SEATTLE, Feb. 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Zillow
announced the addition of a new search filter to the rental search
experience, "Community Pillar and Income Restricted", which bring a
new way for renters who qualify as low-income or may have an
imperfect housing history, to search for their next home on
Zillow.
"We are so excited to add the 'Community Pillar and Income
Restricted' filter into the rental search experience on Zillow,"
said Rebekah Bastian, Zillow vice
president of product. "We've heard from renters who qualify for
low-income exemptions or may have rental barriers that finding a
property is often the biggest hurdle. This new filter will allow
them to easily find properties that meet their needs and to connect
with landlords and property managers that can help them."
The Zillow Community Pillar program, originally launched in
July 2015, allows landlords and
property managers to self-identify as someone who is willing
to modify his or her standard tenant screening
process in order to help applicants with potential
rental barriers secure a new home. Participating
landlords and property managers display a Community Pillar badge on
their profile and renters can search the directory by those who
registered as Community Pillars. Now, this badge will also be seen
on the property's listing page on Zillow.
If a property qualifies as income restricted, a renter will be
asked if his or her income meets the standard required to rent the
property when submitting his or her information to the property
manager. These properties will now show under the new filter.
Landlords and property managers can identify as Community
Pillars by checking the Community Pillar checkbox when creating or
editing their Zillow profile. For more information on Community
Pillars, visit www.zillow.com/community-pillar. To create a rental
listing on Zillow, visit
https://www.zillow.com/rental-manager/.
Zillow
Zillow® is the leading real estate and rental
marketplace dedicated to empowering consumers with data,
inspiration and knowledge around the place they call home, and
connecting them with the best local professionals who can help.
Zillow serves the full lifecycle of owning and living in a home:
buying, selling, renting, financing, remodeling and more. In
addition to Zillow.com®, Zillow operates the most popular suite of
mobile real estate apps, with more than two dozen apps across all
major platforms. Launched in 2006, Zillow is owned and operated by
Zillow Group (NASDAQ:Z and ZG) and headquartered in Seattle.
Zillow and Zillow.com are registered trademarks of Zillow,
Inc.
To view the original version on PR Newswire,
visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/zillow-adds-community-pillar-and-income-restricted-properties-to-rental-search-300214207.html
SOURCE Zillow