<\/title><meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\"><link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Roboto:wght@100;400;700;900&display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\"><link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Mulish:wght@300;400;500;600;700&display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\"><style>*{box-sizing:border-box}body{margin:0;padding:0}a[x-apple-data-detectors]{color:inherit !important;text-decoration:inherit !important}#MessageViewBody a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}p{line-height:inherit}.desktop_hide,.desktop_hide table{mso-hide:all;display:none;max-height:0;overflow:hidden}.image_block img+div{display:none}sup,sub{font-size:75%;line-height:0}#converted-body .list_block ul,#converted-body .list_block ol,.body [class~=\"x_list_block\"] ul,.body [class~=\"x_list_block\"] ol,u+.body .list_block ul,u+.body .list_block ol{padding-left:20px}@media(max-width:520px){.row-content{width:100% !important}.stack .column{width:100% !important;display:block}.mobile_hide{min-height:0;max-height:0;max-width:0;display:none;overflow:hidden;font-size:0}.desktop_hide,.desktop_hide table{display:table !important;max-height:none !important}.social_block .social-table{display:inline-block !important}}<\/style><\/head><body class=\"body\" style=\"margin: 0; 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mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-top:5px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;\"><div style=\"color:#8227be;font-family:'Mulish','Roboto',sans-serif,Arial;font-size:35px;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:42px;\"><p style=\"margin: 0; word-break: break-word;\"><strong>The ready renter <\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><table class=\"text_block block-2\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;\"><div style=\"font-family: sans-serif\"><div class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Mulish','Roboto',sans-serif,Arial; mso-line-height-alt: 21px; color: #8227be; line-height: 1.5;\"><p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 14px; text-align: center; mso-line-height-alt: 30px;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word; font-size: 20px;\">August 2026<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><table class=\"row row-4\" align=\"center\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tbody><tr><td><table class=\"row-content stack\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" width=\"500\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"column column-1\" width=\"100%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; width: 100%;\"><table class=\"image_block block-1\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"width:100%;\" align=\"center\"><div style=\"max-width: 350px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-bsft-link-index=\"2\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.getblueshift.com\/bee\/images\/25543c6e-5c0c-460e-960d-9a78a41a86e6\/Group.png\" style=\"display: block; height: auto; border: 0; width: 100%; border-radius: 26px;\" width=\"350\" alt=\"RentCafe.com\" title=\"RentCafe.com\" height=\"auto\"><\/a><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><table class=\"row row-5\" align=\"center\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tbody><tr><td><table class=\"row-content stack\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; border-radius: 0 0 15px 15px; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" width=\"500\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"column column-1\" width=\"100%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; width: 100%;\"><table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"col-pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;\"><table class=\"paragraph_block block-1\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;\"><div style=\"color:#8227be;font-family:'Mulish','Roboto',sans-serif,Arial;font-size:25px;font-weight:400;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:30px;\"><p style=\"margin: 0;\"><strong>Still on the hunt or keys in hand? <\/strong><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0;\"><strong>Either way, we’ve got you covered<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><table class=\"text_block block-2\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;\"><div style=\"font-family: sans-serif\"><div class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Mulish','Roboto',sans-serif,Arial; mso-line-height-alt: 21px; color: #001018; line-height: 1.5;\"><p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; mso-line-height-alt: 24px;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word; font-size: 16px;\">Knock, knock! Amy here with an insightful batch of renting news, tips and tricks to keep you one step ahead this August. Here\u2019s what\u2019s packed in this month\u2019s edition: <\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><table class=\"list_block block-3\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word; color: #001018; direction: ltr; font-family: 'Mulish','Roboto',sans-serif,Arial; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 1.5; text-align: left; mso-line-height-alt: 24px;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:15px;padding-right:15px;\"><div style=\"margin-left:-20px\"><ul start=\"1\" style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; list-style-type: revert;\"><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" style=\"Margin: 0 0 0 0;\">The U.S. cities where renters face the most competition\u202f<\/li><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" style=\"Margin: 0 0 0 0;\">Cost of living showdowns: Miami vs. L.A. and Chicago vs. Boston<\/li><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" style=\"Margin: 0 0 0 0;\">Your guide to solo apartment living<\/li><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" style=\"Margin: 0 0 0 0;\">How to find cheap storage and budget for utilities<\/li><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" style=\"Margin: 0 0 0 0;\">Turn your apartment search into a friendly conversation with Ren<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><table class=\"row row-6\" align=\"center\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tbody><tr><td><table class=\"row-content stack\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" width=\"500\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"column column-1\" width=\"100%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; width: 100%;\"><table class=\"divider_block block-1\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-top:15px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;\" align=\"center\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"divider_inner\" style=\"font-size: 1px; line-height: 1px; border-top: 1px dashed #e3e2e2;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word;\"> <\/span><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><table class=\"row row-7\" align=\"center\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tbody><tr><td><table class=\"row-content stack\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff; border-radius: 0; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" width=\"500\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"column column-1\" width=\"100%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; width: 100%;\"><table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"col-pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;\"><table class=\"text_block block-1\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;\"><div style=\"font-family: sans-serif\"><div class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Mulish','Roboto',sans-serif,Arial; mso-line-height-alt: 21px; color: #001018; line-height: 1.5;\"><p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 36px;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word; font-size: 24px; color: #8227be;\"><strong>Our latest research <\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 24px;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word; font-size: 16px;\">Fresh apartment market data to keep you up to date.