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

On Wednesday, the New York City Council approved a bill that would shift the financial burden of broker fees from renters to ...

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

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

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

As New York City ends the practice of landlords charging tenants for the broker fee, Boston remains one of the few cities ...

NEW YORK -- On Wednesday, November 14th, 2024, the New York City Council voted the Fairness in Apartment Rentals Act, or FARE ...

The Council on Wednesday approved the revised FARE Act, shifting broker fees from tenants to the hiring party, typically ...

The New York City Council passed, in a 42-8 vote, a bill that will put an end to forcing tenant-paid brokers fees, as the ...

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

New York is one of two cities that requires renters to pay for these services; the other is Boston. Typically, such broker ...

The City Council considered a bill in 2019 that would have capped the fees at one month’s rent, but it stalled after brokers ...