Virginia K. Smith

New York City real estate brokers don't exactly have a reputation as shrinking violets, and yesterday, stalwart British newspaper The Guardian published a piece confirming (and exacerbating) everyone's worst fears about how they operate.

Everyone loves a good Airbnb horror story, and this week brought us a doozy, with news of a San Francisco woman whose guest refused to leave after his initial 30-day stay in her condo.

If Bushwick's too expensive for your blood, may be time to place your bets on East New York (Gothamist)

NYC broker training manual reveals what you already knew: they're trying to terrify you into  signing (The Guardian via Gothamist)

Every Airbnb host's worst nightmare has materialized: the guest who refuses to leave (Business Insider)

You can learn a lot of things from living solo (The Billfold)