Sublet vs. rent?

Question

I've been looking at apartments to rent next year in NYC (I'll be graduating) and it seems like they are nicer for cheaper than the apartment I am subletting (for a couple months) now. Is that because the real estate market is so bad right now? Or are sublets usually more expensive than rents?

Answer 1

Sublets is not more or less expensive than rents.   It just mean the that the person you are sublets from has a lease on the property.

Answer 2

It could be that the real estate market is bad or it could be that the sublet deal you have is not as good as the rental deals you find.  

In my area, rents seem to fluctuate.  Some months they are high, while others, they seem to be more reasonable.  The late fall- winter is usually the best time to look for an apartment.  It is certainly not the best time to move, but you are more likely to find a "deal" this time of the year.