker with BOND New York, who added the language to the lease. “The woman [the chef] was very honest about it. I was like, ‘Are you going to Airbnb the apartment?’’’ he said. “She was like, ‘Yes, September through November and then February through April.’ That’s six months on a one-year lease. These people were straight-up going... Read more

Hesitant to paint your living room accent wall that bright new trending color before listing your home this spring? Worried those beautiful floral patterned curtains in...

House flipping has gained notoriety from TV shows like HGTV’s “Flip or Flop” and A&E’s “Flipping Vegas,” but chances are the...

Now that we’ve digested our Thanksgiving turkey, it’s time for therealtor.com economic data team to digest our site’s preliminary data for November....

A survey commissioned by Intel Corporation and conducted by TNS reveals we are headed for a smart home explosion. Nearly 7 in 10 Americans (68 percent) are confident...

Here are the top 10 investment markets for...

HomeUnion, an online real-estate investment management firm, released its latest ranking of the top 10 markets in the U.S. where investors can affordably and prudently buy rental properties. “Like any other investment, the focus for SFR investors should be on long-term rate of return and each of the markets on this list has favorable rental yields, low-cost entry points and solid, long-term economic fundamentals,” said Don Ganguly, CEO of HomeUnion. “Nationally, macro-economic factors, such as lower homeownership rates, are quite favorable for SFR investing, but real estate is still all about location and finding accessible markets that have low entry points, like Cincinnati and... Read more

About one-third of us live in rental homes, and if that’s the case for you, you probably had to pay some sort of security deposit. The day will come when you’ll need...

Families are facing much bigger rent checks this year — especially those living in cities in the South and West. Rent prices have been rising across the country,...

Real estate investors for commercial apartment buildings may vary in the areas they are looking at, but agree to certain general qualities that make them interested in a...

Families are facing much bigger rent checks this year — especially those living in cities in the South and West. Rent prices have been rising across the country,...