It's looking like rental prices in New York City really might decrease soon, and if saving money is in your future, we've got a place for you to park it: In holiday gifts or people who, like you, live in small spaces. Below, the top five stories of the week here on Brick Underground:

1. Concessions are so crazy that landlords may (finally) have to start lowering rents

2. The best presents for space-starved NYC apartments

3. Should you take your home off the market for the holidays?

4. This under-$300,000 Yorkville studio could use a little sprucing up and we're here to help

5. Neighborhood blogger Katia Kelly says there's plenty to explore in Carroll Gardens, but don't say you discovered it