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Bypassing the rental broker

Written by CRETech | Jul 6, 2018 4:06:17 AM

Being a New York City rental broker has always been a tough gig. But the job is getting even harder.

It’s now been exactly one year since StreetEasy began charging a daily $3 fee to post a rental listing on its site β€” a move that hit brokers in the pocketbook at a time when margins were already thin.

The fee β€” which does not seem to have dissuaded brokers from using the Zillow-owned site β€” is just one of several stressors that New York City rental brokers are facing.