Virginia K. Smith

A Central Park West address is covetable, for sure, and a Manhattan studio with this bonafide asking $2,150 a month (with a decently sized kitchen, at that) isn't that exorbitant. Plus, the option to rent this place furnished could be a major boon, too, if you're moving without the basics.

No one likes to feel underfoot in their own home, and keeping your apartment constantly staged and ready for showings can be one of the most irritating parts of the selling process. Zillow published some tips this week on keeping your apartment showing-ready without driving yourself nuts, and there were a few key takeaways:

Is discriminating against rent-regulated tenants de facto discrimination against the elderly, too? (DNAinfo, previously)

We often receive emails from readers asking for help in navigating their own real estate crises. In Realty Bites, we try to get them answers.

The Problem:

A reader prepping to move to New York with her family recently wrote to us asking about this sprawling three-bedroom duplex Tribeca penthouse, on the market for $25,000 a month, and asked the following:

We'd have thought this would be common sense, but in case there was any lingering confusion, a new lawsuit from a co-op shareholder at the Carlyle on the Upper East Side has made it crystal clear: just because you're sleeping with someone doesn't mean you should expect them to take care of your apartment.