The Death of Craigslist and the Rise of Rental Listing Sites

“That’s the reality of the renter search, they’re
considering a wide variety of asset classes and locations. If
you’re going to serve that renter then you need to have all the
stuff. That’s what we’re aiming to be — is that completely
comprehensive marketplace. That’s what we’re building. We want to
have every available listing in America.” — Jonas Bordo,
Co-founder & CEO of Dwellsy 


With the death of Craigslist over the past few years, the main
and valuable lead sources have become elusive for the landlord in
the rental industry. The driving goal of today’s guest is to work
in partnership with the property managers and landlords to truly
serve the renter. His company aims to have a completely
comprehensive marketplace and provide pure organic search options
to renters so that they can find exactly what they are looking
for. On the show today, we welcome Jonas Bordo, the CEO and
Co-founder of Dwellsy and former Group Vice President of
Operational Services at Essex Property Trust, and Senior Vice
President of Corporate Resources at Bentall Kennedy, now
BentallGreenOak. Tuning in, listeners will hear more about the
death of Craigslist, serving the renter, what sets Dwellsy apart
in the online marketplace, and so much more! So don’t miss out on
today’s episode! 


Key points from this episode:


We hear how Jonas got into multifamily, what led him to this
industry, and what makes him so passionate about it

Jonas shares advice he would give his past self and to
listeners in similar circumstances

What motivated Jonas to create his own rental listing site;
finding a new lead source

Jonas explains why Craigslists lost its momentum in relation
to multifamily: rental fraud

Will Facebook follow the same fraud-filled reality as
Craigslist?

Serving the renter: why you need to have a completely
comprehensive marketplace

Jonas talks about what sets Dwellsy apart in the competitive
online marketplace

How they monetize Dwellsy

He talks about what they are doing to improve landlord
relationships with listing sites

Some of the biggest hurdles and challenges Jonas has faced
and overcome with Dwellsy

We talk through some future projections for Dwellsy

He shares what he would like to see more of in the
multifamily marketing and leasing technology sphere

How technology has impacted the renter



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