Rental Housing Search Sites
http://apartments.oodle.com offers the ability to search for rental housing in apartment properties or privately owned condominium units.
www.gosection8.comhelps you search for properties that accept the housing choice voucher by location, unit size and rent amount.
www.hotpads.com allows you to search for units that are for rent in apartment properties or for rent by private owners. You can get alerts about new and updated listings in locations you prefer.
Housing & Community Services of Northern Virginia (www.hcsnv.org) posts a list of weekly affordable rental vacancies in Northern Virginia. Click on “Browse Our List of Rental Housing.”
www.padmapper.com harnesses the power of multiple search tools for rental units in apartment properties or for rent by private owners, including Craig’s List, apartmentsearch.com, ListHub, and RentLinx.
www.realtor.com allows you to search for apartment units that are for rent by private owners, and to get email updates on units that become available on the market in locations you prefer.
www.virginiahousingsearch.com helps you search for apartment properties in locations you prefer, and you can focus your search on properties that accept housing choice vouchers as well as properties with units that have specific accessibility features.
www.affordablehousingonline.com identifies which Housing Choice Voucher and Public Housing programs nationwide have waitlists that are open or may be opening soon. It also provides information about where to find federally assisted housing and income restricted housing across the country.