'Tis the season: What to consider if you’re selling your apartment or house in winter

… to list until spring when its brighter and warmer to coax buyers out of their hibernations But what if you need or want to sell right away There can be … of the few on the market and there will always be motivated buyers who equally need to find their new home said Aaron …

By Evelyn Battaglia |December 12, 2025 - 9:00AM
What's the best shade of white to paint your NYC apartment if you're trying to sell?

… recommend creating a neutral clean look to attract buyers White is still the safest baseline because it reads as perceptually neutral letting buyers project their own life onto the space said Louise … white hues for selling apartments in New York City Heres what they had to say … The creamy white craze … If you find …

By Evelyn Battaglia |October 28, 2025 - 10:30AM
No heat and pests galore: The top 5 NYC renter complaints of 2024 and how to fix them

On one of the coldest days this winter I attempted to take a … experience commonplace for thousands of New Yorker City renters each year Renters filed more than 265000 complaints … and its best to do so with a lawyers guidance For more tips be sure to check out No heat in your NYC apartment or …

By Celia Young |January 27, 2025 - 10:45AM
If you have prewar taste but live in a plain white box, the Brownstone Boys have some design tips for you

… Lots of renters who move to New York City are disappointed to … with quaint prewar details can be too expensive for their rental budgets If you have prewar design tastes but youve … are keeping the décor intact Here are their prewar design tips from 595 Dean as well as other projects that you can …

By Jennifer White Karp |January 29, 2024 - 2:30PM
My apartment really needs to be painted. How can I get my landlord to do it?

… … New York City landlords are required to  repaint or recover … to the citys Housing Maintenance Code This applies to rental buildings and sublets in coop and condo buildings But … step is simply to ask your landlord to paint the walls Most renters wait longer than three years to ask for their …

By Austin Havens-Bowen |January 18, 2024 - 1:30PM