Rental Beast Partners with Canopy MLS to Empower Real Estate Professionals

‍Boston, MA (September 24, 2024)—We are thrilled to announce an exciting new partnership between Rental Beast and Canopy MLS! This collaboration brings an enhanced benefit to all Canopy MLS subscribers, giving them access to Rental Beast, a powerful platform designed to help real estate professionals grow their businesses and expand their pipelines through rentals.

According to a recent study, nearly 50% of the population in Charlotte, NC, rents. The city ranks 11th in the U.S. and 9th in the South as the best city for renters, making it a competitive marketplace for real estate professionals to provide their services to tenants. 

Members now have access to a suite of tools tailored to support their success in the rental market, including:

• Advanced Rental Search & Inventory: With thousands of rental listings, Rental Beast’s powerful search engine will help members find the perfect match for their clients quickly and efficiently.
• Fast & Reliable Tenant Screening: Apply Now by Rental Beast simplifies the rental application process and provides a streamlined and fast tenant screening experience that ensures members secure the right tenants swiftly.
• Rental Beast University: Access to a wealth of resources, tools, and educational courses aimed at helping members convert renters into homebuyers, generate leads, and expand their business.

"This partnership with Rental Beast marks a pivotal step forward for Canopy MLS, offering our subscribers innovative tools that will enhance their ability to serve renters and strategically grow their client base," said Anne Marie DeCatsye, CEO of Canopy Realtor® Association/Canopy MLS. 

"We're excited to join forces with Canopy MLS to bring our rental platform to a broader audience of real estate professionals," said Ishay Grinberg, Founder & CEO of Rental Beast. "Our goal is to empower agents to succeed in the rental market and to build lasting relationships with clients who may one day transition to homeownership.”

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About Canopy MLS

Canopy Realtor® Association owns and operates Canopy MLS, the region’s primary source for accurate and timely property data in a multicounty service area including the Charlotte MSA, Asheville MSA, and Catawba Valley region spanning across North Carolina and South Carolina to outside the Carolinas. Canopy MLS provides the latest technology, tools, and analytics that Realtors® utilize to support consumers with their residential real estate transactions.   

About Rental Beast 

Rental Beast is a leading real estate technology firm with an end-to-end SaaS platform designed to empower real estate professionals and the nation's most comprehensive database of nearly 12 million rental properties. Sourced directly from property owners, updated in real-time, and offering a fulfillment-grade rental dataset, the Rental Beast database provides real estate professionals with an unparalleled view of all properties and owner types.  

Utilizing a seamless and secure integration, participating MLSs, and REALTOR® Associations can capture thousands of properties that are normally off-MLS inventory, and leverage essential search, data ingestion, and maintenance systems needed to help member agents and subscribers capture their share of $12 billion in annual leasing commissions. 

Rental Beast is recognized and supported by Second Century Ventures, the capital and strategic growth arm of the National Association of REALTORS® and is a proud member of the 2022 REACH-Canada program. Learn more at rentalbeast.com/mls-and-associations. 

Media Contacts

Canopy MLS: Kim McMillan at KMcMillan@canopyrealtors.com

Rental Beast: Rebecca Hickey at rebecca.hickey@rentalbeast.com