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When Noisy Neighbors Keep the Whole Family Awake Dec. 14, 2024

Dear Annie®

Dear Annie: My husband and I plus our four children currently reside in a first floor apartment. I l... Read More

How To Tell If You're a Gay Communist Bee-Loving Crybaby May. 31, 2024

Marc Dion

My wife, Deborah, and I own a three-floor apartment house in the urban northeast. How urban? We can ... Read More

There's No Place Like Home Mar. 17, 2024

My So-Called Millennial Life

I didn't know how much I must have been hated as an apartment dweller. I lived in the same complex, ... Read More

Build Anything Anywhere Threatens Communities Mar. 14, 2024

Froma Harrop

YIMBY sounds nice. YIMBY stands for "Yes in My Backyard." It's a positive-sounding rejoinder to NIMB... Read More

What Do We Really Mean by Affordable Housing? Dec. 21, 2023

Froma Harrop

It's being said by conservatives and liberals: America faces a crisis of affordable housing. And the... Read More

Rent Control Is a Disaster. Don't Let It Spread Across the Nation. Oct. 11, 2023

Betsy McCaughey

America's renters — more than one-third of the nation's households — are in for trouble.... Read More

'Affordable Housing': Affordable To Whom? Jun. 20, 2023

Froma Harrop

What is meant by "affordable housing"? The term suggests a certain level of shelter at a moderate pr... Read More

My Parents Are Upset That I'm Moving Out Nov. 15, 2022

'Tween 12 & 20

DR. WALLACE: I'll turn 20 years old in January. I'm a high school graduate and I've had a good, stea... Read More

Heat Bringing High-Cost Utility Bills Oct. 02, 2022

Dear Annie®

Dear Annie: For the past two years, I've lived in my apartment complex without issues except for my ... Read More

Lofty Ideals Jul. 23, 2022

The Art of Design

Artists have always sought out unusual and unexpected places to live, prioritizing cheap rents where... Read More

Living In a Rental Jun. 11, 2022

The Art of Design

In certain cities such as West Palm Beach, Florida; Atlanta; and New York City, after years of fligh... Read More

Designing for Small Spaces Jan. 01, 2022

The Art of Design

Micro- apartments are the next trend in city living. In larger cities such as New York or San Franci... Read More

What I'd Do as NYC Mayor Jun. 18, 2021

Ted Rall

New Yorkers go to the polls June 22 to choose their next mayor. They're primaries, but whoever wins ... Read More

Our Annoying Neighbors Apr. 13, 2021

'Tween 12 & 20

DR. WALLACE: We live in an apartment complex with a lot of other people. We are a family of four and... Read More

Setting Ground Rules with Sister-In-Law Apr. 07, 2021

Dear Annie®

Dear Annie: My sister-in-law has been living with her parents for over a year, after her college gra... Read More

Apt. 201B Or Not To Be Nov. 24, 2020

The Science Advice Goddess

My boyfriend and I have been together for two years, and my lease is up in a few months. I was think... Read More

Sink or Swim Oct. 22, 2020

Dear Annie®

Dear Annie: My sister-in-law of more than 40 years has again done something that I feel is disrespec... Read More

A Different Mentality About the American Dream Aug. 11, 2020

The Real Estate Expert

Last week, I was talking with my grown son and his friend. We talked about home prices and what it w... Read More

The Great Mystery of Household Accumulation Apr. 29, 2020

Everyday Cheapskate

Have you ever noticed that no matter the size of your apartment, condominium, house, garage, drawers... Read More

A Softy or a Sucker? Dec. 08, 2019

Dear Annie®

Dear Annie: One of my young relatives came to me when she was thrown out of her house at the age of ... Read More