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Top 9 Questions to Ask When Viewing an Apartment

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...

Your Hot New Apartment Listings for the week of April 11!

Ready to look for an apartment? We featured each of this week's hot listings in one of our newsletters throughout the week of April 11. If you’re interested, follow up with the contact person in the listing; we have not...

We’ve Been Nominated For a Webby!

On Tuesday we received word that we are one of five nominees for the Webby Award for Best Real Estate Web Site. We're so excited! We've worked hard over the years to develop a site that helps you find the freshest,...

Six Tips for Subletting Your Apartment

Subletting your apartment can be a difficult task, especially in New York City. Just finding people you’d be willing to sublet to can be hard. The landlord may not want to allow it; she negotiated with you and may...

Your Hot New Apartment Listings for the week of April 4!

Each of the apartments below was featured in one of our weekly newsletters for the week of April 4. If you’re interested, follow up with the contact person in the listing; we have not confirmed since the time the...

“Ghost listings” and RentHop

This week’s New York Times Sunday real estate section ran an article on ghost listings in real estate sales. The article describes both the problem where real estate sites show old, inaccurate or fake listings (“ghost listings”). It also...

Your Hot New Apartment Listings for the week of March 28!

Each of the apartments below was featured in one of our weekly newsletters for the week of March 28. If you’re interested, follow up with the contact person in the listing; we have not confirmed since the time the...

Can You Negotiate Your Rent In Manhattan?

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...

Your Hot Apartment Listings for the Week of March 21!

Ready to find your New York City apartment? We featured each of the following apartments during our weekly newsletters for the week of March 21. If you're interested, follow up with the contact person in the listing; we have...

Looking at the Hidden Costs of Living in New York

Today, we're exploring the hidden costs of living in New York. We've looked at three key expenses—food, travel, and entertainment—to see how they vary across the boroughs. While the numbers aren't the same everywhere (New York is expensive!), the...

About Me

Lawrence part of the RentHop Data Science team with over a decade of experience in the real estate industry. In addition, he is a software developer and quantitative analyst with over 12 years of experience in software development and quantitative modeling. Lawrence merges two of his passions together to help renters across the nation with their home search.

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Manhattan Listings Under $2,600 in November 2024

Renters know that Manhattan is expensive. The median price for an apartment in the borough decreased to $4,500 this...