Rigorous prequalification narrows the funnel, but not necessarily in an optimal manner
Expansion of pilot program puts 115,000 vacation rentals on travel site
Rental listings up 77 percent since last year's green light from NAR
New OS pairs smart watches and other wearable devices with Android phones
Firm will continue to operate under co-founders Blake Pierson and Doug Wormhoudt
San Francisco startup has sites on becoming end-to-end rental platform
Landlords, property managers to create and distribute rental listings from their iOS devices
Cozy will grow the site's audience to include renters and use it to market its property management software for landlords
Role of franchisors grows even as portals seek continued dominance
Next up: Helping renters learn more about their neighborhoods
Users can update and display listings on a public-facing websites, disseminate to brokers
Rental pros get free tools, renters pay flat fee of $20 per application
40 property management partners on board for launch
Leads from listings go straight to real estate pros
Startup now helping 2,000 small landlords in 500 US cities manage payments and tenant paperwork