Boston is the last major U.S. city to maintain the practice of renter-paid broker fees. Is it time to ban broker fees?

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

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

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

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

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 passed a bill Wednesday to make renting an apartment a little easier. The bill, known as the FARE ...

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 ...

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

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

A StreetEasy survey shows 81% of renters believe landlords, not renters, should pay these fees, and 78% felt they had no ...

During Wednesday’s rally, Ossé credited the Council’s progressive leadership with getting the FARE Act over the finish line.