Automated Housing Referral Network
{{Orphan|date=April 2025|att=April 2025}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Automated Housing Referral Network
| founded = 2004
| type = Private
| website = [https://www.ahrn.com/ www.ahrn.com]
}}
The Automated Housing Referral Network is a website for members of the United States Armed Forces who are looking for housing in a new location due to a permanent change of station (PCS).{{cite web|title=Point. Click. PCS: House Hunting Just Got Easier!|url=http://blog.militaryfamily.org/2014/06/16/point-click-pcs-house-hunting-just-got-easier/|date=16 June 2014|publisher=National Military Family Association Blog|accessdate=23 November 2014|author=Rachel Marston}} The site was launched in 2004 with the sponsorship of the Department of Defense (DoD). AHRN.com creates an online resource for landlords and property managers to market their available housing, while offering military members and their families direct online access to this information.
History
With direction from the DoD, Runzheimer International began implementing AHRN.com at hundreds of Military Housing Offices with a beta version that launched in 2004.{{cite web|title=Content Marketing and Data Make Up AHRN.com's Brigade
|url=http://www.dmnews.com/content-marketing-and-data-make-up-ahrncoms-brigade/article/337787/|date=12 March 2014|publisher=Direct Marketing|accessdate=23 November 2014|author=Elyse Dupre}}
The site went live in 2005 followed by the official launch in 2008. Over time, the network has added military installations in Europe and the Pacific in addition to the United States. In 2012, a mobile version of the website was launched. Resource content and ads were incorporated in early 2014.
As of December 31, 2013, AHRN.com privatized and is now AHRN, LLC owned by Runzheimer International.{{cite web|title=New referral website to help troops find housing
|url=http://www.militarytimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2014306040068|date=4 June 2014|publisher=Military Times|accessdate=23 November 2014|author=Karen Jowers}}
Company information
Landlords and property managers use the site as a direct marketing resource to reach more than 1 million military members using the site. At any given time, it contains over 800,000 listings, with 50,000 housing listings; including privatized housing in installations, community rentals, military for-sale-by-owner, roommates and temporary lodging.{{cite web|title=DoD ends funding for online housing referral network
|url=http://archive.militarytimes.com/article/20131118/BENEFITS/311180034/DoD-ends-funding-online-housing-referral-network|date=18 November 2013|publisher=Military Times|accessdate=23 November 2014|author=Karen Jowers}}
AHRN.com also partnered with other military moving services, such as RallyPoint, MilitaryStorage.com (from SpareFoot) and uShip.{{cite web|title=SpareFoot Partners with AHRN.com
|url=http://blog.extraspace.com/news/sparefoot-partners-ahrn-com/|date=28 July 2014|publisher=ExtraSpace Storage|accessdate=23 November 2014|author=Tony Gonzalez}}
In March 2018, JumpCrew LLC acquired AHRN.com.
References
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External links
- {{Cite web|url=https://www.ahrn.com/staburlington.php|title=AHRN.com: Automated Housing Referral Network.|website=ahrn.com|access-date=2018-06-12}}
Category:American companies established in 2004
Category:Online marketplaces of the United States