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New York Habitat and especially the blog team
would like to wish you, your family and friends
a happy and healthy holidays and new year.

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Our rental agents in New York, Paris, London and the South of France wish you the best.

Please check back in the new year for more great posts about everything New York Habitat related.

Photograph provided by francois-roux-photography.com

 

In concert with our full length blog, New York Habitat has decided to publish a microblog on Twitter to provide the fastest and most up-to-date information for clients and apartment owners. Not only will you find the latest news and tips on our Twitter feed, but you will find special limited time discounts on apartments in New York, Paris and London plus villas in the South of France.

Follow us at www.twitter.com/newyorkhabitat or Twitter user newyorkhabitat.

 

With our Twitter feed we will provide you with information and links to the most relevant news and information on a daily basis. Look for entries, on a regular basis, about the following topics: Read the entire story here…»

 

New York Habitat Blog in Italian: Photo of Big Ben, London New York Habitat Blog in Italian: Photo of Big Ben, London

New York Habitat is proud to launch the newest version of our travel and real estate blog in Italian. Like the English and French versions of the New York Habitat Blog, the new Italian language New York Habitat blog will offer the latest news and tips about travel and real estate.

The blog will detail news and events occurring it New York, London, Paris and the South of France. The focus of the articles will include:
•    Neighborhood information and news
•    Updated Real Estate Market News
•    Local Events in Paris, New York, London and the South of France
•    Vacation Rental and Apartment Rental Tips
•    And more

When looking for vacation rentals, furnished apartments, apartment share and bed and breakfast accommodations, you will be able to find pertinent information on our Italian, French and English language blogs.

In addition New York Habitat will be able to offer the latest updates to owners, renters and other market participants in Italian, French and English. We encourage you to check out the New York Habitat Italian blog and comment below or on the new Italian blog with any ideas that you would like to see on the Italian side of our blog.

Enjoy!

 

New York Apartment: 2-bedroom vacation rental in Greenwich Village (NY-9572) photo New York Apartment: 2-bedroom Bed & Breakfast in Greenwich Village (NY-9572) photo

After sharing with you some tips on how to avoid rental scams and determine if you are dealing with a legitimate company or agent before choosing an apartment,  this week we wanted to show you how to spot clues that the apartment you are looking to rent may be a fake.

Rental scams are on the rise, so it is more important than ever to look into the person or company that you are dealing with and make sure they are legitimate. Here are a few things to look out for:

1)    Is there a legitimate company name on the contract that you can investigate further? : We have seen many fake contracts with “company names” like “Charming and Cozy Apartment in Time Square” or “1br-Beautiful Option for Hotels”. Those are not business names; they are lifted straight out of a rental ad! Read the entire story here…»

 

New York: Vaction Rental 1-bedroom in the East Village (NY-11155 Photo New York: Vaction Rental 1-bedroom in the East Village (NY-11155 Photo

So, you’ve read all your travel guides on how to survive on $40 a day, packed your entire vanity into 3oz bottles and a quart sized Ziploc bag, found an apartment rental on the Internet and even managed to survive the cross-Atlantic flight existing solely on the one complimentary bag of airline peanuts. Magnifique! However, when you arrive at the location of that très chic, too-good-to-be-true vacation rental you found on the Internet, you find out the address you were given to your dream apartment is actually a Starbucks cafe. Mon ami, you have found a rental scam!

It pains us to see our fellow globetrotting travelers end up in this predicament. So, as you ponder how this could possibly have happened to a très savvy travel aficionado like yourself, let us pass along some advice on how to spot various apartment rental scams so you don’t end up sleepless in Seattle (New York, London, Paris, or anywhere else in the world). Read the entire story here…»

 

Eiffel Tower, France: New York Habitat Blog in French Eiffel Tower, France: New York Habitat Blog in French

New York Habitat is proud to launch a new version of our travel and real estate blog for our French readers. The new New York Habitat French blog like its English counterpart will offer the latest news and tips about travel and real estate.

The blog will detail news and events occurring in New York, London, Paris and the South of France. The focus of the articles will include:

• Real Estate Market News
• Events
• Neighborhood information
• Apartment Rental Tips
• And more

When looking for vacation rentals, furnished apartments, apartment share and bed and breakfast accommodations, you will be able to find pertinent information on both our French and English language blogs.

In addition New York Habitat will be able to offer the latest updates to owners, renters and other market participants in French and English. We encourage you to check out the New York Habitat French blog and comment below or on the new French blog with any ideas that you would like to see on the French side of our blog

Enjoy!

 

Have you been looking for apartment ratings and reviews about New York Habitat apartments, or do you want to post a rating or review about your experiences with us? Today we will share with you some popular travel rating and review sites where New York Habitat has been reviewed regularly.

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Insider Pages: Insider Pages is a site, which reviews businesses city by city. They include everything from review of spas, to restaurants critiques to ratings of vacation rental agencies. Several of our clients and owners have taken the time to share their experiences on Insider Pages and the reviews have been good! Here are a few of our favorite headlines:

  • ***** New York Habitat, The Best of The Best
  • ***** Never stay in a hotel again . . .
  • ***** Perfect Agency!

Follow the link to the New York Habitat Insider Pages reviews to read all of the feedback. Read the entire story here…»

 

New York Habitat and especially the blog team
would like to wish you, your family and friends
a happy and healthy holidays and new year.

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Our rental agents in New York, Paris, London and the South of France wish you the best.

Please check back in the new year for more great posts about everything New York Habitat related.

Don’t forget, the New York and Paris Furnished Apartment Market Reports will be published shortly after the new year.

Photograph provided by francois-roux-photography.com

 

After years of experience in the New York furnished apartment rental market, New York Habitat has decided to broaden our scope to meet the needs of longer term clients who are looking for unfurnished apartment rentals. To make this new service a success, we have carefully selected a team of real estate agents who have experience in both furnished and unfurnished apartment rentals.

Much preparation has gone into creating this department, including creation of a new section of the New York Habitat website, analysis of clients and recruitment of owners. We will share a bit of the process in the blog today as well as direct you to the newly created sections of our website. Read the entire story here…»

 

New York Habitat has been offering furnished apartment rentals for 18 years and prides itself on offering the best selection of thoroughly screened apartments in New York, Paris, London and the South of France. Today we will talk about some things to consider when shopping for a vacation rental apartment to avoid common rental scams in the market place.

New York Habitat’s president and founder Marie Reine Jezequel was featured on WCBS 2, the local New York CBS affiliate, talking about ways to avoid vacation rental scams. For more information http://www.nyhabitat.com/media-press/usa-cbs2-news-november-2007.html

Read the entire story here…»