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We would like to personally invite you to our new Landlord Seminars.
It is our goal to provide landlords’ with the best possible tools and services to get rental properties rented as quickly as possible.

Every Tuesday evening starting October 7th, we’re hosting Landlord Seminars at our Corporate Headquarters, 1020 Wilshire Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90401 from 7-8pm.

We’re presenting expert speakers from the following departments:

Tenant Screening, Feature Rentals, Brokerage and Insurance. Landlords will be encouraged to ask questions, we’ll demonstrate and teach how to log into a landlord account and navigate the Landlord Main Menu page. Wine & cheese will be served and parking is free behind our office.

Please RSVP:

http://www.westsiderentals.com/seminar/rsvp.cfm

We hope to see you at our seminars!

Where: Westside Rentals Corporate Headquarters
            1020 Wilshire Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90401
Time: 7-8pm
Questions? 310.395.7368

Check out the bio of our founder Mark Verge as posted in the Los Angeles Times on Friday, May 2nd. 

Anyone looking for Los Angeles Apartments will be sure to notice how WestsideRentals.com sets itself apart from the pack through pampering landlords and providing unmatched convenience for renters.  As gas prices rise the value of a WestsideRentals.com membership does too!  You can find apartments in Los Angeles from your browser…

LA TIMES STORY

It’s great to see Mark & Rental Man outside our Wilshire headquarters.  Seeing Andrea Chang’s article in the Los Angeles Times was almost as fun as watching her do the interview…Mark had a bona fide photoshoot that included standing on the front counter!

This survey report contains statistical and sample vacancy and rental housing market information for Los Angeles rentals, including Los Angeles apartments, Los Angeles condos, Los Angeles guest houses and Los Angeles homes for rent. Specific areas covered in this survey include Beverlywood, Brentwood, Cheviot Hills, Rancho Park, Santa Monica, West LA, Bel Air, Beverly Hills, Century City, and Westwood

Since 1996 WestsideRentals.com has successfully connected hundreds of thousands of quality tenants with landlords and roommates. WestsideRentals.com is the definitive location for owners and managers of Los Angeles rentals to locate quality tenants searching for apartments in Los Angeles, condos in Los Angeles, houses for rent in Los Angeles, and guest houses for rent in Los Angeles. Initially started in Santa Monica, due to overwhelming demand from landlords in need of quality tenants to fill their vacancies, WestsideRentals.com has grown to cover most of Southern California. As a service to the rental community we regularly publish rent surveys to assist in making the rental market more transparent and efficient for all of its participants.

For April, 2008, the average listed rent price of all listed rentals in these areas was $2,605.05, representing a 4.4% increase over two months ago. (Hi-Res) This was a general price increase across all rental types, with about 16% of listings in the West Los Angeles - North region being houses, duplexes, or triplexes, as opposed to apartments, condos, or townhouses. This ratio of houses to apartments was relatively unchanged over two months ago, when approximately 16% of listings in these areas were listed as houses, etc. (Chart | Hi-Res)

There was a shift toward more multi-bedroom houses and apartments listed for rent. Two months ago, approximately 51% of listings in the West Los Angeles - North region had two or more bedrooms. For April, 2008, that percentage has increased to approximately 53%. (Chart | Hi-Res)

The largest rent increases occured in Beverlywood, where the total increase was 38.0% and Westwood, where the total increase was 12.6%. Rent prices also increased in West LA (Up 10.9%), Brentwood (Up 9.0%), and Santa Monica (Up 3.4%)

Rent prices decreased in Bel Air by 24.0% and Beverly Hills by 13.0%.

This data is based on the listings at WestsideRentals.com, which are based entirely on the information provided by landlords who choose to list their vacancies on the service. WestsideRentals.com believes that the search for housing is a very personalized process. The best way for an individual to get educated on current market trends is to see the market in action. Register today to receive Free Listings in your email.

Additional information from this rent survey, including high-resolution charts and detailed reports for each area in this region can be found at http://www.westsiderentals.com/rentsurvey.cfm?survey=42_080501_A. All current and historical WestsideRentals.com rent surveys can be found at http://www.westsiderentals.com/rentsurvey/archive.cfm

April 1, 2008 Los Angeles - In what Eli Brood referred to as a “power play,” rental mogul WestsideRentals.com bought out the naming rights lease for Downtown LA’s tallest building, the Library Tower, formerly known as US Bank Building.  This marks the latest expansion of the apartment powerhouse’s prowess, particularly with high profile leases including the sweet corner at Melrose & Fairfax, prime PCH retail in the South Bay, Old Town Pasadena, and its flagship Santa Monica complex at 10th & Wilshire.

