Our Blog on Apartments and Renting

Updated 6 days ago

For almost 10 years now, experts everywhere have called for rising mortgage rates. Shortly after the financial crisis, everyone everywhere felt bad about buying anything. But as we bounced from the March 2009 lows, slowly the financial gears began ticking again and risk appetite came back. In…

Updated 33 months ago

Hey NY Hoppers, People often ask us: "What's the best time of month to look for apartments in NYC?" Let's look at the options. First Dibs: The general consensus is that it's best to start looking one month before you move, as close to the 1st of the month as possible. Why? Most people have a…

Updated 34 months ago

What are the most popular neighborhoods for renters in Manhattan? Based on searches people conducted over a five-month span (and over 6 million searches) on RentHop.com, we've identified them. The three most searched for neighborhoods on RentHop.com are the West Village, Chelsea, and SoHo. The…

Updated 34 months ago

Research originally written in 2014, but moved to our blog from an external location. With the tight inventory in NYC rentals, the scramble to find that perfect apartment (at a reasonable price) this summer can be daunting. However, before you start scouring online, take some time to think about…

Updated 47 months ago

The Hottest Ticket in Town New York City drivers have a reputation for being mean and a little crazy. Maybe it's because there's no way to score a decent parking spot without being a bit aggressive and doing mental gymnastics to decrypt ambiguous signs. Once you're parked, you're never really…

Updated 47 months ago

Ever wonder why your apartment feels so cold? The Department of Housing and Preservation defines October 1 through May 31 as "Heat Season," when landlords are required to meet certain temperature requirements in the apartments they oversee-but all too often this isn't the case. Check out …

Updated 66 months ago

We've been hard at work building exciting new site features that will help you find a new rental home faster and more effectively than ever. One of those new features is our Rental Heatmaps. (Our friends at Curbed NY wrote about the Heatmaps last week!) The Rental Heatmaps give access for the…

Updated 68 months ago

At RentHop we pay a lot of attention to rents across the nation (and we're building some great new tools to help you analyze them). To help you understand better some of the personal finance issues related to paying rent, we've partnered with Moven and SmartAsset, two leaders in the personal…

Updated 89 months ago

Source: RentHop. De-trended seasonal mean rental prices based on 1-bedroom units in New York between $1,000 and $8,000 dollars. Ahoy Hoppers! Earlier this week we did a post on the " Best Time of the Month to Look for Apartments in New York," and you asked "But what's the best month to be…

Updated 116 months ago

A New Census! I'm sure many of us have seen the flyers laid out across tables in coffee shops or have gotten the survey mails (yet another form to fill out in light of the soon-to-be-due taxes). It's time again for the decennial census. While estimates are taken every year in New York, the full…

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