MyNewPlace
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| Type of business | Real Estate, Apartment Rentals, Home Rentals |
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Type of site | Apartment and Home Rental Listings |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Area served | United States of America |
| Founder(s) | John Helm |
| Industry | Real estate |
| Parent | RealPage |
| URL | MyNewPlace.com |
| Launched | May 2006 |
MyNewPlace is an
.History
MyNewPlace was founded by John Helm in 2005, and went live in May 2006 with 6 million apartment listings nationwide.[1] The San Francisco-based company operates on a Pay-per-Qualified-Lead pricing model, in which apartment managers pay only when renters contact them through their listings on MyNewPlace.
John Helm had previously started AllApartments/SpringStreet, which became the internet's biggest apartment rental site before its sale to
Investors
MyNewPlace was initially backed by SplitRock Partners, Sutter Hill Ventures, and Trinity Ventures, and is also backed by some of a number of real estate investment trusts, including United Dominion Realty Trust (UDR), Essex Property Trust, Marcus & Millichap Venture Partners, ConAm Management Corporation, The Lane Company, and Cowboy Properties.
In August 2011 MyNewPlace was bought by national real estate company RealPage for $74.4 million.[3]
References
- ^ "MyNewPlace Promises Easier Apartment Hunting". CNET. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Calvey, Mark (2006-09-24). "Exec stakes a new claim to some familiar territory". The Business Journals. San Francisco Business Times. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- ^ "RealPage to acquire MyNewPlace for $74.4M - BusinessWeek". 2011-08-22. Archived from the original on 2015-10-09. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
External links
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