At Apartmentcomps.com, brokers enter the name, address orintersection of a property, and the Website produces a mappinpointing the location of the 20 closest properties, and provideslinks to facts about unit sizes, rent prices, rent per foot and ageof the property. Subscribers pay about $30 per month for unlimitedaccess to the service, which helps them analyze the financials ofprospective acquisitions.

The deal with Pinnacle was bound to happen. Sanchez is a formerexecutive of the company, and current Pinnacle chairman StanHarrelson is to date the company's main investor, though anotherangel-funding round is in the works. Harrelson says Pinnacle ispaying for the ApartmentComps service because it improves workflowin the brokerage department, which has handled $250 million worthof multifamily building transactions since the beginning of theyear.

The deal with Rent.net, part of Cendant Corp.'s Move.comconglomeration, will allow ApartmentComps.com to provide photos andfloor plans of apartment buildings in its database. The deal hasbeen closed but not yet announced, Sanchez told GlobeSt.