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by tomhogans 5832 days ago
I think some aggregate, separate list of rental properties would be nice. MLS typically covers the available properties for sale fairly thoroughly but renters are left scouring through craigslist, newspapers, and shoddy realtor sites.
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The strange thing about that problem is that it seems entirely an infrastructure/middle-man problem, because the people ultimately producing the data (landlords) want it as public as possible, so they can rent out their properties. There are very few landlords who, if you managed to find them and ask, would not answer yes to, "may I include your rental listing in the Big Database Anything Can Access?"