Monthly Archives: February 2008

Yesterday, we saw an interesting article over at Apartment Marketing Blog. As the article was entitled “An Urban Property Website “Must Have,” we were naturally curious and took a closer look. This “must have” was a website called Walk Score, which attempts to quantify the walkability and convenience of a given neighborhood. We think this [...]

Most people realize that the most significant and best way to move toward a more environmentally conscious lifestyle is in the arena in which they have the most control, their homes. Demand for green apartments is being driven by the individual’s concern about the environment, which is currently a pressing issue. The question is how [...]

According to our analytics, visitors searching for apartments to rent at MyNewPlace have increasingly been using Internet Explorer 7.0 throughout the year and have finally overtaken the number of visitors using IE 6.0. Apparently, this change happened in December and is logged not only on our site but other sources as well. This is probably [...]

In 2008, there will be, at the absolute minimum, almost 26 million people looking for an apartment online. We have tabulated this figure from the fact that there are 37 million rental apartments and houses in the United States, according the U.S Census Bureau. An overwhelming 88% will seek another rental home this year, according [...]

When renting an apartment, one usually feels as though they are free to do as they wish, as long as it is within the bounds of reason, legality and the terms of their rental agreement. Whether renting an apartment or owning a house, everyone wants to feel like the king or queen of their respective [...]

They say that moving is the third most stressful event that can happen in a person’s life, right after divorce and death. Even though I much prefer moving to those other exciting options, having moved six times in the past two years, I can definitely empathize with everyone out there who’s looking to relocate. My [...]

Not to patronize college students, as we pride ourselves on a certain adolescent ebullience here at MyNewPlace, but college students can typically use all the help they can get when trying to find off-campus apartments. Many college students are faced with the prospect of living alone for the first time and it can be a [...]

At the most basic level of financial investment, there are two maxims that can often be mutually exclusive. The first is to hedge your bets by diversifying your portfolio and spreading out your risk. The second is to invest in where you live; more specifically, if you are going to be paying a large percentage [...]

After a prolonged silence, the MyNewPlace blog is back in business.  Over a million people a month use our site for their apartment and home rental search – ranging from young families to seniors, urban hipsters to suburban professionals, and from college students to visiting professors. We consider it an honor to be allowed to [...]