Posts with tag apartment rentals

Homeownership is being replaced by a new American virtue: renting. Landlords across the country are reporting a big increase in new leases as foreclosures push former owners into the rental market, and young adults are finding new jobs and setting out on their own. For the first half of 2010, occupied apartments rose by... Continue Reading »

After moving into his rental apartment in San Francisco, Joshua Nicholas found out the hard way that checking out his apartment manager was just as important as checking out the neighbors. Nicholas expected thin walls and ceilings, but soon after moving into his ground-floor rental apartment, he found that the woman... Continue Reading »

Darryl Strawberry is moving to Manhattan, apparently to tend to his sports-themed restaurant in Queens which sources say is slated to open this summer. After one-upping Donald Trump this spring on "Celebrity Apprentice" and firing himself from the show on grounds of exhaustion, the former all-star Yankees and Mets hitter... Continue Reading »

For over a year we've reported a decline in the prices for both homes and rentals. Apartment listings have even offered bonuses -- everything from months free to discount cards to gym memberships -- for signing on the dotted line and taking an apartment off the market. But indicators from some of the biggest landlords... Continue Reading »

Apartment renters now have the option of living smoke-free in many cities. In Pasadena, the 480 newly constructed units at the Westgate Apartments are designated non-smoking. When the complex developed by the Sares-Regis Group is completed in early 2011, there will be no smoking allowed inside apartments or in its common... Continue Reading »