{"id":370,"date":"2016-11-02T13:48:07","date_gmt":"2016-11-02T12:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.architect-us.com\/2016\/11\/02\/housing-in-the-us\/"},"modified":"2017-03-01T16:08:53","modified_gmt":"2017-03-01T15:08:53","slug":"housing-in-the-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.architect-us.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/housing-in-the-us\/","title":{"rendered":"HOUSING IN THE US"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This post is full of tips<\/strong> and recommendations<\/strong> to help you finding accommodation before your arrival in USA and making the appartment haunting a bit eaiser. We will cover the best areas<\/strong> to live, the different accommodation options<\/strong> and the best websites<\/strong> out there! We will use New York<\/strong> as an example for the post, but these recommendation can be useful across the U.S.<\/p>\n

The first thing to know is that the property market<\/strong> in New York is very expensive. Lofts in the heart of Manhattan<\/strong> are just ridiculously pricy! People who work in Manhattan prefer to live in others areas like Brooklyn <\/strong>(Williamsburg, Prospect Park), Queens<\/strong> (Astoria, LIC) or New Jersey<\/strong> (Hoboken) because the rents are much lower and the commuting is easy as well. One room outside of Manhattan is around $700-900. But we aware that these are the lowest prices to find in New York, and if you find that bargain you should take it! We recommend to order the offers according to price and to ignore those which are not in between these standard ranges.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, maybe with a good research and a little bit of patience you can find a good place and not very expensive in the Uppers, both the Upper East Side<\/strong> and Upper West Side <\/strong>(tradicional rich areas of Manhattan).<\/p>\n

Looking for an apartment from abroad is very difficult so we recommend starting the search before you get to the US, staying in a temporary room and do an Airbnb<\/a><\/strong> for instance your first days, and once in the US visit the selected accommodations!<\/p>\n

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Check out the list of the best websites<\/strong> to find easily accommodat<\/strong>ion<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

Craigslist<\/a>
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It is the number one website to find accommodation<\/strong> or buy furniture<\/strong>, electrical appliances<\/strong> and any other product!<\/p>\n

EasyRoommate<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

It is the other very known website, mostly among students!<\/p>\n

Insurent<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Insurent’s goal is to give an international young profesvsionals and students the best opportunity<\/strong> to obtain their desired apartment<\/strong> in a desirable and safe neighborhood<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

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Agencies<\/strong> are other option to find accommodation. They offer you a selected group of apartments<\/strong> according to your requirements and needs. There are a lot of agencies but our recommendation is:<\/p>\n

William B. May<\/span><\/p>\n

This agency has more than 100 years<\/strong> of experience<\/strong> operating in NY <\/strong>and helping Spanish people<\/strong> that come to the United States<\/strong> and want a temporal accommodation<\/strong> or a long-term apartment<\/strong>! In addition this company has two Spanish employees<\/strong>:<\/p>\n