In the Greater Boston area, the broker’s fee is usually an entire month’s rent. According to Zumper, the average cost of a ...

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

The New York City Council has passed a ban on renters being forced to pay broker fees when moving into a new apartment. The ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson argued the tax hike was necessary to avoid mass layoffs, including of police officers. Now, Johnson and City Council will have to figure out how to bring in other revenue to ...

Broker fees in NYC will be covered by landlords, instead of tenants, under a new law passed Wednesday by the City Council.

Apartment hunters in New York City got good news on Wednesday when the City Council there passed a bill that would largely ...

Time to start over on Chicago’s budget after the remarkable 50-0 City Council vote to kill Brandon Johnson’s $300 million ...

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Spread the loveOn November 13, 2024, the New York City Council passed a significant bill that shifts broker fees from renters ...

Brady has been Philly’s Democratic party chairman since 1986 and represented the city in Congress from 1998 to 2019. Initially a carpenter and union official, he’s also been a longtime ward leader in ...

Renting in Boston is expensive, and some are looking to New York’s recent model for relief. The New York City Council voted ...

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