| Renting an apartment in New York City is definitely | | | | Currently, both San Francisco and Seattle are |
| not easy, or cheap. In fact, up until recently, New | | | | considered tougher places to get apartments by the |
| York apartments were considered the most difficult | | | | good people at Marcus & Millichap. |
| to rent by Marcus & Millichap's National Apartment | | | | There's one aspect of renting an apartment that |
| Index, which evaluates the 43 most populous rental | | | | New York City still holds the crown in: luxury |
| markets. Surprisingly, though, a mild uptick in vacancy | | | | apartments. The city offers more luxury apartments |
| rates in New York apartments in 2007 has pushed | | | | â both total and per capita â than |
| the city down to the number three spot in the index. | | | | any other major city in the country. |