Monthly Archives: February 2011

Mobile Apps Make Apartment Searching AND Living Easier

Yesterday, Archstone announced the release of its long-awaited Android app, myArchstone.  A follow-up to their similar iPhone App, myArchstone “is designed specifically to make apartment living easier.” Archstone “filled it (the new Android app) with convenient functionality that empowers residents to pay their rent, view their entire account history, submit and track service requests and [...]

4 Ways to Reduce the Stress of Moving

By MyNewPlace Guest Blogger, Autumnn Darden of Upack.com! Whether you’re moving across the street or across the country, there’s a big chance you may overlook a few things when planning your move. Most people are fully aware of the bigger tasks, like finding a moving company, confirming the closing date on your home, etc. But [...]

Getting Warm Without Going Broke

By Ron Leshnower, MyNewPlace Guest Blogger and About.com’s Apartment Living expert! If you’ve been paying a lot to keep your apartment warm this winter, you no doubt hope the groundhog won’t see his shadow tomorrow. After all, you have better ways to spend your money than on high monthly heating bills, right? So far, it’s [...]