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From Gyms to Game Rooms: Incorporating Your Hobbies and Apartment Amenities

Apartment amenities are more than just perks. They now play a central role in shaping how residents...

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Amenities & Features

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Maximalist Spring: Decorating Your Apartment Without Limits

Renters who navigate limited square footage and strict lease agreements know the pain of having to...

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Study: Why Renters Are Staying Put as Apartment Supply Grows

The rental market is seeing a high number of people staying in their current homes even as more...

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How Housing Costs Are Rewriting America’s Roommate Rules

Renting with a roommate has become more than just a short-term arrangement. Now, it’s a way to help renters save money and work towards major milestones. Thirty-two percent of 18–34-year-olds...

Sovann Hyde

March 13, 2026

6 min read

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From Gyms to Game Rooms: Incorporating Your Hobbies and Apartment Amenities

Apartment amenities are more than just perks. They now play a central role in shaping how residents...

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Amenities & Features

5 Most Affordable Neighborhoods in Minneapolis, MN

Welcome to Minneapolis, Minnesota, the City of Lakes! With a thriving fine arts scene and an...

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Cities & Neighborhoods

Renter Trade-Off Report: What U.S. Renters Cut to Afford Housing

Affordability and housing crises have forced renters to choose between trade-offs when looking for...

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Lease

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New Data: Nearly Half of Renters Don't Negotiate Their Lease, Leaving Money on the Table

Most renters assume the price, terms, and perks of an apartment are set in stone; however, that’s far from true. Negotiating can help you get rent reductions, free parking, waived fees, flexible lease...

Apartments.com Team

December 4, 2025

7 min read

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How to Negotiate Your Rent

Affordability is the goal on most renters’ minds, so when it comes time to sign a lease, you want to...

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Leasing/Lease Options

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Subletting Your Apartment: Best Tips for Renters

You've finally landed the job of your dreams, doing the work you've always dreamed of doing for a...

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Leasing/Lease Options

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What Renters Need to Know About Running a Home Business

We live in the golden age of the side hustle. Friends, family, the random person at the grocery...

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How to Clean Your Apartment to Get Your Security Deposit Back: The Move-Out Cleaning Checklist

Moving out and into a new apartment feels like a reset, a move befitting the spring season. Before you start settling into your new home, leave on good terms by doing thorough move-out cleaning. This...

Sovann Hyde

March 13, 2026

8 min read

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Moving In/Out

Is a Build-to-Rent Community Right for You?

The housing market in the United States is constantly evolving, and one of the latest trends is...

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Moving In/Out

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What Rent Affords You in the Best U.S. Rental Markets

When it comes to choosing an apartment, the value goes far beyond its square footage. The average...

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Cities & Neighborhoods

What to Know About Moving to Philadelphia

Philadelphia, the sixth most populated city in the U.S., is a major city that feels like a...

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