PadMapper Crowned Most Popular Apartment Search Tool
June 17, 2014
If you foresee a new apartment in your future, you may wonder which apartment search tool you should turn to for guidance. Lifehacker is here to help with their article, “Five Best Apartment Search Tools.” The short answer—PadMapper, which uses Craigslist data, won Lifehacker’s poll hands-down with 44 percent of the votes. Writer Alan Henry tells us:
“Not only does PadMapper source data primarily from Craigslist, it packages it—and data from other services—into an attractive format. We’re bundling them together here because honestly, even though Craigslist has their own tool now, PadMapper is, and always was, just better. You can view all of the listings on Craigslist and those other services on your computer, take them with you on the go thanks to PadMapper’s mobile apps, filter to match your preferences, and save leads for later. The whole service is a top-down Google Map, and you can quickly jump between a location’s Street View, WalkScore, and photos without leaving the site. Those of you who nominated and supported PadMapper (including me) noted that the service is essential for today’s busy apartment hunters, and the fact that you can set up alerts for new listings and that the data is updated in real-time is essential to snagging something good before someone else scoops it up.”
Despite this ringing endorsement, the other contenders are worth checking out. The article notes the features that make each special. Hotpads, for example, is said to be trustworthy and easy to use. It is easy to view property and contact landlords through Lovely, and fans of Trulia like the ability to limit a search by neighborhood. WalkScore, as the name implies, is for anyone who wishes to spend less time in cars. Whatever you’re looking for in an apartment, one of these sources is sure to help.
Cynthia Murrell, June 17, 2014
Sponsored by ArnoldIT.com, developer of Augmentext
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