ForRent.com
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Type of site | Private |
|---|---|
| Founded |
Seattle, Washington (1982) |
| Headquarters |
150 Granby Street Norfolk, VA 23510, United States |
| Area served | United States |
| Key people |
Terry Slattery, President |
| Industry | Real Estate |
| Products | Apartment Search, Mobile Applications, Lead Generation and Management Services, Reputation Management Services |
| Employees | 500+ |
| Website |
www |
| Alexa rank |
 24,319 (December 2016)[1] |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Launched | 1997 |
| Current status | Active |
| Native client(s) on | iOS, Android |
ForRent.com, a subsidiary of Dominion Enterprises, Inc., is an online apartment search website. The website enables property management companies to advertise apartment units and renters to search for apartments, lofts, townhouses, or condos throughout the United States. ForRent.com is free to renters, but receives advertising dollars from people who list their apartments on the site. It was founded as For Rent magazine in 1982, currently headquartered at 150 Granby Street, Norfolk, Virginia, United States and privately owned and operated.
History
ForRent.com began as For Rent Magazine in Seattle, Washington in 1982 as a part of United Advertising Publications, Inc. (UAP was formerly known as Diversified Communications, Inc.). It quickly grew by adding publications up and down the west coast and across the mid-west. In 1994, Southwest Apartment Guide was acquired. By the mid-1990's, For Rent Magazine covered most of the United States. ForRent.com, the company’s Internet listing service, launched in 1997. In 2000, Trader Publishing, which was established in 1991, acquired United Advertising Publications, Inc. Thereafter, CorporateHousing.com, a short-term housing advertising service, and SeniorOutlook.com magazine and website were also added, as were the Spanish language Para Rentar magazines. Dominion Enterprises was formed in 2006, following a division of assets of Trader Publishing. With this division, the company branded itself as For Rent Media Solutions to reflect its various product solutions for the multifamily housing industry, including ForRent.com, as a subsidiary of Dominion Enterprises.
Office Information
The ForRent.com headquarters is located in the Dominion Enterprises Building on 150 Granby Street Norfolk, VA. ForRent.com shares this space with multiple businesses including, Commercial Web Services, Cycle Trader, Dominion Dealer Solutions, Commercial Truck Trader, RVTrader, Homes.com, Dominion Distribution. ForRent.com encompasses AFTER55.com, ForRentUniversity.com, CorporateHousing.com and ForRent.com en Espanol.
Timeline
- 1982 - Founded as For Rent Magazine in Seattle, WA.
- 1991 - Trader Publishing formed.
- 1994 - Southwest Apartment Guide acquired.
- 1997 - ForRent.com launches and LEADS Management System introduced to multifamily industry.
- 2000 - Trader Publishing acquires United Advertising Publications, Inc.[2]
- 2001 - Apartamentos Para Rentar and Senior Outlook magazines and CorporateHousing.com launch.
- 2002 - SeniorOutlook.com launches.
- 2005 - ForRent.com - The Magazine and Florida Condominium and Townhome launch.
- 2006 - Trader Publishing divides assets. Dominion Enterprises and subsidiary, ForRent.com, formed.
- 2007 - Dominion Enterprises acquired Resite IT, and Text Messaging program launches.[3]
- 2008 - ForRent.com launches first mobile website and After 55 Housing and Resource Guide launches in select cities nationwide.[4]
- 2009 - ForRent.com launches LEADS Dashboard and iPhone application.[5][6]
- 2011 - Brock MacLean named to Inman’s list of 100 Most Influential Real Estate Leaders.[7]
- 2012 - ForRent.com celebrates 30 years, launches ForRentUniversity.com[8] and introduces FRMobile.
- 2013 - ForRent.com introduces YouTube & Facebook Apartment Search Apps,[9] and ForRent.com receives Multi-Housing News’ Technology Choice Awards in the Mobile App and Internet Listing Service categories.[10]
- 2014 - ForRent.com launches AFTER55.com, a senior housing resource.[11]
Consumer Products
- ForRent.com, an apartment search website, is the core consumer product and includes advanced search filters, including amenities, price, property type and location.[12]
- Through iOS and Android mobile devices, ForRent.com’s Apartment Search App offer consumers the ability to search for listings on the go, and filter results based on features such as commute time or the pet-friendly search option.[13]
- Community Messenger: An iOS and Web app, providing two-way communication with residents and prospects from property managers.
References
- ↑ "forrent.com Traffic Statistics". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
- ↑ "Company Overview of United Advertising Publications, Inc.". Bloomberg Businessweek.
- ↑ "Dominion Enterprises on the rise". Inman.
- ↑ "New resource to help renters in "boomer capital"". ThinkAdvisor.
- ↑ "FRMS Launches Leads Dashboard". Multi-Housing News.
- ↑ "(Press Release) ForRent.com now has an augmented reality Layar mobile application". MultifamilyPro.
- ↑ "Brock MacLean". Inman.
- ↑ "FRMS Launches Student Site". Student Housing Business.
- ↑ "(Press Release) FRMS Introduces YouTube Apartment Search App". RISMedia.
- ↑ "Meet the 2013 MHN Tech Choice Winners". Multi-Housing News.
- ↑ "People Changes for Feb. 24, 2014". Inside Business. 2014-02-24.
- ↑ "The 22 Best Websites for Finding Rentals, Homes, Movers and even Pet-Friendly Pads". The Huffington Post.
- ↑ "ForRent.com - Apartments For Rent Mobile App". Mobile Awesomeness.