Virginia K. Smith

Anyone who pays even passing attention to NYC's never-ending stream of real estate market reports has likely started to feel that this is all just a repetitive way of reminding ourselves that the city is cripplingly expensive, and getting pricier all the time. And we're here to tell you that... you're not wrong. At all.

Q: I moved from a co-op to a rental. Is it possible to change my co-op insurance policy to renter's insurance?

It should be easy (and cost-free) to make the switch and insure your new apartment, though you're likely to have to get a brand-new policy, say our experts. 

If you've ever paused to wonder who, exactly, are the twenty-somethings dropping thousands a month on rentals (and subsequently making things more expensive for the rest of us), ABC Family's new show Next Step Realty: NYC is here to answer the question, albeit inadvertently: fresh-out-of-the-frat (or sorority) college grads being bankrolled by their parents. In other words, they're exactly who you think they are.

Ideas for decorating an impossibly narrow bedroom (we're looking at you, Lower East Siders) (Apartment Therapy)

Surviving the city on an entry-level salary: yes, it can still be done (Refinery 29)