<\/span> <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><table class=\"row row-8\" align=\"center\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tbody><tr><td><table class=\"row-content\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e2e2; border-left: 1px solid #e3e2e2; border-radius: 15px; border-right: 1px solid #e3e2e2; border-top: 1px solid #e3e2e2; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" width=\"500\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"column column-1\" width=\"75%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle; width: 75%;\"><table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"col-pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;\"><table class=\"paragraph_block block-1\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;\"><div style=\"color:#001018;font-family:'Mulish','Roboto',sans-serif,Arial;font-size:18px;line-height:1.5;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:27px;\"><p style=\"margin: 0; word-break: break-word;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/rental-market\/rental-competitiveness-index\/us-hottest-rental-markets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #001018;\" data-bsft-link-index=\"3\">Rental competition in peak rental season<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><table class=\"paragraph_block block-2\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;\"><div style=\"color:#001018;font-family:'Mulish','Roboto',sans-serif,Arial;font-size:16px;line-height:1.5;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:24px;\"><p style=\"margin: 0;\">If you’ve been eyeing apartments in Miami lately, you already know \u2014 it\u2019s the nation\u2019s toughest place to find an apartment. In the Magic City, 16 renters are chasing every available unit and nearly 96% of apartments are occupied. On top of that, three in four renters here are choosing to stay put, meaning very few apartments ever make it back to the market.<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0;\"> <\/p><p style=\"margin: 0;\">Chicago is the runner-up, while Manhattan climbed to the fifth spot. Even with all the new apartments being built across the New York metro, demand in Manhattan still outpaces supply. Find out where your city landed in this season’s rankings.<\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><td class=\"column column-2\" width=\"25%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle; width: 25%;\"><table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"col-pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;\"><table class=\"image_block block-1\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"width:100%;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-right:10px;\" align=\"center\"><div style=\"max-width: 109.5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/rental-market\/rental-competitiveness-index\/us-hottest-rental-markets\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-bsft-link-index=\"4\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.getblueshift.com\/bee\/images\/25543c6e-5c0c-460e-960d-9a78a41a86e6\/7.3%20icon_1.png\" style=\"display: block; height: auto; border: 0; width: 100%;\" width=\"109.5\" alt=\"Rental competition in peak rental season\" title=\"Rental competition in peak rental season\" height=\"auto\"><\/a><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><table class=\"row row-9\" align=\"center\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tbody><tr><td><table class=\"row-content stack\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" width=\"500\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"column column-1\" width=\"100%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; width: 100%;\"><table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"col-pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:10px;padding-top:5px;\"><div class=\"spacer_block block-1\" style=\"height:15px;line-height:15px;font-size:1px;\"> <\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><table class=\"row row-10\" align=\"center\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tbody><tr><td><table class=\"row-content stack\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; background-color: #fef5ce; border-radius: 15px 15px 15px 15px; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" width=\"500\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"column column-1\" width=\"100%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; width: 100%;\"><table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"col-pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;\"><table class=\"paragraph_block block-1\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:15px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;\"><div style=\"color:#001018;font-family:'Mulish','Roboto',sans-serif,Arial;font-size:24px;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:29px;\"><p style=\"margin: 0; word-break: break-word;\"><strong>From our editor<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><table class=\"text_block block-2\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;\"><div style=\"font-family: sans-serif\"><div class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Mulish','Roboto',sans-serif,Arial; mso-line-height-alt: 21px; color: #001018; line-height: 1.5;\"><p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 16px; mso-line-height-alt: 24px;\"><em>“Apartment hunting may be getting a little more competitive in markets like Miami, Chicago or Manhattan this season, but it\u2019s definitely not that way everywhere. Some markets \u2014 including Eastern L.A. County; Madison, WI; and Lafayette, IN \u2014 have actually opened up quite a bit over the past year. Our latest competitiveness report includes more places where renters can catch a break.<span style=\"word-break: break-word; background-color: transparent;\">“<\/span><\/em><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 16px; mso-line-height-alt: 21px;\"> <\/p><p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 16px; mso-line-height-alt: 21px;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;\"><em>Adina Dragos, Real Estate Writer and Research Analyst at RentCafe<\/em><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><table class=\"row row-11\" align=\"center\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tbody><tr><td><table class=\"row-content stack\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" width=\"500\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"column column-1\" width=\"100%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; width: 100%;\"><table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"col-pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:10px;padding-top:5px;\"><div class=\"spacer_block block-1\" style=\"height:15px;line-height:15px;font-size:1px;\"> <\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><table class=\"row row-12\" align=\"center\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tbody><tr><td><table class=\"row-content stack\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff; border-radius: 0; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" width=\"500\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"column column-1\" width=\"100%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; width: 100%;\"><table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"col-pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:5px;\"><table class=\"text_block block-1\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;\"><div style=\"font-family: sans-serif\"><div class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Mulish','Roboto',sans-serif,Arial; mso-line-height-alt: 21px; color: #001018; line-height: 1.5;\"><p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 36px;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word; font-size: 24px; color: #8227be;\"><strong>Tips & tricks <\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 24px;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word; font-size: 16px; color: #001018;\">All you need for a smooth renter experience. <\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><table class=\"row row-13\" align=\"center\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tbody><tr><td><table class=\"row-content\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e2e2; border-left: 1px solid #e3e2e2; border-radius: 15px; border-right: 1px solid #e3e2e2; border-top: 1px solid #e3e2e2; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" width=\"500\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"column column-1\" width=\"75%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle; width: 75%;\"><table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"col-pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;\"><table class=\"paragraph_block block-1\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;\"><div style=\"color:#001018;font-family:'Mulish','Roboto',sans-serif,Arial;font-size:18px;line-height:1.5;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:27px;\"><p style=\"margin: 0; word-break: break-word;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/local-resources\/miami-vs-los-angeles-cost-of-living-comparison-for-renters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #001018;\" data-bsft-link-index=\"5\">Miami vs. Los Angeles: A cost-of-living comparison<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><table class=\"paragraph_block block-2\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;\"><div style=\"color:#001018;font-family:'Mulish','Roboto',sans-serif,Arial;font-size:16px;line-height:1.5;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:24px;\"><p style=\"margin: 0;\">See how life in tropical Miami stacks up against the hustle of L.A.<\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><td class=\"column column-2\" width=\"25%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle; width: 25%;\"><table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"col-pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;\"><table class=\"image_block block-1\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"width:100%;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-right:10px;\" align=\"center\"><div style=\"max-width: 109.5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/local-resources\/miami-vs-los-angeles-cost-of-living-comparison-for-renters\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-bsft-link-index=\"6\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.getblueshift.com\/bee\/images\/25543c6e-5c0c-460e-960d-9a78a41a86e6\/2.2%20icon_1.png\" style=\"display: block; height: auto; border: 0; width: 100%;\" width=\"109.5\" alt=\"Miami vs. Los Angeles: A cost-of-living comparison\" title=\"Miami vs. Los Angeles: A cost-of-living comparison\" height=\"auto\"><\/a><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><table class=\"row row-14\" align=\"center\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tbody><tr><td><table class=\"row-content stack\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" width=\"500\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"column column-1\" width=\"100%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; width: 100%;\"><table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"col-pad\" style=\"padding-top:5px;\"><div class=\"spacer_block block-1\" style=\"height:15px;line-height:15px;font-size:1px;\"> <\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><table class=\"row row-15\" align=\"center\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tbody><tr><td><table class=\"row-content\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e2e2; border-left: 1px solid #e3e2e2; border-radius: 15px; border-right: 1px solid #e3e2e2; border-top: 1px solid #e3e2e2; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" width=\"500\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"column column-1\" width=\"75%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle; width: 75%;\"><table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"col-pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;\"><table class=\"paragraph_block block-1\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;\"><div style=\"color:#001018;font-family:'Mulish','Roboto',sans-serif,Arial;font-size:18px;line-height:1.5;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:27px;\"><p style=\"margin: 0; word-break: break-word;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/local-resources\/chicago-vs-boston-cost-of-living-comparison-for-renters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #001018;\" data-bsft-link-index=\"7\">Chicago vs. Boston: A cost-of-living breakdown<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><table class=\"paragraph_block block-2\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;\"><div style=\"color:#001018;font-family:'Mulish','Roboto',sans-serif,Arial;font-size:16px;line-height:1.5;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:24px;\"><p style=\"margin: 0;\">Find out which city is the smarter move for your wallet.<\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><td class=\"column column-2\" width=\"25%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle; width: 25%;\"><table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"col-pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;\"><table class=\"image_block block-1\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"width:100%;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-right:10px;\" align=\"center\"><div style=\"max-width: 109.5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/local-resources\/chicago-vs-boston-cost-of-living-comparison-for-renters\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-bsft-link-index=\"8\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.getblueshift.com\/bee\/images\/25543c6e-5c0c-460e-960d-9a78a41a86e6\/7.4%20icon_1.png\" style=\"display: block; height: auto; border: 0; width: 100%;\" width=\"109.5\" alt=\"Chicago vs. Boston: A cost-of-living breakdown\" title=\"Chicago vs. Boston: A cost-of-living breakdown\" height=\"auto\"><\/a><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><table class=\"row row-16\" align=\"center\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tbody><tr><td><table class=\"row-content stack\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" width=\"500\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"column column-1\" width=\"100%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; width: 100%;\"><table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"col-pad\" style=\"padding-top:5px;\"><div class=\"spacer_block block-1\" style=\"height:15px;line-height:15px;font-size:1px;\"> <\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><table class=\"row row-17\" align=\"center\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tbody><tr><td><table class=\"row-content\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e2e2; border-left: 1px solid #e3e2e2; border-radius: 15px; border-right: 1px solid #e3e2e2; border-top: 1px solid #e3e2e2; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" width=\"500\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"column column-1\" width=\"75%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle; width: 75%;\"><table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"col-pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;\"><table class=\"paragraph_block block-1\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;\"><div style=\"color:#001018;font-family:'Mulish','Roboto',sans-serif,Arial;font-size:18px;line-height:1.5;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:27px;\"><p style=\"margin: 0;\"><strong><a aria-label=\"Link Everything you need to know as a new solo renter\" id=\"menur14nk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/moving\/solo-apartment-life-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/moving\/solo-apartment-life-guide\/\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #001018;\" rel=\"noopener\" data-bsft-link-index=\"9\">Everything you need to know as a new solo renter<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><table class=\"paragraph_block block-2\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;\"><div style=\"color:#001018;font-family:'Mulish','Roboto',sans-serif,Arial;font-size:16px;line-height:1.5;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:24px;\"><p style=\"margin: 0;\">Your practical guide to thriving in your first solo apartment.