As you’ve probably noticed in your group of friends, most Millennials rent, rather than own their home. There are many benefits to renting, but not needing insurance isn’t one of them. While you don’t need homeowner’s insurance, you most definitely…
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Moving this summer?
Ah, summer. Long days, daiquiris, pool parties and moving trucks? Yup, that’s right. Over half of residential moves take place between May 1 and September 1. With that in mind, we’ve thought of 11 useful packing tips in advance of…
Get your apartment ready for the summer
As snow, gloves and wool coats fade into distant memory, replaced by the joys of shorts, loafers and silk dresses, welcome summer into your apartment, not just your wardrobe. Get some blackout shades, or, if you can sew them yourself,…
Consume with care – celebrating World Environment Day
“Seven Billion Dreams. One Planet. Consume with Care,” is this year’s World Environment Day slogan. World Environment Day (WED) is the United Nation’s main vehicle for encouraging global awareness and action for the environment and is globally celebrated on June…
Get ready to save on bills this summer
Polar vortexes, snow-ins and mittens are finally behind us and we’re all itching for our summer shorts and grills. With fabulous vacations, weekend football tournaments and updated summer wardrobes on the horizon, here si ways you can save money for…
When is the best time of year to rent an apartment?
A tough question, no? Well, there are plenty of factors to be taken into consideration, yet there are some general rules that help you determine what “best” is in your case. Flexibility – this is the first thing to determine,…
Eco-friendly pet solutions for your place
As an environmentally conscious individual you do all you can to reduce your carbon footprint: you installed energy saving light bulbs in your apartment, you’ve installed switch extension cords to get rid of pesky vampire charges and have switched to…
Be a successful renter (not just a renter)
We live in the era when mortgage payments are replaced by rent checks. Millennials don’t seem to buy into the trend of buying a house. The Census Bureau recently reported that homeownership of Americans ages 25 to 34 has declined…
Spring allergies – if you can’t treat them, cheat them
Soon the cold weather will be just a memory; soon the trees will start blooming and we’ll smile again looking at all the rainbow-like colors of spring flowers. Unfortunately, others will smile less. With the blooming of the trees will…
The essential senior renter checklist
America’s apartment market is seeing an influx of senior renters, who are choosing to leave their oversized, suburban homes behind, in favor of amenity-rich apartment communities. But however active seniors are, there are key factors you need to consider when…