With hundreds of applicants flocking to every open house and private showing, making yourself stand out as a good, responsible tenant can be difficult, but not impossible. If you want to win over a finicky landlord and beat out the competition, here are some tips.

As you've no doubt heard, New York's real estate market is sizzling, with buyers feeling the heat as low inventory constrains options and bidding wars are commonplace. Here's how experts predict the market will play out this summer--and how you can prepare as a buyer or seller. The summer 2013 market outlook Inventory was near a 12-year low in the ...

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New York elected officials seethed Tuesday over a Daily News report that five upscale Manhattan developments were singled out for property tax breaks by the state Legislature. Language slipped into a catch-all housing bill passed in Albany earlier this year made the five buildings eligible for breaks that could save builders and rich apartment buyers tens of millions of dollars.    

Sound of pump shotgun brings out SWAT unit Houston Chronicle Copyright 2013 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 10:29 pm, Tuesday, June 18, 2013 A police SWAT scene that began with reports of shots being fired in a southwest Houston apartment ended about three hours later with no arrests and no ...