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Declutter Your Apartment: What’s OK to Throw Away!

Channel the Clutter Police to confidently throw away whatever clutter’s been weighing you down!

Channel the Clutter Police to confidently throw away whatever clutter’s been weighing you down!

Do you ever feel that a second opinion on what to dump would seriously help your decluttering efforts? Well, we’ve got words of wisdom from the Clutter Police to guide your toss-it-out efforts.

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Read on for the gospel on what to get rid of, and when!

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5 Cities Where Salaries are Getting a Promotion

If you are pondering a move to a more profitable place to live, check out the top 5 cities where salaries are rising.

If you are pondering a move to a more profitable place to live, check out the top 5 cities where salaries are rising.

If you are pondering a move to a more profitable place to live, take some advice from the PayScale Index. This excellent online resource provides data about compensation and which cities are seeing growth in pay for employees.

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According to their calculations, here are the top 5 cities where salaries are rising.

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How Apartment Communities are Evolving: Much More than Amenities

Multifamily community developers are innovating the services and amenities they offer to their apartment residents.

Multifamily community developers are innovating the services and amenities they offer to their apartment residents.

What if the amenities at your apartment community went beyond the usual pool, tennis courts and fitness center — way beyond? How involved might you choose to be in an apartment society, a place that encourages shared involvement with fellow residents?

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In California, an apartment community developer is going beyond the basics to give new meaning to “community,” creating programs like theater troupes, adult enrichment courses and after-school care for residents. And in Denver, some lucky sports fans can look forward to cheering for baseball… from their own rooftop!

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Meet the Neighbors: Why It’s Smart to Make the Effort

Make a point to meet two people this week in your apartment community.

Make a point to meet two people this week in your apartment community.

It’s a good idea to get to know your apartment neighbors — whether you really want to or not!

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Whether you are full-on friendly or super-shy, you should make the effort to meet at least two or three of your apartment neighbors for these four simple reasons.

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Should You Co-sign an Apartment Lease?

Here are items you will want to weigh carefully when considering adding your signature to another person’s apartment lease.

Here are items you will want to weigh carefully before you add your signature to another person’s apartment lease.

If a friend or relative asks you to co-sign on an apartment lease, should you do it?

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Of course, we all want to help friends and family in need, but you have to be careful when it comes to the commitment of legally guaranteeing another person’s apartment lease.

Here are some items you will want to weigh carefully as you consider whether to add your signature.

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2013 Renting Trends: Mid-Year Update

Read about what's going on in apartment renting right now.

Read about what’s going on in apartment renting right now.

At Apartment Guide, we want to help movers stay informed about the state of renting in this country.

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Take a quick look at a gathering of recent trends and reporting about what you might expect to find when renting an apartment right now.

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Best Cities for Frequent Flyers

Plan a route through these top-notch airports and you’ll be sitting pretty every time you travel.

Plan a route through these top-notch airports and you’ll be sitting pretty every time you travel.

If you feel like you fly the friendly skies more often than you sleep in your own apartment, then knowing the most convenient cities for a jet-setting frequent flyer is a must.

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When the name of the game is making confident connections, finding a decent airport meal and amusing yourself during a delay, this list of best airport cities will help your trips fly by.

You might want to plant your apartment homebase in one of these cities with high-flying airport service.

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How to Create an Artful Accent Wall

The right color accent wall can transform the look of your space.

The right color accent wall can transform the look of your apartment space.

Creating a color accent wall in your apartment can be a shortcut to transforming the look of your entire space — but misguided choices could undermine your beautification efforts.

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Read on for the do’s and don’ts to design an amazing, artful accent wall in your apartment home.

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America’s Wealthiest Communities

If you aspire to the good life, you’ll find company in these three areas where wealth is concentrated.

If you aspire to the good life, you’ll find company in these three areas where wealth is concentrated.

Want to know where America’s richest people live?

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Between 2006 and 2011, the U.S. Census Bureau tracked where the wealthiest five percent of Americans are living. Defining high-income households as those that earn about $200,000 a year and above, the Census Bureau determined that the greatest concentration of wealth is in three main areas. These three areas are located near, but not directly in, large metropolitan areas along both coasts.

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Surprising Findings about Walkable Neighborhoods: Would YOU Walk?

If you could live in an apartment situated in a walkable community, would you choose to walk? Research is surprising!

If you could live in a walkable apartment community, would you choose to walk? The research is intriguing!

Sidewalk life can be one of the best parts of urban apartment living. The ability to walk right out of your apartment and take a stroll to the nearest park, corner café, bar or even your place of work is an incredible perk, for those lucky enough to enjoy it.

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At least, that’s what we often think when we describe the ideal apartment neighborhood. But according to recent studies, while “walkable” neighborhoods may be viewed desirably by residents, just because they can get around easily on foot doesn’t necessarily mean they will.

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