 “One thing we underestimated, unfortunately, is that we’ll have to expand our operations by 1700% take advantage of the 19 stories of prime office space we had to lease for the next 15 years,” Owner Marc Berge lamented, “But we’ve been looking to make that push & our sign does look sweet on the tallest building in the Southland….maybe I can open a club on the 73rd floor…”

The iconic tower has been the most identifiable piece of the LA skyline since its 1986 construction and was featured in major motion pictures such as Independence Day.  WestsideRentals.com apparently also will be purchasing a helocopter just to say they commute the tallest helopad in the world.

 US Bank representatives were unavailable for comment, but an anonymous EVP of Operations was overheard, “This is baloney, I never should have accepted that challenge to a dance off from Marc Berge….he’s unstoppable.”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WestsideRentals.com to Host Open Audition for Rental Man Mascot

Santa Monica, CA–(March 13, 2008) - WestsideRentals.com, the leading home finding service in Southern California, announced plans today to hold an open audition for its iconic mascot, Rental Man. The audition will be held at its Santa Monica Corporate Headquarters at 1020 Wilshire Blvd at 2 PM on Friday, March 14.

Rental Man has become a fixture of viral web videos on YouTube.com and MySpace.com through his comedic and energetic dancing and full costume. The compensation package for becoming Rental Man includes $60,000 as well as access to professional sporting events including the Super Bowl.

Rental Man famously dons a cape and shield at various locations and events throughout the Southland. WestsideRentals.com first hired Rental Man to perform on the street in front of its 7 regional office locations on busy streets such as Wilshire Blvd., PCH, Melrose, and Ventura. The mascot’s reputation rapidly grew by word of mouth as he supported the WGA strike and was featured on TMZ.com and Jimmy Kimmel Live.

The 12 year old Santa Monica-based organization has garnered a reputation of producing higher quality tenants for landlords throughout Southern California, but has largely relied on word of mouth to build its loyal customer base. Rental Man has provided a new level of awareness by appearing at numerous public events including Dodgers, Lakers, Kings, and many other sporting events. Last fall, Rental Man brought UCLA and USC students to a frenzy at the rivals’ football showdown. His fanatical support of LA sports has endeared him to many fans.

“Rental Man is fast becoming a household name. Last fall, a kid won a Halloween costume contest by dressing like him and mimicking his unique dance moves,” commented WestsideRentals.com founder, Mark Verge. “Rental Man’s energy keeps the whole company in high spirits.”

WestsideRentals.com has been the predominant marketplace for rentals in LA for the last decade by creating tools for landlords to promote their vacancies for free while high quality renters pay $60 for 60 days to access the best rentals in Southern California. Friday’s open audition will be catered.

If you’ve never seen our mascot then you must live in a cave. Rental Man is the craziest cat in town. He’s marshalled the Hollywood parade, provoked the Laker’s opponents, supported the Writer’s Strike (on TMZ) & danced continuously in front of our 7 offices rain or shine.

He’s our hero & we’ve put together an epic compilation of extremely short and similar video clips collected from around the web at youtube.com/westsiderentals Give him some love in those comments! Let us know if you come up with a name for any of his trademark dance moves…

Next time you’re cruising down Melrose Ave, look out for our new spot! 

 I spent some time on the second floor of Melrose Corner last week taking in the view of the Hollywood Hills and the 2nd story view from inside the office from our former competitor, Rent Times.  This spot is famous for its GIGANTIC automated sign that now declares to the world that WestsideRentals.com provides 24 hour support by phone & chat online.

 Melrose & Fairfax may well be one of the busiest corners in LA’s gridlock, so keep an eye out for us!

 We’re not relocating far from our current office on 7213 Melrose, but the new spot is sure to provide great visibility for a service that deserves it.  We’re still getting situated, but feel free to come visit us at either place and we’ll help find you the perfect place to live…

 I’ll post a picture of our sweet new sign as soon as we get one available.

 And, of course, you can always reach us online at WestsideRentals.com.