Roommates news and trends

Roomi: How To Trust But Verify Roommates
Podcasts // December 04, 2017

Millennials are on the move, professionally.  And in an age where apartment rents are rising faster than incomes, shared housing proves salvation – unless they choose the wrong roommate.  As Ajay Yadav, CEO of Roomi tells PYMNTS’ Karen Webster via Topic TBD, the firm has...

Zently Raises $1.6M, Launches Expense-Sharing Feature
Investments // July 13, 2017

Zently, a tech startup with a mobile app for renters that helps them pay on time and flags issues for the landlord, has recently raised $1.6 million in venture capital funding and rolled out an expense-sharing feature. According to a news report in TechCrunch, the mobile...

Interviews & Exclusives
Roomi: How To Trust But Verify Roommates

December 04, 2017
Millennials are on the move, professionally.  And in an age where apartment rents are rising faster than incomes, shared housing proves salvation – unless they choose the wrong roommate.  As Ajay Yadav, CEO of Roomi tells PYMNTS’ Karen Webster via Topic TBD, the firm has created a platform to tap into the co-living trend that Yadav says has become a way of life for a more transient consumer.

Quick Reads
Zillow Debuts Individual Room Listings as Housing Costs Climb

February 08, 2024
Zillow has begun targeting customers who want to rent — or rent out — a room. The real estate website announced Thursday (Feb. 8) that its platform now gives users the option to search for or list individual rooms for rent. “This new listing type is particularly timely, as U.S. rents have surged nearly 30% since the […]

Zently Raises $1.6M, Launches Expense-Sharing Feature

July 13, 2017
Zently, a tech startup with a mobile app for renters that helps them pay on time and flags issues for the landlord, has recently raised $1.6 million in venture capital...