<\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><td class=\"column column-2\" width=\"25%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle; width: 25%;\"><table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"col-pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;\"><table class=\"image_block block-1\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"width:100%;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-right:10px;\" align=\"center\"><div style=\"max-width: 109.5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/moving\/solo-apartment-life-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-bsft-link-index=\"10\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.getblueshift.com\/bee\/images\/25543c6e-5c0c-460e-960d-9a78a41a86e6\/2.4%20icon_1.png\" style=\"display: block; height: auto; border: 0; width: 100%;\" width=\"109.5\" alt=\"Everything you need to know as a new solo renter\" title=\"Everything you need to know as a new solo renter\" height=\"auto\"><\/a><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><table class=\"row row-18\" align=\"center\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tbody><tr><td><table class=\"row-content stack\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" width=\"500\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"column column-1\" width=\"100%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; width: 100%;\"><table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"col-pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:10px;padding-top:5px;\"><div class=\"spacer_block block-1\" style=\"height:15px;line-height:15px;font-size:1px;\"> <\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><table class=\"row row-19\" align=\"center\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tbody><tr><td><table class=\"row-content\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; background-color: #fef5ce; border-radius: 15px; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" width=\"500\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"column column-1\" width=\"100%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; width: 100%;\"><table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"col-pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;\"><table class=\"text_block block-1\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;\"><div style=\"font-family: sans-serif\"><div class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Mulish','Roboto',sans-serif,Arial; mso-line-height-alt: 21px; color: #001018; line-height: 1.5;\"><p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; mso-line-height-alt: 36px;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word; font-size: 24px; color: #333333;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word;\"><strong>Rental trends & insights <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 24px;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word; font-size: 16px;\">Latest scoop you might be interested in. <\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><table class=\"list_block block-2\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word; color: #001018; direction: ltr; font-family: 'Mulish','Roboto',sans-serif,Arial; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 1.5; text-align: left; mso-line-height-alt: 24px;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;\"><div style=\"margin-left:-20px\"><ul style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; list-style-type: revert;\"><li style=\"Margin: 0 0 0 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.storagecafe.com\/blog\/how-to-find-cheap-storage\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #001018;\" rel=\"noopener\" data-bsft-link-index=\"11\">How to find cheap storage units<\/a><\/li><li style=\"Margin: 0 0 0 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.storagecafe.com\/blog\/new-home-checklist\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #001018;\" rel=\"noopener\" data-bsft-link-index=\"12\">New home moving checklist<\/a><\/li><li style=\"Margin: 0 0 0 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.residentshield.com\/blog\/power\/how-to-budget-for-utilities\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #001018;\" rel=\"noopener\" data-bsft-link-index=\"13\">Budgeting for utilities in your first apartment<\/a><\/li><li style=\"Margin: 0 0 0 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coworkingcafe.com\/blog\/best-u-s-cities-to-live-in-without-a-car\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #001018;\" rel=\"noopener\" data-bsft-link-index=\"14\">Best U.S. cities to live in without a car<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><table class=\"row row-20\" align=\"center\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tbody><tr><td><table class=\"row-content stack\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" width=\"500\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"column column-1\" width=\"100%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; width: 100%;\"><table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"col-pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:10px;padding-top:5px;\"><div class=\"spacer_block block-1\" style=\"height:15px;line-height:15px;font-size:1px;\"> <\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><table class=\"row row-21\" align=\"center\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tbody><tr><td><table class=\"row-content stack\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff; border-radius: 0; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" width=\"500\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"column column-1\" width=\"100%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; width: 100%;\"><table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"col-pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:5px;\"><table class=\"text_block block-1\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;\"><div style=\"font-family: sans-serif\"><div class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Mulish','Roboto',sans-serif,Arial; mso-line-height-alt: 21px; color: #001018; line-height: 1.5;\"><p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 36px;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word; font-size: 24px; color: #8227be;\"><strong>What kept us busy? <\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 24px;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word; font-size: 16px; color: #333333;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word; color: #001018;\">New features for an easy apartment search on RentCafe.com.