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Craigslist, Freshness, Bait and Switch Problems

When Lawrence and I gave our original Demo Day pitch in the Summer 2009 Y Combinator batch, we cited Craigslist as a large part of the New York City apartment finder problem. Back then, you could not sort by...

ZipRealty: Early Pioneer turned Zombie Company?

Does anyone remember ZipRealty? Back in the Dotcom 1.0 era, they were among the first widespread discount real estate brokerage companies with a reasonably strong presence in the west coast. I have fond memories of using their saved search...

Is WeWork Default Dead or Default Alive?

Previously we talked about How Not To Die as a real estate agent. Another infamous Paul Graham term is "Default Alive or Default Dead". It sounds extremely harsh and morbid, but that's part of the point. Calling a company...

Yet Another StreetEasy Price Hike

There is another StreetEasy price hike on the Zillow-owned New York City product. It was free to post a rental exclusive until August 2017, when prices jumped to $3 per day. In Jan 2019 the price jumped 50% to...

A Love Letter To My First Apartment

It's Valentine's Day again and love is the main focus. You probably can't wait to spend a day with your loved one. Here at RentHop, we believe that it's not only important to give someone a bit of extra...

Last Minute Gifts For Him For Valentine’s Day

We just did a blog post covering last-minute Valentine’s Day gifts for your girlfriend. For those who still haven’t found the perfect Valentine’s Day gift for their boyfriend, or you’ve completely drawn a blank on creative gifts this year,...