Monthly Archives: July 2006

If you are using Internet Explorer to browse the Web, you may have noticed today that the map in search results shows the shadow of where the pins should be but no pins. Well, our friends at Google delivered a shiny new update to their mapping technology. We're taking the shrink wrap off the proverbial [...]

We're very pleased to announce that at tonight's Inman Innovator Awards, MyNewPlace won the 2006 award for "Most Innovative Rental or New Home Online Service." According to the Inman Innovator site,, Inman News has recognized companies who have demonstrated extraordinary levels of innovation through the use of technology or the Internet that enhance the real [...]

We are excited to announce Charles Humphrey of Phoenix, AZ is our first winner in the WAKE UP AND SMELL THE FREE RENT SWEEPSTAKES(tm). Charles, now residing at Heatherwood Apartments managed by ConAm, was drawn at random after submitting a Cash back claim on our site. In addition to living rent free next month, Charles [...]

A lot of companies say they are customer-focused, but the reality is that very few are. Customer-focus is something that has to come from the top and become part of the DNA of a company. Our friends at Realty DataTrust, with whom we launched our new Check Availability feature for reserving apartments online, interviewed our [...]

Just yesterday we release a new feature that allows you to reserve your apartment online. You can read the press release. This feature works with apartments that use a leasing software tool called Vaultware from our friends over at Realty DataTrust. By integrating with Vaultware, you can now reserve your specific apartment unit online. Let [...]