Apartment Hunting

Our mission is to help you find the best apartment for you. Part of that is bringing you accurate, live listings from responsive brokers and property managers. (We work especially hard to prevent you from having to deal with...

It can be hard to find an apartment in New York City, but especially difficult in Manhattan. Just finding an available apartment in the neighborhood you want and with the features you need is tough enough. Finding one of...

At RentHop, we pay a lot of attention to rents across the nation (and we're building some great new tools to help you analyze them). To help you understand better some of the personal finance issues related to paying...

Renter's insurance (or tenant's insurance) provides important protection for your apartment rental. Sometimes your lease requires it, sometimes not, but it's almost always a good idea. It's also not too expensive -  often only $300 per year or $25 per...

If you’re renting a New York City apartment, you most likely paid a security deposit when you signed your lease. The security deposit secures your performance under the lease. If you fail to perform your obligations under the lease...

What neighborhood do you want to live in? It’s one of the first questions you’ll ask when you’re looking for an apartment, and certainly one of the first that a real estate agent will ask. New York City has...