Monthly Archives: July 2008

The National Multi Housing Council (NMHC) and National Apartment Association’s (NAA) joint legislative program issued a statement in response to the Senate’s recent passage of H.R. 3221. The measure will now head to conference committee, which will produce a conference report that will be subject to a final floor vote in the House. According to [...]

FDIC Takes Over IndyMac Bank This morning’s top news stories exhibited continued concerns and more bad news for the mortgage industry, as the federal government scrambled for ways to alleviate the faltering housing market. The FDIC and Office of Thrift Superivsion (OTS) announced on Friday that it had taken control of IndyMac Bank after a [...]

According the Hitwise Monthly Category Report for Real Estate, MyNewPlace broke into the top twenty most visited sites in the Real Estate Category, after steadily climbing the ranks to number 19. We had ranked 40th, 34th, and 22nd in March, April and May, respectively. The ranking is derived from market share based on a random [...]

NBC’s Nightly News with Brian Williams ran a story this week about how newspapers around the nation are cutting jobs and scaling back their print editions as a result of the loss of revenue from advertisers, who are now finding it much more effective to advertise online because they can better target their audience and [...]

This week offers some very important news that could have a major effect on both the housing crisis and the apartment rental market. Shareholders fled from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on Monday, possibly restricting those entities’ ability to further purchase and guarantee home loans. Also on Monday, the Senate invoked the second of the [...]

Hello everyone! We’re honored to be hosting this month’s LinkedIn Bloggers Carnival. A special thanks to Kathie Thomas of soho-life.com for letting us host this month. Below are this month’s contributions. Thanks to all who participated! Be sure to check out all the articles and leave comments for the authors. Susan Tatum presents How to [...]

One of the most common apartment guide questions that we hear is “What credit score do I need to rent an apartment?” Your credit score is important, but a lot more than just one number goes into consideration when you are searching apartment rentals. Your landlord will put a lot more stock in how you [...]

We have already discussed the housing crisis from the perspective of quantitative analyses, using the Joint Center for Housing Studies’ State of the Nation’s Housing 2008 Report. We have also examined the political remedies proposed in Congress to address the situation. With so many empty on the outskirts of the major cities, many unprecedented problems [...]

According to our internal apartment finder data, Charlotte, NC is one of the nation’s most pet-friendly cities for renters. Not only are there more searches for pet-friendly apartments here than in most cities, but most interesting is that landlords are also significantly more likely to allow pets. Search for pet-friendly apartments for rent in Charlotte [...]