{"id":3899,"date":"2009-10-11T23:42:12","date_gmt":"2009-10-12T03:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/renthop.com\/news\/?p=393"},"modified":"2023-07-22T11:40:22","modified_gmt":"2023-07-22T15:40:22","slug":"renthop-in-the-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/blog\/renthop-in-the-news\/","title":{"rendered":"RentHop in the News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been a busy summer and we&#8217;re thrilled by our frequent mentions in the news these days! Have you found RentHop in the news this season?<\/p>\n<h2>RentHop&#8217;s Latest Press<\/h2>\n<p>Most recently, our company was featured in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/smallBusinessNews\/idUSTRE5972LK20091009\/\">Reuters Entrepreneur&#8217;s Edge<\/a> section, which included a five-day journal exclusive of our day-to-day activities, a video pitch to potential investors, and some feedback from industry experts! Prior to that, Wired online wrote a long piece on the history of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/blog\/alternative-rental-site-to-craigslist-nyc-apartments-for-rent-by-owner\/\">Craigslist<\/a> and how other websites have generally found ways to compete or cooperate with the online classified behemoth.<\/p>\n<p>In the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/apartments-for-rent\/new-york-ny\"> New York City<\/a> apartment space, RentHop has become an important player for landlords, renters, and brokers everywhere. There is no question that Craigslist still contains a larger selection of listings, but the frequency of spam and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/guides\/nyc\/scams-and-fraudulent-listings-nyc\">bait-and-switch<\/a> postings continues to persist. Recent articles on various technology websites such as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.techcrunch.com\/2009\/07\/11\/renthop-easier-apartment-hunting-without-the-broker-fee\/\">TechCrunch <\/a>discuss how RentHop enables rich search features. These features help our users quickly filter listings and find high quality apartments, both with and without <a href=\"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/guides\/nyc\/fee-vs-no-fee\">broker fees<\/a>. In particular, <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2009\/08\/19\/renthop\/\">Mashables <\/a>favors\u00a0our excellent <a href=\"http:\/\/www.renthop.com\/mapm\">map-based search<\/a>. The map-based search features a location-based, amenity filter search over our listings inventory.<\/p>\n<p><em>Editor&#8217;s Note: We updated this article to enhance readability.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been a busy summer and we&#8217;re thrilled by our frequent mentions in the news these days! 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