Technology was slow to come to the apartment hunt. Craigslist dominated for many years, but now a bevy of new tech tools designed to streamline the process for both the potential resident and the broker has hit the market.
Oliver is a New York City-focused rental site that allows potential residents to cut out the brokerand broker feesfrom their apartment searches. Naked Apartments, also only in the New York market, is helping brokers better reach residents.
In addition, paperwork and payments related to renting have been made easier through technology. Brokers looking to streamline paperwork can use dotloop, and residents who want to stop writing a monthly check can use RentPayment.
For those looking for a roommate, whether to share search duties or to rent space in an existing apartment, Roomi and EasyRoommate are now options that offer more than Craigslist.