Archive for June, 2008

Apartment Rental News Weekly Roundup: June 30, 2008

Monday, June 30th, 2008 Posted in Weekly News Update | No Comments »

This week's Apartment Rental News Roundup will focus on The State of the Nation's Housing 2008, an annual report composed by the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies and give ... Read more..

Sunny with a Chance of Naked

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008 Posted in Apartment Living | 1 Comment »

We noticed that a certain rental property, 'Arbors at Branch Creek' had aroused some marked interest in the past few days; organic traffic to those apartments for rent has skyrocketed ... Read more..

Students are Personas Non Gratas in Boston

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008 Posted in Off Campus Apartments | 1 Comment »

Boston's Roommate OrdinanceLast month we reported on a story regarding issues with off-campus apartments in Boston. A Boston College undergrad was listed as a one of the plaintiffs in a ... Read more..

Green Apartment News Spotlight

Friday, June 20th, 2008 Posted in Green Apartment Living | 1 Comment »

There is no questioning the fact that the multifamily housing industry has been moving toward more environmentally friendly construction techniques this past year. Both political and market factors have driven ... Read more..

Coolest Apartment Innovation Ever

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008 Posted in Apartment Living | No Comments »

It is not every week that we stumble upon some really cool apartment innovation, but the following apartment definitely deserves some special attention. Although this particular innovation is the result ... Read more..

Barbeque at Your Apartment

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008 Posted in Apartment Living | No Comments »

Although we have weighed in pretty heavily on the side of apartments for rent on the whole rent versus buy debate, both on our blog and in our apartment guide ... Read more..

Apartment Rental News Roundup: June 12, 2008 (Comic Book Vigilante Justice Edition)

Thursday, June 12th, 2008 Posted in Weekly News Update | 1 Comment »

Each week, MyNewPlace will provide an update of interesting news articles about apartments for rent, the rental market and other stories from the world of apartment renting.Apartment Rental Market NewsA ... Read more..

Alleviating Sick Building Syndrome with Plants in Your Apartment

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008 Posted in Apartment Living | 2 Comments »

Have you ever experienced a noticeable difference in the frequency or severity of allergies, illnesses or just feel hindered by a constant malaise? Has this change corresponded with a recent ... Read more..

Suit Filed to Help Disabled find Section 8 Housing

Monday, June 9th, 2008 Posted in Apartment Living | No Comments »

Sometimes we stumble upon news from the apartment rental market that is not so reassuring, but it certainly identifies ways in which we can improve our apartment search and apartment ... Read more..

MyNewPlace Tech Team Enjoys the Finer Things

Thursday, June 5th, 2008 Posted in About Us...Really | 2 Comments »

The other day, I wandered back to the MyNewPlace kitchen for my mid-afternoon snack, which typically consists of the mundane yet delectable combination of string cheese, a bag of pretzels ... Read more..