Leah Hochbaum Rosner

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Low-Fee Rental Roundup: Brooklyn Heights, Astoria, Harlem and more, from $1,350 to $6,400 a month
By Leah Hochbaum Rosner
September 17, 2013 - 11:16 AM
Fantasizing about killing your roommate again? It might be wiser just to move. While paying the customary broker’s fee—which could be up to 15% of a year’s rent—might break the bank, a no-fee or low-fee apartment (with fees between zero and 9% of the annual rent) may ease your way into a new living situation. Browse the assorted apartments listed here in our Low-Fee Rental Round-up or search by "low-fee" or "no fee" on rental site Naked Apartments. Hoping to see one of these places this instant? Naked Apartments can make that dream a reality with its popular Showings on Demand feature.
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Take It or Leave It: Would you pay $2,900/month for this Upper East Side studio?
By Leah Hochbaum Rosner
September 12, 2013 - 14:03 PM

This week, our Take It Or Leave It team of seasoned renters tackles a loft-like alcove studio with home office space in One Museum Mile, a luxury building on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Our panelists—who have 43 years of rental experience between them—are RentHackr founder Zeb Dropkin, freelance writer Lambeth Hochwald, and BrickUnderground’s own senior editor, Lucy Cohen Blatter.

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Buy Curious: Can newlyweds find a pet-friendly condo with washer-dryer near Central Park for $800,000?
By Leah Hochbaum Rosner
September 11, 2013 - 11:15 AM
In the inaugural edition of Buy Curious--a new BrickUnderground column in which apartment shoppers get feedback on their real-estate wish list from a NYC real estate agent--guest real estate broker Julie Friedman of Coldwell Banker Bellmarc Realty spells out the facts of life to a pair of newlyweds dreaming a nearly impossible real estate dream.
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Low-Fee Rental Roundup: Gramercy, Hell’s Kitchen, Kew Gardens Hills and more, from $2,151 to $4,700 a month
By Leah Hochbaum Rosner
September 9, 2013 - 12:14 PM
Moving again? Since New Yorkers change their addresses about as often as their shower curtains, paying the usual 12-15% broker’s fee every time can be tough. No fee or low-fee places (with broker fees of no more than 9% of the annual rent) can keep costs down. To find one, check out the apartments showcased here in our Low-Fee Rental Roundup or click the “low-fee” search box at rental website Naked Apartments. Dying to see a listed apartment asap? Naked Apartments can make it happen via its new Showings on Demand feature.
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Take It Or Leave It: Should you rent this $3,995/month West Harlem 2-bedroom?
By Leah Hochbaum Rosner
September 5, 2013 - 14:07 PM

In this week’s Take It Or Leave It, our veteran renters tell us what they really think about a 2-bedroom/2-bathroom apartment in The Alberta, a full-service, luxury building in West Harlem. Our panelists—who have 43 years of collective rental experience—include RentHackr founder Zeb Dropkin, freelance writer Lambeth Hochwald, and BrickUnderground’s own senior editor, Lucy Cohen Blatter.

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Low-Fee rental roundup: East Village, Theater District, Upper West Side and more, from $2,600 to $5,899 a month
By Leah Hochbaum Rosner
September 3, 2013 - 11:22 AM
There are some great things about living in New York—the never-ending nightlife, the ever-present culture—but the downside is paying up for even a small place to hang your hat, not to mention having to pay a broker’s fee of 12-15% of the annual rent on top of that. Some folks rely on roommates to defray the expense. Others look to Mom and Dad. And still others make it their mission to find a no-fee or low-fee place (meaning one with a broker fee of less than 9% of a year’s rent). Check out the apartments listed here in our Low-Fee Rental Roundup or click the “low-fee” search box at apartment rental search website Naked Apartments.
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