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

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

In New York, unlike nearly every other part of the country, tenants usually pay the fee even though landlords usually hire ...

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

The New York City Council approved new legislation on Wednesday that will eliminate hefty upfront broker fees for most ...

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

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 ...