{"id":57,"date":"2016-07-11T22:04:24","date_gmt":"2016-07-11T22:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.renthop.com\/content-manager\/?p=69"},"modified":"2016-07-11T22:05:38","modified_gmt":"2016-07-12T02:05:38","slug":"broker-response-time-leaderboard-new-york-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/research\/broker-response-time-leaderboard-new-york-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC Broker Response Time Leaderboard (2016)"},"content":{"rendered":"
A minute difference in an agent’s response time can decide who gets and closes a rental deal in New York’s fast paced real estate market. Using inquiry response rate data collected from the site, RentHop<\/a> has discovered the fastest responding brokerage firms and what type of firms have historical success when it comes to keeping a high response rate.<\/p>\n When a listing inquiry is submitted by a renter, RentHop sends a real-time email and text with the renter’s contact information directly to the listing agent who posted the apartment. While\u00a0RentHop highly encourages agents to respond as soon as possible to leads, agents are allowed up to 9 business hours, during the period from 8am to 11pm EST to respond to a renter inquiry.<\/p>\n RentHop tracks agent response rates through the following three ways:<\/p>\n\n