Virginia K. Smith

On the Upper West Side, affordable housing could soon be set aside for the upper middle class (Capital New York)

And if you're fed up with the New York market all together, an entire town in South Dakota is on the market for $400,000 (NYDN)

Make no mistake, saving up for your first-ever down payment is an uphill battle, and a steep one, at that. But even in New York, and even on a media salary, it isn't necessarily insurmountable.

Last week, a state judge issued a seemingly precedent-setting ruling for New York City renters, finding that a Financial District tenant couldn't be evicted for subletting her place on Airbnb--or at least, that's how the New York Post reported the story. 

How to (politely) handle hard-partying and/or chain-smoking neighbors (NYT)

While we're talking etiquette, summer rentals can be a minefield (NYT)