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NabeWise Launches New Mobile Site

Whether you’re moving or travelling, exploring new places is always an exciting adventure. The smells, sounds, and sights we encounter in unfamiliar neighborhoods create an almost childlike sense of discovery. However, wander around unfamiliar streets long enough, and you begin to wonder what an area is really all about. What types of people live here? [...]

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NabeWise Simplifies the Neighborhood Puzzle

With the launch of our new system of neighborhood containment, we’ve solved yet another part of the neighborhoods puzzle. Neighborhoods are complicated. Some hide within larger neighborhoods, others are so extensive that they house many smaller areas of very distinct character. This intricate layering of urban and suburban areas presents an interesting puzzle for us [...]

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We are excited to announce the new NabeWise Chrome Extension!

Whether you are planning a travel adventure, searching for your new home, or just love exploring neighborhoods, the NabeWise Chrome Extension will be your handy tour guide across the Internet. Download the extension in one-click and wherever a neighborhood name appears online, a small icon will display. Click on the icon and a pop-up will [...]

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6 Things Everyone Should Know About The Real Estate Consumer

We published a new white paper, The Demand for Better Neighborhood Information: A Consumer Perspective. While the real estate industry has been adopting new local data solutions that attempt to provide neighborhood context, consumers have still been telling us that they are unsatisfied with the available offerings. To understand why this was the case, we [...]

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Introducing Commenting and Bookmarking!

Hey everyone! We’re really excited to announce two new features that should improve your experience: First, we introduce our most requested feature:  Bookmarking! At NabeWise we feel like we are defined by all the places we’ve lived and visited over the years. You’ve told us that you feel the same way, so now you can [...]

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NabeWise Explores Jackson Heights, Queens.

At NabeWise we can’t think of a better way to get the feel for neighborhoods than to simply walk around for a few hours, taking in the sights, smells and sounds. So a few days ago we went exploring in Jackson Heights, Queens.

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On The Move: Two College Dudes Forced to Waste Away in Bucolic Park Slope

Our own computer programmers, Ben Hughes and Andy Kramolisch, were whisked away from their Virgina college campuses this summer to help launch NabeWise in New York City. Used to late night parties and a youth music scene, the quiet, family-oriented nabe of Park Slope is very much a change of pace. “As best I can [...]

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NakedApartments.com is first to use NabeWise widget

Our great friends over at NakedApartments.com just went live with our newly-minted NabeWise widget.  Now you can see a real-time neighborhood scorecard as you browse real estate listings, giving you even more detail of the apartment you are following in love with online.  Of course, you are also welcome to add the NabeWise widget to [...]

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Apartment Success Stories – NabeWise in TimeOut NY

Our CEO, Ann Montgomery, gives a little more detail on how she got the inspiration for launching NabeWise in this week’s TimeOut New York.  It only took 30+ moves in 30 years to learn a lot about moving, neighborhood hunting, and then moving again.

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NabeWise wins startup competition at Real Estate Connect, NY

NabeWise had a successful launch this week by winning the Inman Real Estate Connect Conference “Start-up Shoot-out Award”.  Chosen by popular vote of the conference attendees, we won $25,000 in free advertising!!  A big thank you to everyone who came out and voted, we truly appreciate it!  Thanks so much for the support, we look [...]

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Kirkwood: Love Thy Neighbor

Kirkwood is a fast growing in-town neighborhood in eastern Atlanta, but it’s not just known for the gentrification that’s taking [...]

Oakland’s Hidden Gem

Crocker Highlands is tucked away in the hilly folds of Oakland–artists, musicians and parents alike live here. Patrick, a journalist/artist [...]

The BeltLine Project—Atlanta’s Next Olympic Moment

When you first hear its name, the BeltLine already sounds confusing.  Are we talking about watching our weight?  Is this [...]

Dangerous Driving and Scenic Sights on LA’s Arroyo Seco Parkway

The Arroyo Seco Parkway, the Pasadena Freeway, State Route 110—call it what you want, but it’ll still be the most [...]

What’s up with East Williamsburg? A local tells us perks and downfalls

A recent transplant (she used to be in Williamsburg proper) and owner of a handbag company, Shira gives us the [...]

Lessons From Your Neighborhood Dive Bar

Lessons From Your Neighborhood Dive Bar

Objectively speaking, there’s not much to love about dive bars—most are dingy, dark and have a lousy drink selection. But [...]