An American in Paris: How a New Yorker should handle an apartment hunt in the City of Light

… In our new column the Expat Renter we check into how leasing an apartment works in other cities and compare …  a particular unit in the first place But our fair city is of course not the only place to seek out rental bliss And … if you arent packing your bags for a new home base much of the advice reinforces traditional New York wisdom …

By Julie Strickland |March 30, 2017 - 8:59AM
Reminder: abandoned towns are still much cheaper than a New York apartment

… or islands that cost less than your typical New York City apartment Witness the $240000 abandoned California mining town up for sale last year and … Nearly half of Spains 3500 rural villages are now abandoned as NPR reported earlier this week and brokers and …

By Virginia K. Smith |August 26, 2015 - 1:59PM
Did Berlin just crack the code to keeping rents affordable?

… familiar to most New Yorkers But after enacting new rent control laws last month it seems the city may already be … heels of a number of unusually strong legal protections for tenants in Germany as CityLab points out These include … Cuomo and de Blasio to be able to put their disagreements behind them to work this one out One can dream Related Does …

By Virginia K. Smith |July 10, 2015 - 10:30AM
The Italian town of Gangi is giving away houses

… be time to pack your bags and head to Sicily The small town of Gangi is generating PR with a pretty unbeatable offer as the New York Times reported yesterday Theyre giving away houses for … like a new suite of hotel rooms thats being made of two homes in the towns center Still cant hurt to at least put …

By Virginia K. Smith |June 23, 2015 - 12:59PM