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I'm not familiar but to hazard a guess, I know how hard finding an apartment in New York can be (a couple of friends living there presently). Outside of other notables (like SF), it doesn't seem as big an issue. In Austin the market is really hot right now, but finding an apartment is still very easy. We were using an agent (also house hunting) but she wasn't adding any value; that may not be the case somewhere like NY, especially if you're unfamiliar with the market there.