<\/span> <\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><table class=\"row row-22\" align=\"center\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tbody><tr><td><table class=\"row-content\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e2e2; border-left: 1px solid #e3e2e2; border-radius: 15px; border-right: 1px solid #e3e2e2; border-top: 1px solid #e3e2e2; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" width=\"500\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"column column-1\" width=\"75%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle; width: 75%;\"><table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"col-pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;\"><table class=\"paragraph_block block-1\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:15px;padding-right:20px;\"><div style=\"color:#001018;font-family:'Mulish','Roboto',sans-serif,Arial;font-size:18px;line-height:1.5;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:27px;\"><p style=\"margin: 0;\"><strong>Ren is here to help you find your happy place<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><table class=\"paragraph_block block-2\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;\"><div style=\"color:#001018;font-family:'Mulish','Roboto',sans-serif,Arial;font-size:16px;line-height:1.5;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:24px;\"><p style=\"margin: 0;\">RentCafe\u2019s AI Mode is now Ren. 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mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-top:5px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;\"><div style=\"color:#8227be;font-family:'Mulish','Roboto',sans-serif,Arial;font-size:35px;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:42px;\"><p style=\"margin: 0; word-break: break-word;\"><strong>The ready renter <\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><table class=\"text_block block-2\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;\"><div style=\"font-family: sans-serif\"><div class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Mulish','Roboto',sans-serif,Arial; mso-line-height-alt: 21px; color: #8227be; line-height: 1.5;\"><p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 14px; text-align: center; mso-line-height-alt: 30px;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word; font-size: 20px;\">August 2026<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><table class=\"row row-4\" align=\"center\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tbody><tr><td><table class=\"row-content stack\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" width=\"500\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"column column-1\" width=\"100%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; width: 100%;\"><table class=\"image_block block-1\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"width:100%;\" align=\"center\"><div style=\"max-width: 350px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-bsft-link-index=\"2\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.getblueshift.com\/bee\/images\/25543c6e-5c0c-460e-960d-9a78a41a86e6\/Group.png\" style=\"display: block; height: auto; border: 0; width: 100%; border-radius: 26px;\" width=\"350\" alt=\"RentCafe.com\" title=\"RentCafe.com\" height=\"auto\"><\/a><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><table class=\"row row-5\" align=\"center\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tbody><tr><td><table class=\"row-content stack\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; border-radius: 0 0 15px 15px; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" width=\"500\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"column column-1\" width=\"100%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; width: 100%;\"><table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"col-pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;\"><table class=\"paragraph_block block-1\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;\"><div style=\"color:#8227be;font-family:'Mulish','Roboto',sans-serif,Arial;font-size:25px;font-weight:400;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:30px;\"><p style=\"margin: 0;\"><strong>Still on the hunt or keys in hand? <\/strong><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0;\"><strong>Either way, we’ve got you covered<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><table class=\"text_block block-2\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;\"><div style=\"font-family: sans-serif\"><div class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Mulish','Roboto',sans-serif,Arial; mso-line-height-alt: 21px; color: #001018; line-height: 1.5;\"><p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; mso-line-height-alt: 24px;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word; font-size: 16px;\">Knock, knock! Amy here with an insightful batch of renting news, tips and tricks to keep you one step ahead this August. Here\u2019s what\u2019s packed in this month\u2019s edition: <\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><table class=\"list_block block-3\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word; color: #001018; direction: ltr; font-family: 'Mulish','Roboto',sans-serif,Arial; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 1.5; text-align: left; mso-line-height-alt: 24px;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:15px;padding-right:15px;\"><div style=\"margin-left:-20px\"><ul start=\"1\" style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; list-style-type: revert;\"><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" style=\"Margin: 0 0 0 0;\">The U.S. cities where renters face the most competition\u202f<\/li><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" style=\"Margin: 0 0 0 0;\">Cost of living showdowns: Miami vs. L.A. and Chicago vs. Boston<\/li><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" style=\"Margin: 0 0 0 0;\">Your guide to solo apartment living<\/li><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" style=\"Margin: 0 0 0 0;\">How to find cheap storage and budget for utilities<\/li><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" style=\"Margin: 0 0 0 0;\">Turn your apartment search into a friendly conversation with Ren<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><table class=\"row row-6\" align=\"center\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tbody><tr><td><table class=\"row-content stack\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" width=\"500\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"column column-1\" width=\"100%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; width: 100%;\"><table class=\"divider_block block-1\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-top:15px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;\" align=\"center\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"divider_inner\" style=\"font-size: 1px; line-height: 1px; border-top: 1px dashed #e3e2e2;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word;\"> <\/span><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><table class=\"row row-7\" align=\"center\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tbody><tr><td><table class=\"row-content stack\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff; border-radius: 0; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" width=\"500\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"column column-1\" width=\"100%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; width: 100%;\"><table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"col-pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;\"><table class=\"text_block block-1\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;\"><div style=\"font-family: sans-serif\"><div class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Mulish','Roboto',sans-serif,Arial; mso-line-height-alt: 21px; color: #001018; line-height: 1.5;\"><p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 36px;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word; font-size: 24px; color: #8227be;\"><strong>Our latest research <\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 24px;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word; font-size: 16px;\">Fresh apartment market data to keep you up to date.