Read more rent stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/4334/rent.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:15:31 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/60870/housing-market-woes-hit-home-for-geithner.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHousing market troubles are getting personal for Tim Geithner, the AP reports. The Treasury secretary bought his five-bedroom suburban New York Tudor for $1.6 million in 2004; after moving to Washington, he tried to sell it for $1.635 million. The price later dropped to $1.575 million, but...http://www.newser.com/story/60870/housing-market-woes-hit-home-for-geithner.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 03 Jun 2009 9:57:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60481/starbucks-looks-to-cut-back-on-rent.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStarbucks is asking some of its landlords for a venti favor: lower lease rates by as much as 25%, Bloomberg reports. With the real-estate market in decline, a rep says, “We’re taking advantage of the opportunity,” adding that most landlords foresee a “mutually beneficial situation.” Indeed, one analyst says many...http://www.newser.com/story/60481/starbucks-looks-to-cut-back-on-rent.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 29 May 2009 14:42:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58518/nyc-charges-working-homeless-shelter-rent.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNew York City has quietly begun to enforce a 1997 state law requiring homeless shelter residents who have jobs to contribute to the cost of their temporary housing, the New York Times reports. The move, which follows a 2007 audit that forced the city to return funding to the state,...http://www.newser.com/story/58518/nyc-charges-working-homeless-shelter-rent.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 09 May 2009 12:20:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51732/gap-narrows-between-mortgage-payments-rents.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDuring the housing boom, mortgage payments held steady, consistently topping rent levels; now, with the market cratering, they’re returning to historical levels, the Wall Street Journal reports. After-tax mortgage payments averaged about 26% more than rent over the past 18 years; during the boom that figure surged to 66%. By...http://www.newser.com/story/51732/gap-narrows-between-mortgage-payments-rents.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 25 Feb 2009 8:22:47 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49414/freddie-mac-to-let-people-stay-in-foreclosed-houses.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFreddie Mac has forged a first-of-its-kind plan to allow homeowners and tenants to remain in foreclosed homes, USA Today reports. Residents will be charged a market rental rate on leases renewable monthly after their homes have been acquired by the lender. Freddie Mac expects the program to save thousands of...http://www.newser.com/story/49414/freddie-mac-to-let-people-stay-in-foreclosed-houses.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 30 Jan 2009 2:44:52 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47733/bummer-economy-move-home.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA bleak job market and skyrocketing rents have college grads—even working adults—boomeranging back to their childhood homes, something that's fast losing its social stigma, the Boston Globe reports. About half of adults ages 18 and 24 live with their parents.http://www.newser.com/story/47733/bummer-economy-move-home.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 13 Jan 2009 14:08:56 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46986/rainbow-room-grill-to-close.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNew York’s vaunted Rainbow Room will shut down its dining hall next week amid the recession and a rent conflict, the New York Daily News reports. With the Rainbow Grill’s closure, the tourist hotspot at 30 Rockefeller Plaza will—temporarily or otherwise—be 40 employees lighter and limited to a...http://www.newser.com/story/46986/rainbow-room-grill-to-close.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 04 Jan 2009 16:54:03 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/36448/rent-to-own-leases-help-fill-up-condos.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe credit crisis landed the housing market on shaky ground, but condo developers are attracting cash-strapped buyers by offering them rent-to-own leases, the Boston Globe reports. The deal allows would-be homeowners to rebuild their credit and test out conditions, while developers make money on properties that otherwise would be empty....http://www.newser.com/story/36448/rent-to-own-leases-help-fill-up-condos.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 02 Sep 2008 21:04:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32257/raging-rangel-denies-rent-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA testy Charles Rangel yesterday brushed off accusations that he had enjoyed special treatment in occupying four rent-controlled apartments, reports the New York Times . The veteran Democratic congressman denied he had a "sweetheart" deal with his landlord and slammed the Times article that started the controversy. The 78-year-old chairman of...http://www.newser.com/story/32257/raging-rangel-denies-rent-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 12 Jul 2008 5:48:15 CDT