Increased Rental Leads – Latest RentShout News

We’ve Increased Your Visibility Even More!

Since we launched earlier this year, we have been tirelessly searching for more top-notch online directories to post your rental listing to. And our latest addition is no exception.

RentalHomesPlus is a national online advertiser affiliated with Apartments.com, and offers a free search of Single Family Homes, Condos, and Townhomes for rent. Attracting hundreds of thousands of renters each month to its site, we thought they were a great addition to our growing list of partners!

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Brand Customization For Your Ads

It’s no secret that brand recognition plays an important role when consumers make decisions. That’s why we’ve added the ability for you to brand your community pages and rental ads!

Now, you can easily add a branded header with your company logo to your community pages and ads, with the click of a button. And of course, if you need help creating one, we’re happy to assist. These new customization capabilities will increase brand recognition, solidifying your online presence and instilling renter trust.

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RentShout Directory Brings More Exposure

While it’s important for your rentals to be seen on several places online, we’re also bringing you exposure on our very own RentShout directory!.

We recently began populating our rental directory with all of our members listings, as well as listings from other sources like Backpage and Apartments.com.

As our directory continues to grow, it will become an increasingly valuable spot for your rental listings as they receive traffic and leads!

Rental Property Advertising Coverage Increased

With the vast majority of renters searching multiple websites for a place to live, property managers need to advertise their rentals in as many different places online as possible. That’s why we syndicate listings to multiple rental sites across the web; it delivers the most effective results and saves time by taking the manual site posting out of the equation. We’re proud to announce that we’ve just added two more sites, Apartment Hunterz and Cazoodle, to further expand the reach of each rental listed with us.

Our team at RentShout will continue to seek out new partnerships with high-quality sites in order to deliver the best and broadest online exposure for rental listings. Find out more about our new syndication partners from their websites, or check out our social media release. Best wishes for your online rental advertising success!

It’s a Renter’s Market

I am sure most have heard the saying “It’s a buyer’s market”. You generally hear this when supply on property for sale is much greater than buyer demand. We are now in a time where it’s both a buyers market and a “renter’s market”. Why? The drop in real estate values is fueling the rental market and giving renters plenty of choices. Many owners have decided to keep their property and rent them out until the real estate market recovers. Many investors are also picking up foreclosures and renting them out. With so many rentals on the market to choose from, it creates a very competitive space. As a property manager, you will need to advertise your rentals everywhere you can. Many property managers and landlords are offering incentives to lure in renters.

Malibu short-term rentals – 12% tax

As of July 1, owners of Malibu homes, condos or other structures that will be rented for 30 days or fewer must register with the city and pay a 12% transient occupancy tax.

Given budget constraints, Malibu and many other cities with similar laws view the tax as a source of needed revenue.
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Rental Property Managers Tighten Qualifications

With the spike in demand for rental housing brought on by the sluggish real estate brokerage market, many property managers are taking advantage of the timing to improve their selection process. In the past, a simple application and a nominal fee was all that it took to get access to a rental.

According to property managers from several states, the availability of high-end properties as rentals has forced them to take a closer look at prospective tenants before turning over the keys. Read Full Story >>