<\/span> <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><table class=\"row row-8\" align=\"center\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tbody><tr><td><table class=\"row-content\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e2e2; border-left: 1px solid #e3e2e2; border-radius: 15px; border-right: 1px solid #e3e2e2; border-top: 1px solid #e3e2e2; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" width=\"500\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"column column-1\" width=\"75%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle; width: 75%;\"><table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"col-pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;\"><table class=\"paragraph_block block-1\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;\"><div style=\"color:#001018;font-family:'Mulish','Roboto',sans-serif,Arial;font-size:18px;line-height:1.5;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:27px;\"><p style=\"margin: 0; word-break: break-word;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/rental-market\/rental-competitiveness-index\/us-hottest-rental-markets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #001018;\" data-bsft-link-index=\"3\">Rental competition in peak rental season<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><table class=\"paragraph_block block-2\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;\"><div style=\"color:#001018;font-family:'Mulish','Roboto',sans-serif,Arial;font-size:16px;line-height:1.5;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:24px;\"><p style=\"margin: 0;\">If you’ve been eyeing apartments in Miami lately, you already know \u2014 it\u2019s the nation\u2019s toughest place to find an apartment. In the Magic City, 16 renters are chasing every available unit and nearly 96% of apartments are occupied. On top of that, three in four renters here are choosing to stay put, meaning very few apartments ever make it back to the market.<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0;\"> <\/p><p style=\"margin: 0;\">Chicago is the runner-up, while Manhattan climbed to the fifth spot. Even with all the new apartments being built across the New York metro, demand in Manhattan still outpaces supply. Find out where your city landed in this season’s rankings.<\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><td class=\"column column-2\" width=\"25%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle; width: 25%;\"><table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"col-pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;\"><table class=\"image_block block-1\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"width:100%;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-right:10px;\" align=\"center\"><div style=\"max-width: 109.5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/rental-market\/rental-competitiveness-index\/us-hottest-rental-markets\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-bsft-link-index=\"4\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.getblueshift.com\/bee\/images\/25543c6e-5c0c-460e-960d-9a78a41a86e6\/7.3%20icon_1.png\" style=\"display: block; height: auto; border: 0; width: 100%;\" width=\"109.5\" alt=\"Rental competition in peak rental season\" title=\"Rental competition in peak rental season\" height=\"auto\"><\/a><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><table class=\"row row-9\" align=\"center\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tbody><tr><td><table class=\"row-content stack\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" width=\"500\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"column column-1\" width=\"100%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; width: 100%;\"><table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"col-pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:10px;padding-top:5px;\"><div class=\"spacer_block block-1\" style=\"height:15px;line-height:15px;font-size:1px;\"> <\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><table class=\"row row-10\" align=\"center\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tbody><tr><td><table class=\"row-content stack\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; background-color: #fef5ce; border-radius: 15px 15px 15px 15px; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" width=\"500\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"column column-1\" width=\"100%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; width: 100%;\"><table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"col-pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;\"><table class=\"paragraph_block block-1\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:15px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;\"><div style=\"color:#001018;font-family:'Mulish','Roboto',sans-serif,Arial;font-size:24px;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:29px;\"><p style=\"margin: 0; word-break: break-word;\"><strong>From our editor<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><table class=\"text_block block-2\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;\"><div style=\"font-family: sans-serif\"><div class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Mulish','Roboto',sans-serif,Arial; mso-line-height-alt: 21px; color: #001018; line-height: 1.5;\"><p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 16px; mso-line-height-alt: 24px;\"><em>“Apartment hunting may be getting a little more competitive in markets like Miami, Chicago or Manhattan this season, but it\u2019s definitely not that way everywhere. Some markets \u2014 including Eastern L.A. County; Madison, WI; and Lafayette, IN \u2014 have actually opened up quite a bit over the past year. Our latest competitiveness report includes more places where renters can catch a break.<span style=\"word-break: break-word; background-color: transparent;\">“<\/span><\/em><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 16px; mso-line-height-alt: 21px;\"> <\/p><p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 16px; mso-line-height-alt: 21px;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;\"><em>Adina Dragos, Real Estate Writer and Research Analyst at RentCafe<\/em><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><table class=\"row row-11\" align=\"center\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tbody><tr><td><table class=\"row-content stack\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" width=\"500\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"column column-1\" width=\"100%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; width: 100%;\"><table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"col-pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:10px;padding-top:5px;\"><div class=\"spacer_block block-1\" style=\"height:15px;line-height:15px;font-size:1px;\"> <\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><table class=\"row row-12\" align=\"center\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tbody><tr><td><table class=\"row-content stack\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff; border-radius: 0; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" width=\"500\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"column column-1\" width=\"100%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; width: 100%;\"><table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"col-pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:5px;\"><table class=\"text_block block-1\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;\"><div style=\"font-family: sans-serif\"><div class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Mulish','Roboto',sans-serif,Arial; mso-line-height-alt: 21px; color: #001018; line-height: 1.5;\"><p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 36px;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word; font-size: 24px; color: #8227be;\"><strong>Tips & tricks <\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 24px;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word; font-size: 16px; color: #001018;\">All you need for a smooth