{"id":38,"date":"2019-04-23T15:05:24","date_gmt":"2019-04-23T15:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hrc.wolfdepot.com\/?page_id=38"},"modified":"2025-04-28T18:54:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T18:54:17","slug":"conducting-online-housing-searches","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/haltonrentconnect.ca\/index.php\/conducting-online-housing-searches\/","title":{"rendered":"Conducting Online Housing Searches"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-dark-gray-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>There are many rental listing websites that can be used for your housing search. To see a list of our recommended websites, please refer to our Search Listings page. If you don\u2019t have a computer or access to the internet, you can use the computers at a public library or at your closest <\/strong><a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.halton.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Regional office<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tips for your housing search<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> Always beware of potential scams; NEVER send money without seeing the unit. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> Before searching, determine your budget for rent. Don\u2019t forget to include the cost of utilities, if not included in the rent. To find out if you are eligible for a credit on your hydro bill visit the&nbsp;<a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/ontarioelectricitysupport.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ontario Electricity Support Program website.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> Determine your requirements \u2013 keep in mind that you may need to prioritize your needs over your wants. Determine if you need to be close to any necessary amenities, schools, or public transportation. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> Average Market Rent \u2013 this is the average rent paid for housing in the private market. To see the Average Market Rent for each town or city in Halton Region, click&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zumper.com\/rent-research\/oakville-on\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>. The numbers shown are averages and it is possible to find units above or below these rents. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> Because of the competitive market in Halton, we suggest looking online every day if possible, contacting landlords right away when finding a suitable listing, and trying to set up viewings as soon as possible. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> When leaving a voicemail, speak clearly and don\u2019t rush the message. If you don\u2019t hear back from the landlord, you can call the landlord again. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> While online rental listings are most common, you can also try newspapers, walking around your preferred neighbourhood, social media (i.e. Facebook), or your social network (i.e. friends, family). <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> If you have a smartphone, you may wish to consider installing the Kijiji app. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> Consider posting a \u201cWanted Ad\u201d on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kijiji.ca\/p-select-category.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kijiji<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em> To better understand how to use Kijiji, please refer to the instructions below:<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.halton.ca\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/haltonrentconnect.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Halton_MergedLogo-1.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Halton_MergedLogo-1.jpg\" style=\"width:230px;height:79px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Halton Housing Help<\/strong> is funded by <strong>Halton Region<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color:#3486c4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/haltonrentconnect.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Haltonrentconnect.ca-Web-Privacy-Policy-2025.pdf\" data-type=\"URL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Privacy Policy<\/a> + <a href=\"https:\/\/haltonrentconnect.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Halton-Rent-Connect-Terms-Conditions-2019.pdf\" data-type=\"URL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Terms and Conditions<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color:#3486c4\">Comprised of: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.burlington.ca\/en\/index.asp\" class=\"footlink\">Burlington<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.haltonhills.ca\/en\/index.aspx\" class=\"footlink\">Halton Hills<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.milton.ca\/en\/index.aspx\" class=\"footlink\">&nbsp;Milton<\/a>, <a class=\"footlink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oakville.ca\/\">Oakville<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are many rental listing websites that can be used for your housing search. To see a list of our recommended websites, please refer to our Search Listings page. If you don\u2019t have a computer or access to the internet, you can use the computers at a public library or at your closest Regional office &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/haltonrentconnect.ca\/index.php\/conducting-online-housing-searches\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Conducting Online Housing Searches&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-38","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/haltonrentconnect.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/haltonrentconnect.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/haltonrentconnect.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/haltonrentconnect.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/haltonrentconnect.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/haltonrentconnect.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":804,"href":"https:\/\/haltonrentconnect.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38\/revisions\/804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/haltonrentconnect.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}