September 22, 2025

For years, the narrative has been clear: renting saves money while buying requires deep pockets. In fact, throughout the pandemic and its aftermath, skyrocketing home prices and rising mortgage rates pushed buying further out of reach, leaving renting as the more practical option for most households. But now, new data shows that the financial advantage […]

New York City renters are bracing for higher costs after the Rent Guidelines Board (RGB) voted in favor of increasing rents on more than one million rent-stabilized apartments. Beginning in October 2025, tenants will see rent hikes of 3% for one-year leases and 4.5% for two-year leases. While the decision was framed as a compromise,