This week readers visited Brick Underground to read how to beat the competition in bidding wars for rental apartments. Yes, those are a thing: Bidding wars are becoming widespread in the city's competitive rental market so it's important to know a few tactics.

Also of interest: A record number of New York City sellers listed their properties in February, according to a new StreetEasy report.

Here are this week's top five posts:

1) With bidding wars for rentals increasing, here's how to stay on top of the competition

2) A record number of NYC sellers listed properties in February, a sign the market may be shifting

3) What does 'net effective rent' mean? Here's how to calculate your real monthly rent

4) Our crazy Brooklyn rental hunt: We kept losing places to others willing to pay more and sign longer leases

5) What the Federal Reserve's move means for NYC buyers and sellers