renter experience. <\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><table class=\"row row-13\" align=\"center\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tbody><tr><td><table class=\"row-content\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e2e2; border-left: 1px solid #e3e2e2; border-radius: 15px; border-right: 1px solid #e3e2e2; border-top: 1px solid #e3e2e2; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" width=\"500\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"column column-1\" width=\"75%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle; width: 75%;\"><table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"col-pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;\"><table class=\"paragraph_block block-1\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;\"><div style=\"color:#001018;font-family:'Mulish','Roboto',sans-serif,Arial;font-size:18px;line-height:1.5;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:27px;\"><p style=\"margin: 0; word-break: break-word;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/local-resources\/miami-vs-los-angeles-cost-of-living-comparison-for-renters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #001018;\" data-bsft-link-index=\"5\">Miami vs. Los Angeles: A cost-of-living comparison<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><table class=\"paragraph_block block-2\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;\"><div style=\"color:#001018;font-family:'Mulish','Roboto',sans-serif,Arial;font-size:16px;line-height:1.5;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:24px;\"><p style=\"margin: 0;\">See how life in tropical Miami stacks up against the hustle of L.A.<\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><td class=\"column column-2\" width=\"25%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle; width: 25%;\"><table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"col-pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;\"><table class=\"image_block block-1\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"width:100%;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-right:10px;\" align=\"center\"><div style=\"max-width: 109.5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/local-resources\/miami-vs-los-angeles-cost-of-living-comparison-for-renters\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-bsft-link-index=\"6\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.getblueshift.com\/bee\/images\/25543c6e-5c0c-460e-960d-9a78a41a86e6\/2.2%20icon_1.png\" style=\"display: block; height: auto; border: 0; width: 100%;\" width=\"109.5\" alt=\"Miami vs. Los Angeles: A cost-of-living comparison\" title=\"Miami vs. Los Angeles: A cost-of-living comparison\" height=\"auto\"><\/a><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><table class=\"row row-14\" align=\"center\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tbody><tr><td><table class=\"row-content stack\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" width=\"500\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"column column-1\" width=\"100%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; width: 100%;\"><table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"col-pad\" style=\"padding-top:5px;\"><div class=\"spacer_block block-1\" style=\"height:15px;line-height:15px;font-size:1px;\"> <\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><table class=\"row row-15\" align=\"center\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tbody><tr><td><table class=\"row-content\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e2e2; border-left: 1px solid #e3e2e2; border-radius: 15px; border-right: 1px solid #e3e2e2; border-top: 1px solid #e3e2e2; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" width=\"500\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"column column-1\" width=\"75%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle; width: 75%;\"><table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"col-pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;\"><table class=\"paragraph_block block-1\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;\"><div style=\"color:#001018;font-family:'Mulish','Roboto',sans-serif,Arial;font-size:18px;line-height:1.5;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:27px;\"><p style=\"margin: 0; word-break: break-word;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/local-resources\/chicago-vs-boston-cost-of-living-comparison-for-renters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #001018;\" data-bsft-link-index=\"7\">Chicago vs. Boston: A cost-of-living breakdown<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><table class=\"paragraph_block block-2\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;\"><div style=\"color:#001018;font-family:'Mulish','Roboto',sans-serif,Arial;font-size:16px;line-height:1.5;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:24px;\"><p style=\"margin: 0;\">Find out which city is the smarter move for your wallet.<\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><td class=\"column column-2\" width=\"25%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle; width: 25%;\"><table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"col-pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;\"><table class=\"image_block block-1\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"width:100%;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-right:10px;\" align=\"center\"><div style=\"max-width: 109.5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/local-resources\/chicago-vs-boston-cost-of-living-comparison-for-renters\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-bsft-link-index=\"8\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.getblueshift.com\/bee\/images\/25543c6e-5c0c-460e-960d-9a78a41a86e6\/7.4%20icon_1.png\" style=\"display: block; height: auto; border: 0; width: 100%;\" width=\"109.5\" alt=\"Chicago vs. Boston: A cost-of-living breakdown\" title=\"Chicago vs. Boston: A cost-of-living breakdown\" height=\"auto\"><\/a><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><table class=\"row row-16\" align=\"center\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tbody><tr><td><table class=\"row-content stack\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" width=\"500\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"column column-1\" width=\"100%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; width: 100%;\"><table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"col-pad\" style=\"padding-top:5px;\"><div class=\"spacer_block block-1\" style=\"height:15px;line-height:15px;font-size:1px;\"> <\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><table class=\"row row-17\" align=\"center\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tbody><tr><td><table class=\"row-content\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e2e2; border-left: 1px solid #e3e2e2; border-radius: 15px; border-right: 1px solid #e3e2e2; border-top: 1px solid #e3e2e2; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" width=\"500\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"column column-1\" width=\"75%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle; width: 75%;\"><table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"col-pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;\"><table class=\"paragraph_block block-1\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;\"><div style=\"color:#001018;font-family:'Mulish','Roboto',sans-serif,Arial;font-size:18px;line-height:1.5;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:27px;\"><p style=\"margin: 0;\"><strong><a aria-label=\"Link Everything you need to know as a new solo renter\" id=\"menur14nk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/moving\/solo-apartment-life-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/moving\/solo-apartment-life-guide\/\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #001018;\" rel=\"noopener\" data-bsft-link-index=\"9\">Everything you need to know as a new solo renter<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><table class=\"paragraph_block block-2\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;\"><div style=\"color:#001018;font-family:'Mulish','Roboto',sans-serif,Arial;font-size:16px;line-height:1.5;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:24px;\"><p style=\"margin: 0;\">Your practical guide to thriving in your first solo apartment.