Comments on: Google Trends for “houses for rent” http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/google-trends-for-houses-for-rent/ The pulse of the small unit rental market. Dave Dugdale reports what he sees in the online rental market place. Dave also provides a podcast show called RadioVine which is on a separate feed from this one. Visit www.rentvine.com/anc/radiovine.cfm for the shows and feed. Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:45:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dave http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/google-trends-for-houses-for-rent/comment-page-1/#comment-284 Dave Wed, 06 Dec 2006 18:28:12 +0000 http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/google-trends-for-houses-for-rent/#comment-284 Dan, Thanks for that link, that does offer some great info. Now that we know when they move, the question becomes when do they start looking for a rental, is it a month out or longer like two or three months from the time they actually move. Dan,

Thanks for that link, that does offer some great info.

Now that we know when they move, the question becomes when do they start looking for a rental, is it a month out or longer like two or three months from the time they actually move.

]]> By: Dan http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/google-trends-for-houses-for-rent/comment-page-1/#comment-283 Dan Wed, 06 Dec 2006 18:16:28 +0000 http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/google-trends-for-houses-for-rent/#comment-283 Here is a great artical from the census bureau. It is from 1998 but data should be relatively constant year over year. It talks about the seasonality of when people move. http://www.census.gov/prod/3/98pubs/p70-66.pdf Here is a great artical from the census bureau. It is from 1998 but data should be relatively constant year over year. It talks about the seasonality of when people move.

http://www.census.gov/prod/3/98pubs/p70-66.pdf

]]> By: David http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/google-trends-for-houses-for-rent/comment-page-1/#comment-282 David Wed, 06 Dec 2006 02:33:05 +0000 http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/google-trends-for-houses-for-rent/#comment-282 Hey Dave, I hope that "spike" right after Christmas that happend last year makes a repeat performance this year! Interesting post! DB Hey Dave,
I hope that “spike” right after Christmas that happend last year makes a repeat performance this year!

Interesting post!

DB

]]> By: chris http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/google-trends-for-houses-for-rent/comment-page-1/#comment-208 chris Sun, 12 Nov 2006 20:15:24 +0000 http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/google-trends-for-houses-for-rent/#comment-208 Yeah i would agree, I think it has a lot to do with all of those things...especially the back to school thing because we are talking about houses for rent, NOT apartments...the typical person who really prefers renting a house over an apartment is a family with school age children who want that better neighborhood/school! Yeah i would agree, I think it has a lot to do with all of those things…especially the back to school thing because we are talking about houses for rent, NOT apartments…the typical person who really prefers renting a house over an apartment is a family with school age children who want that better neighborhood/school!

]]> By: Dave http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/google-trends-for-houses-for-rent/comment-page-1/#comment-190 Dave Fri, 10 Nov 2006 14:59:07 +0000 http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/google-trends-for-houses-for-rent/#comment-190 Robert, I wonder if the Sept - Dec slow down also matches with the real estate market. I just compared "houses for rent" and "homes for sale" and the two track pretty well. I think your theory is right. Dave Robert,

I wonder if the Sept – Dec slow down also matches with the real estate market.

I just compared “houses for rent” and “homes for sale” and the two track pretty well. I think your theory is right.

Dave

]]> By: Robert Melton http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/google-trends-for-houses-for-rent/comment-page-1/#comment-189 Robert Melton Fri, 10 Nov 2006 14:24:31 +0000 http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/google-trends-for-houses-for-rent/#comment-189 I just thought that the question would be slightly better rephrased: Why aren't people searching for "houses for rent" as much during Sept - Dec. To me, it looks like January isn't anything extraordinarily special. It just doesn't have "the fall dip." I would guess the answer is that people are busier -- back to school, christmas shopping, holiday parties, cold weather -- and people just don't want to move during those months if they can help it. Pent-up demand + the new year's effect (everyone wants a new start in the new year) might explain the consistent spike. I just thought that the question would be slightly better rephrased: Why aren’t people searching for “houses for rent” as much during Sept – Dec. To me, it looks like January isn’t anything extraordinarily special. It just doesn’t have “the fall dip.”

I would guess the answer is that people are busier — back to school, christmas shopping, holiday parties, cold weather — and people just don’t want to move during those months if they can help it. Pent-up demand + the new year’s effect (everyone wants a new start in the new year) might explain the consistent spike.

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