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Category: Rentals
Rocket offering renters up to $5K in closing credits
RocketRentRewards lets homebuyers earn closing cost credits equal to 10 percent of their verified rent payments over the past year, or $2,160 for those paying the average $1,800 in rent.
Zumper’s Reelz automates short-form social media marketing
Short-form video is perhaps social media’s most powerful message driver, and now Zumper is making it easy for residential property managers and leasing agents to leverage it.
Canopy MLS members offered Rental Beast solutions
Charlotte, NC-based Canopy MLS has inked a software partnership with Rental Beast designed to encourage members to increase their work in the rental market.
Boom’s applicant screening latest addition to landlord platform
Rental software provider Boom is releasing a new product to help customers speed and fortify the accuracy of tenant screening.
RentRedi landlords can now offer Thumbtack’s vendor network
Thumbtack’s mobile task scheduling and consumer-first real estate care solution overlaps well with RentRedi’s iOS and Android applications by offering landlords and tenants a consistent vertical user experience.
Renters feel less connected to their neighbors than homeowners
Renters are more likely than homeowners to feel disconnected from their neighbors, according to a Redfin-commissioned survey of 894 renters and 805 homeowners aged 18 to 65.
What’s the rent? A whole month’s pay, 1 in 5 renters tell Redfin
Redfin report finds 22 percent of U.S. renters say they pay their all of their monthly income to afford rent. They’re borrowing money, getting a second job and pulling from retirement to cover the cost.
Housing costs force Americans earning less than $50K to sacrifice
Nearly three-quarters of U.S. residents earning less than $50,000 annually are struggling to keep up with monthly rent or mortgage payments, causing many to make dramatic sacrifices to stay afloat.
DOJ takes aim at RealPage rent-pricing algorithm in antitrust suit
“Americans should not have to pay more in rent because a company has found a new way to scheme with landlords to break the law,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said on Friday.