<\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><td class=\"column column-2\" width=\"25%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle; width: 25%;\"><table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"col-pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;\"><table class=\"image_block block-1\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"width:100%;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-right:10px;\" align=\"center\"><div style=\"max-width: 109.5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/moving\/solo-apartment-life-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-bsft-link-index=\"10\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.getblueshift.com\/bee\/images\/25543c6e-5c0c-460e-960d-9a78a41a86e6\/2.4%20icon_1.png\" style=\"display: block; height: auto; border: 0; width: 100%;\" width=\"109.5\" alt=\"Everything you need to know as a new solo renter\" title=\"Everything you need to know as a new solo renter\" height=\"auto\"><\/a><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><table class=\"row row-18\" align=\"center\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tbody><tr><td><table class=\"row-content stack\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" width=\"500\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"column column-1\" width=\"100%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; width: 100%;\"><table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"col-pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:10px;padding-top:5px;\"><div class=\"spacer_block block-1\" style=\"height:15px;line-height:15px;font-size:1px;\"> <\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><table class=\"row row-19\" align=\"center\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tbody><tr><td><table class=\"row-content\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; background-color: #fef5ce; border-radius: 15px; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" width=\"500\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"column column-1\" width=\"100%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; width: 100%;\"><table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"col-pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;\"><table class=\"text_block block-1\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;\"><div style=\"font-family: sans-serif\"><div class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Mulish','Roboto',sans-serif,Arial; mso-line-height-alt: 21px; color: #001018; line-height: 1.5;\"><p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; mso-line-height-alt: 36px;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word; font-size: 24px; color: #333333;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word;\"><strong>Rental trends & insights <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 24px;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word; font-size: 16px;\">Latest scoop you might be interested in. <\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><table class=\"list_block block-2\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word; color: #001018; direction: ltr; font-family: 'Mulish','Roboto',sans-serif,Arial; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 1.5; text-align: left; mso-line-height-alt: 24px;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;\"><div style=\"margin-left:-20px\"><ul style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; list-style-type: revert;\"><li style=\"Margin: 0 0 0 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.storagecafe.com\/blog\/how-to-find-cheap-storage\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #001018;\" rel=\"noopener\" data-bsft-link-index=\"11\">How to find cheap storage units<\/a><\/li><li style=\"Margin: 0 0 0 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.storagecafe.com\/blog\/new-home-checklist\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #001018;\" rel=\"noopener\" data-bsft-link-index=\"12\">New home moving checklist<\/a><\/li><li style=\"Margin: 0 0 0 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.residentshield.com\/blog\/power\/how-to-budget-for-utilities\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #001018;\" rel=\"noopener\" data-bsft-link-index=\"13\">Budgeting for utilities in your first apartment<\/a><\/li><li style=\"Margin: 0 0 0 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coworkingcafe.com\/blog\/best-u-s-cities-to-live-in-without-a-car\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #001018;\" rel=\"noopener\" data-bsft-link-index=\"14\">Best U.S. cities to live in without a car<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><table class=\"row row-20\" align=\"center\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tbody><tr><td><table class=\"row-content stack\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" width=\"500\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"column column-1\" width=\"100%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; width: 100%;\"><table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"col-pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:10px;padding-top:5px;\"><div class=\"spacer_block block-1\" style=\"height:15px;line-height:15px;font-size:1px;\"> <\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><table class=\"row row-21\" align=\"center\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tbody><tr><td><table class=\"row-content stack\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff; border-radius: 0; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" width=\"500\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"column column-1\" width=\"100%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; width: 100%;\"><table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"col-pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:5px;\"><table class=\"text_block block-1\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;\"><div style=\"font-family: sans-serif\"><div class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Mulish','Roboto',sans-serif,Arial; mso-line-height-alt: 21px; color: #001018; line-height: 1.5;\"><p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 36px;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word; font-size: 24px; color: #8227be;\"><strong>What kept us busy? <\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 24px;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word; font-size: 16px; color: #333333;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word; color: #001018;\">New features for an easy apartment search on RentCafe.com.<\/span> <\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><table class=\"row row-22\" align=\"center\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tbody><tr><td><table class=\"row-content\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e2e2; border-left: 1px solid #e3e2e2; border-radius: 15px; border-right: 1px solid #e3e2e2; border-top: 1px solid #e3e2e2; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" width=\"500\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"column column-1\" width=\"75%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle; width: 75%;\"><table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"col-pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;\"><table class=\"paragraph_block block-1\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; 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