Housing Slump: You Can Still Save Money

In the past couple of years, real-estate brokers and home builders promised that the soaring property market eventually would glide to a soft landing. These so-called experts and optimists predicted that home prices, which had more than doubled in parts of the country between 2000 and 2005, would continue to rise. It isn't working out that way for sure.

So, in the middle of this housing market slump, the last thing any landlord or property owner needs is to spend more money to list their vacancies. This year alone, the number of students that applied to colleges and universities have reached record marks. The number of acceptances have followed; and a housing shortage is inevitable. This is the time to be creative. This is the time to use the many resources out there that does not charge an arm and a leg.

Cribs4students' is a platform that connects landlords to the student market without charging a fee. With sites like Facebook on their side (http://apps.facebook.com/cribsforstudents ), they surely have the student apartment information market on a stranglehold.

What makes Cribs4Students.com different from other websites that offer similar services?

Cribs4Students is free, convenient, and easy to use. Rather than having your listings unattended, Cribs4students' advertises each and every property with all universities, university papers, student events, and social networks (like Facebook) so listed properties are viewed by millions of students in several days.

Additionally, Cribs4students is working with Uhaul's College Connection to help students split the cost of a truck rental, with Manhattan Mini Storage for storage services, and with Rentometer to help renters find the average housing prices in specific regions.

Keep in mind that this site ca be especially helpful to the tens of thousands of study abroad students.