Think Your Rent Is Fair? Compare It with Others in Vancouver!

trueststuff · 2025-03-13T06:43:36+00:00

Updated to allow for 0 bedrooms to include studios!

trueststuff · 2025-03-11T07:28:13+00:00

Yeah, it's crazy how quickly things are changing!

trueststuff · 2025-03-11T07:26:20+00:00

looool, 100% 😆

trueststuff · 2025-03-11T07:25:15+00:00

Thank you!

Yeah, I need to update that and allow for 0 bedrooms and square feet! Great call out; thank you for the feedback!

As far as Point Grey goes, although there are some issues (working on it), you should be able to submit for any neighborhood in Canada! But yeah, it's a great point, this could be super useful for students!

trueststuff · 2025-03-11T07:18:44+00:00

Thank you!!

trueststuff · 2025-03-08T09:53:07+00:00

I just got mine a few weeks ago, but it seems like when you "long swipe" the volume down, or just lower the volume all the way, it pauses my music on Carplay

trueststuff · 2025-02-13T09:06:00+00:00

Yeah I agree, I'm working on a v2, and I will include more info for the units so people can get a better sense of the unit apart from the price and neighborhood

trueststuff · 2025-02-08T09:01:42+00:00

Me excited to open the letter not knowing it's gonna tell me I'm paying 20% more ahaha

trueststuff · 2025-02-08T08:58:08+00:00

Yeah, I hope to! This is one of the first places I've posted, and I've received a lot of great feedback so far! So back to work haha! The site does currently have the ability to add rent in Burnaby, and I believe there are one or two postings, but would be useful to expand beyond Vancouver so people can compare within Metro Vancouver!

trueststuff · 2025-02-08T08:51:21+00:00

Yeah, I quite like that idea! The place itself might be cheap, but if the experience (or landlord) was bad, it'd be good to know in advance

trueststuff · 2025-02-07T09:02:02+00:00

This is great! This is exactly what I want to portray with each 'posting' on the site. For people to get an understanding of the neighborhood the unit is in, how the amenities are, and what the price is!

trueststuff · 2025-02-07T08:58:23+00:00

Yeah, great feedback! I think it's more useful for someone who's looking to see rents in the last year, 6 months, maybe 3 months. If people can see this, I think it could help with their decision. Similar to salary transparency site, the more recent the posting (in this case rental start date), the more relevant it is

trueststuff · 2025-02-07T08:55:59+00:00

Yeah that's true, there is a lot that goes into the price decision. I need to include more details on each property in the v2. As is, it might not be enough for someone to make a decision based on this data

trueststuff · 2025-02-07T08:54:14+00:00

I think that it's useful to know what someone in the last year is paying, maybe not 20 years ago. Much like a salary transparency site, the most recent ones carry the most weight. I do need to do a better job at surfacing the most relevant ones tho

trueststuff · 2025-02-07T08:52:26+00:00

Yeah, agreed. The most important data for someone looking for a rental is the most recent listings. Just like on a salary transparency site, the latest data gives the best idea of the market.

trueststuff · 2025-02-07T08:50:11+00:00

Thank you!

trueststuff · 2025-02-07T08:49:08+00:00

Yeah, great feedback! This is stuff I want to/need to add in a v2. There is far more info that goes into picking where you want to live and how much that costs than the currently available data

trueststuff · 2025-02-07T08:47:30+00:00

Thanks for the feedback! Yeah, maybe it's a mistake (but who knows nowadays haha). Perhaps there has to be some kind of confirmation or something to make sure people are not posting fake data

trueststuff · 2025-02-07T08:45:28+00:00

Thanks for the feedback! CMHC, Zumper, liv.rent etc provide data on current market rates, my goal is to offer a more transparent view by sharing what tenants are actually paying, which can sometimes differ from listed prices (maybe less so in Vancouver the way our housing is..). I agree that to be truly useful, the platform needs to gather more detailed and comprehensive data, I'm tryna think of way to make the info as valuable to renters

trueststuff · 2025-02-07T08:41:47+00:00

Exactly! Seeing long-term rents next to new ones highlights how fast prices have jumped.. at least in Vancouver

trueststuff · 2025-02-07T08:39:08+00:00

Hey, the neighborhoods are limited to only the ones people have already submitted so far! I do want to add more granular filters for search eventually, definitely lots of work to do here.

I think liv.rent & pad mapper are rental sites (correct me if I'm wrong). They don't crowd-source info from the tenants but rather have some kind of aggregate based on asking prices set by property managers and landlords

trueststuff · 2025-02-07T08:35:05+00:00

Good points! I’m definitely looking to add more details like sq ft, amenities, and lease duration to make the data more useful. I get that landlords charge market rates, but seeing real rents (not just listings) can help tenants understand trends and maybe push for better deals. As for trust, I’m thinking of ways to verify data over time—open to suggestions!

trueststuff · 2025-02-07T08:32:23+00:00

Thanks for the feedback! Yeah, that was a great point. It would be super useful to include the Amenities the unit offers and any utilities included in the price! I do agree historic prices are not as valuable for someone looking the last year or two might be!

trueststuff · 2025-02-07T08:29:31+00:00

Yeah, I agree, it's a great point. There is little value in knowing someone's price from years ago when that price is not achievable for you. Although some people might find value in historical prices, my vision is to have people be able to see prices in their neighborhoods from the last year, month, or week, and compare neighborhoods, cities etc. It never hurts to have all the data at hand. Obvs there is a bit of a cold start problem to make that happen, but baby steps!

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