 | View Full Version : Ebay acquires Rent.com for a ridiculous amount.. ziggy25 12-23-2004, 06:05 PM ebay today announced that it has agreed to acquire privately held Rent.com, a leading Internet listing website in the apartment and rental housing industry. I wonder what for? oh and guess how much they paid for it... http://investor.ebay.com/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=150712 RMF 12-23-2004, 06:09 PM old news...... nameslave 12-23-2004, 06:29 PM Originally posted by ziggy25 ebay today announced that ... TODAY? That was last Friday (Dec 17)! ;) sn3webdesigner 12-24-2004, 07:18 PM That is a LOT of money! They must be planning something big! dmaven 12-24-2004, 08:08 PM rent.com's business is primarily with property managers who wish to list their available units. I also think they automate a number of property manager tasks such as tenant screening, rent billing and collection etc.. Maybe ebay is looking to expand in this area. realty 01-10-2005, 08:40 AM I hope they only target fat landlords. Otherwise many listing services may go out of business. |