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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Cattaliya Snider
csnider@sabbaticalhomes.com
SabbaticalHomes.com Celebrates Seven Years of Academic Matchmaking
Manhattan Beach, CA (March 20, 2007)
- SabbaticalHomes.com, the leading internet-based directory for
sabbatical home exchanges, home rentals and house sitting
opportunities, celebrates its seventh anniversary of helping academics
worldwide with their housing needs.
Founded by
Nadege Conger, an experienced sabbatical traveler (her husband is a
professor), SabbaticalHomes.com has experienced exponential growth – it
has posted approximately 30,000 requests to date.
“It has been exciting to see the growth and continued success of
SabbaticalHomes.com,” stated Conger. “However, I am most impressed by
the tremendous support and following of our members. Some have been with the site since its start.”
The site has adapted to its growth with new and improved features such as:
- Greater search capability – members can conduct simple searches by country or advanced searches using several search criteria
- Expanded
resource sections – in addition to housing ads, the site offers links
to sabbatical articles and guides, academic job openings, student
exchange programs, transportation, and other housing resources
- Registered
users can save their searches, keep a “favorites” list, track email
queries regarding their posting, and see how many times their listing
is viewed
For
academics posting a home, the comprehensive listing process allows them
to include a detailed description of their property, up to 10 photos of
their home, and up to five links to relevant web sites. Those seeking a
home are able to include a detailed description of their request.
While
there is a nominal setup fee for posting an available home listing to
SabbaticalHomes.com, the site is able to keep fees low by relying on
success-based contributions. If a successful match results from using
the site, a success-based contribution is expected to help the service
grow and improve.
About SabbaticalHomes.com
SabbaticalHomes.com was founded in 2000 to provide the global academic
community with an efficient system for facilitating
sabbatical home exchanges. It is the leading internet-based directory for
sabbatical home exchange,
home rental and
tenant
listings opportunities devoted to serving academic communities
worldwide. Our specialized real estate service has published
approximately 30,000 requests from homeowners and tenants worldwide.
SabbaticalHomes.com is a privately owned company located in Manhattan
Beach, California.
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July 2004
SabbaticalHomes.com welcomes David Sweden,
its UK University Relations Director
See the announcement at the
University of Edinburgh
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SabbaticalHomes.com
1602 5th Street
Manhattan Beach, CA
http://SabbaticalHomes.com
Contact: Ms. Nadege Conger
(310) 379-9550
email: nconger@sabbaticalhomes.com
February 21, 2003
PRESS RELEASE – IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sabbaticalhomes.com celebrates its 7000th listing
Sabbaticalhomes.com aims to facilitate academic sabbaticals, post doctorate
and research trips by providing a listing service to academics worldwide who
need to find or offer temporary accommodations. This is Sabbaticalhomes.com 3rd
year, and the service just posted its 7000th listing.
This is the time of the year when academics receive approval for their
sabbatical. Now is the time to answer housing questions. Most academics cannot
afford two residences during their sabbatical year. It makes economic sense to
exchange their home with a fellow professor to enjoy the comfort and
practicality of another scholar's abode. For academics who are making plans for
research trips and sabbaticals for this summer and fall, Sabbaticalhomes.com is
the perfect website. The service offers homes and tenants in 17 countries and a
large inventory of housing so that visitors can find many options to rent and
look for the perfect tenants while away.
Sabbaticalhomes.com is an attractive choice when one considers the added fees
of renting through a real estate agency where charges are often equivalent to
the first month’s rent. Furthermore the pool of listings couldn't be more
targeted for academics: most homes for rent or exchange are furnished and
relatively close to campus. Many have offices. Best of all, there is an implicit
degree of trust amongst academics. As Professor Ken Shadlen from the University
of Miami recently said: “Your service saved us a great deal of headache and
money”. Please check out our testimonials page of those who have found
successful housing arrangements through Sabbaticalhomes.com
SabbaticalHomes.com was launched in 2000 by Nadege Conger in Manhattan Beach,
California. There is a US$25 set up fee to post a listing. It is free to browse
the listings. For more details please contact Nadege Conger at nconger@sabbaticalhomes.com
or (310) 379 9550
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Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 2000
Contact:
nconger@sabbaticalhomes.com
Nadege Conger
Sabbaticalhomes.com
is dedicated to bringing academics on sabbatical leaves, research trips or
exchange programs together on the web. It is a place where scholars can go to
post their homes for rent/exchange/homestay or to search for what other academics have
posted in the database.
This service is
FREE during this introductory period, and will eventually have very reasonable
fees.
Sabbaticalhomes.com
(CA) fills a gap between the university's need to operate in a world community
and the lack of universal services. Professors on sabbatical have very specific
accommodation requirements. First, they usually need to rent/exchange property
based on the rhythms of an academic calendar. Most rental services prefer not to
accommodate these non-standard time requirements. Second, they are often looking
for furnished homes with an office. Professors renting or exchanging homes from
other professors are more likely to find suitable accommodations. The academic
community can draw on itself to both find and rent properties.
Sabbaticalhomes.com
strives to add value to campus life by addressing a very specific need. The
success of this focused service depends on the number of academics who know
about Sabbaticalhomes.com and use it. We need your help to spread the word.
We hope you will
drop by the site and register your property. Please send this information to
your academic colleagues and ask that they do the same.
We thank you in
advance for your support and hope you will find value in using
Sabbaticalhomes.com
Find us on the Internet at http://www.sabbaticalhomes.com
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