As more consumers favor renting properties rather than buying them, Zillow has launched a suite of tools to help rental professionals manage and market their listings.
Through Zillow Rentals, property managers, rental agents and landlords will have access to tools and resources to help them automate and streamline the entire rental process from vacancy to lease.
This launch of Zillow Rentals follows Zillow’s
Also, the rental market is becoming more popular among investors nationwide as the Federal Housing Finance Agency has begun
Features that Zillow Rentals provides professionals include online rental applications can be completed from a browser or mobile device during a property tour as well as broader listings distributions to help build tenant relationships.
The Seattle-based online real estate marketplace company said rental professionals can access these technology solutions for free.
Additionally, professionals who want to maximize their marketing efforts can subscribe to Zillow Rental Premier, which offers extended listing syndication across 30 consumer websites, an email marketing platform to streamline tenant retention, and leasing tools such as online consumer credit screening.
“In the fast-moving rental market where units turnover six times more quickly than homes for sale, rental professionals always are looking for ways to speed up time-consuming administrative tasks so they can fill their vacancies faster,” said David Vivero, vice president of rentals at Zillow. “Through Zillow Rentals, we’re bringing free, intuitive technology solutions to solve all of the issues, big and small, that rental pros run into every day in the office and on the go.”
