ForRent.com® Partners with RentLingo to Increase Apartment Reviews
Norfolk, Va. (PRWEB) June 19, 2015 -- ForRent.com®, top apartment search destination, has announced its partnership with apartment review service, RentLingo, a great source of expert apartment reviews.
Based in San Francisco, RentLingo, an internet listing site, offers reviews from residents and experts. RentLingo hires local experts, typically people who have spent time in the property management industry and therefore know the business, to visit, inspect and rate local apartment communities. User reviews are also available on the site. RentLingo has partnered with ForRent.com because of the high volume of traffic and quality user experience the apartment search destination provides. To date, RentLingo has reviewed approximately 3,500 properties.
“RentLingo is thrilled to have partnered with ForRent.com as they mutually align with our company’s goal of connecting consumers with the apartments best suited for them,” said Dan Laufer, co-founder and chief executive officer at RentLingo. “In 2011, we set out on a mission to improve the apartment rental search. By collaborating with ForRent.com, we will be able to further that agenda by providing more reviews for apartment hunters and making their housing decisions less stressful.”
Social media is a growing phenomenon and is not going to lose steam anytime soon. Consumers are constantly turning to online reviews and social platforms for suggestions on everything from vacations, pets and apartments to recipes, beauty products and gifts. Satisfacts Research shows that 74.4% of residents trust referrals from friends and co-workers while 67.7% trust online reviews. Additionally, communities with In-Ad reviews on ForRent.com command 20% more leads than those without.
To align with the indisputable fact that consumers are turning to online reviews for suggestions and advice, ForRent.com’s social product, FRSocial, integrates reputation management to help customers increase sales and retention. This part of the program provides automated reputation management alerts from major review sites, directories and social channels. Customers save time monitoring ratings and reviews. Additionally, FRSocial provides four content libraries, the ability to post to multiple social networks, analytics, and also allows customers to instantly engage with residents.
“For Rent Media Solutions™ is eager to partner with RentLingo to add to our more than 56,000 live rental reviews on ForRent.com,” said Terry Slattery, president of For Rent Media Solutions. “With 75% of apartment shoppers turning to online reviews, it’s important that we create strategic partnerships to provide consumers with the information they need to determine their best living situation.”
About ForRent.com®
As one of the nation’s leading online home search destinations, ForRent.com® inspires renters to discover their next apartment, loft, townhouse, or condo. ForRent.com features rental listings in a user-friendly format, making finding your next home an easy exploration. Visitors to the ForRent.com blog will discover relevant information and can join the conversation surrounding home decorating style, apartment hunting tips and more. ForRent.com serves as the complete resource for renters in every part of their living experience.
Begin your apartment search today with ForRent.com, one of ForRent.com’s mobile apps, ForRent.com Magazine or search ForRent.com on YouTube. For decor tips and more, visit http://www.forrent.com/blog/.
About For Rent Media Solutions™
Founded in 1982 as For Rent Magazine®, For Rent Media Solutions™ is headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia, and provides property managers and owners with diverse marketing and advertising products, services and education. These products are easy to use, easy to understand, and designed with renters in mind. For apartment shoppers, For Rent Media Solutions provides robust community listings in a multitude of media, including print, social, online, mobile, video and an extensive distribution network. For Rent Media Solutions publishes 80 magazines covering more than 80 markets nationwide, including AFTER55.com™ A Senior Housing and Care Resource, ForRent.com® Magazine and ForRent.com en Español Revista De Apartamentos. For Rent Media Solutions operates five websites: ForRent.com, AFTER55.com™, CorporateHousing.com™, ForRent.com en Español and ForRentUniversity.com®. Additionally, ForRent.com listings receive exclusive distribution to Homes.com® Rentals. Visit ForRent.com for more information, or visit us on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, YouTube and LinkedIn.
About RentLingo
RentLingo is the largest source of expert apartment reviews. By hiring former property managers to mystery shop and rate multifamily properties, RentLingo.com is unique in its review consistency and objectivity and in the comprehensiveness of the markets it serves. RentLingo’s experts score each property they visit on over 30 criteria, rolling up to a single property quality score. These experts also provide objective reviews of every property, its location and over 25 untouched photos so renters can quickly get a sense of what the property is really like.
Save time on your rental search by going to RentLingo.com and only visiting the best properties for your budget.
Wendy Froelich, For Rent Media Solutions, http://www.forrent.com, +1 (757) 351-7363, [email protected]
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