Homeownership is a critical building block of household wealth, a fact that's obscured by the traditional comparison of renting and owning costs. The post The Misleading Math Behind the Rent vs. Buy ...

Jennifer Bryant at her NYCHA Park Rock Rehab apartment in Crown Heights. She is dealing with issues related to her NYCHA lease renewal. What if you received a bill more than three times what it should ...

This biweekly sponsored column is written by the experts at Gordon James Realty, a local property management firm that specializes in residential real estate, commercial real estate and home owner ...

Property depreciation is the gradual reduction in the value of a property over time due to factors like wear and tear, which can be used for tax deduction purposes. Property depreciation is typically ...

Sometimes external forces in the economy throw the supply and demand for a product or service out of whack. Trade quotas are a common and powerful example of one such external force. One way ...

Like those all over the country, the Altoona Housing Authority is preparing to adjust how it calculates rents for tenants based on a 2016 law whose main provisions go into effect Jan. 1. “It’s a big ...

Calculating return on investment (ROI) on a rental property is essential for understanding its profitability and making informed decisions as an investor. ROI measures how much profit you’re ...

Whether your small business involves renting out your vacation home while you aren't in it or purchasing property to rent to tenants on a long-term basis, you must report rental income and pay taxes ...

In my last commentary, I wrote about the misleading math behind the rent vs. buy calculation. My main point was that focusing on the direct, total monthly costs of renting vs. buying misses the ...

Sometimes external forces in the economy throw the supply and demand for a product or service out of whack. Trade quotas are a common and powerful example of one such external force. One way ...