Top Ten Most Popular Apartment Search Websites in Fourth Quarter 2008

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Mon Jan 12, 2009 1:10pm EST 

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Jan. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Realty DataTrust, makers of
VaultWare(TM), the multifamily industry's leading online availability and
reservation system, today released the list of the ten most popular apartment
search websites during the 4th quarter of 2008.  The rankings are based on the
number of times renters "check availability" online per property.  When rental
prospects check availability through VaultWare powered websites, they see
current rental pricing and availability versus filling out an email form to
request this information.  Checking availability is typically the first step
in the rental process after viewing the property online.

To help put these numbers into perspective, if a property had advertised on
these top ten Internet Listing Services during the 4th quarter, 713 unique
rental prospects would have viewed their apartment availability online.  These
top ten websites are part of the 160+ VaultWare powered websites with online
leasing functionality in the United States.


    Rank           Website                             Availability Sessions
                                                             Per Property

     1            Rent.com                                            200.9

     2           4walls.net                                           165.6

     3          ForRent.com                                            81.6

     4       ApartmentGuide.com                                        77.8

     5         Apartments.com                                          69.1

     6      ApartmentShowcase.com                                      53.7

     7     Apartmenthomeliving.com                                     26.4

     8            Move.com                                             19.3

     9         MyNewPlace.com                                          11.1

     10      ApartmentSearch.com                                        7.8

                                          Total                       713.3



For more information, visit the VaultWare Online Marketing Index
(www.vaultware.com/marketindex) which enables multifamily professionals to
benchmark their individual property or their portfolios' online leasing
results against industry averages.

About Realty DataTrust Corporation
Realty DataTrust Corporation, located in Scottsdale, Arizona, offers online
leasing solutions for the multifamily housing industry that helps consumers
reserve apartments online and decreases properties' vacancy rates.  Over 100
management companies throughout the United States, from small property
management companies to some of the country's largest real estate investment
trusts, use the award-winning VaultWare check availability and reservation
system.  VaultWare lets consumers easily find and reserve an available
apartment while giving apartment management companies reservations from
highly-qualified prospects.  PadZing.com, an apartment market trends division
by Realty DataTrust, gives apartment owners, marketing executives and
apartment brokers vacancy and rental rate data to help create forecasts,
compile customized data trends per geographic region and analyze trend data to
make daily business decisions.  To learn more about Realty DataTrust, visit
the company's website at www.realtydatatrust.com.



SOURCE  Realty DataTrust

Kevan Humphrey of Realty DataTrust, +1-480-776-5358,
khumphrey@realtydatatrust.com
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