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Publishing a unit on the public listings site

A public listing is a unit you’ve made visible to prospective tenants on your Habitia listings site. Once listed, the unit shows up at home.thehabitia.app/listings/<unit-id>, and is linked from your public business page. Tenants can browse, see photos and a tour video, and submit an application.

Before you list

Make sure the unit has:

  • Photos — at least 3-4, with the best ones starred to feature on the listing.
  • A tour video (optional but strongly recommended).
  • A monthly rent value.
  • A listing description — what tenants read first.
  • Bedrooms, bathrooms, sq ft filled in.
  • Amenities and utilities included toggles set.

See Adding photos and short tour videos and Adding units for the details.

1. Open the unit

From the left sidebar, click Units, then click the unit you want to publish.

2. Edit the unit and turn on Listed for rent

Click Edit unit. Scroll to the bottom of the form and find the checkbox Listed for rent. Turn it on.

Screenshot: Listed for rent checkbox at the bottom of the unit edit form

Click Save unit. The unit is now public — it appears on:

  • Your public business page (home.thehabitia.app/m/<your-slug>) in the listings section.
  • The unit’s own listing page (home.thehabitia.app/listings/<unit-id>), which you can link directly from Facebook, WhatsApp, Marketplace, etc.

Tip: Copy the listing URL from the unit detail page (we display it once the unit is listed) and paste it into your social media post. The URL is stable — you don’t have to update it if you edit the unit.

3. Verify what tenants see

Open the listing URL in a new tab (or paste it into an incognito window). Confirm:

  • The starred photos load in order.
  • The tour video plays.
  • The description reads cleanly.
  • Amenities and utilities show as you expect.
  • The rent and available-from date look correct.

Note: It can take up to a minute for the listing site to pick up your changes the first time. Subsequent edits usually reflect in seconds.

4. Unlist when the unit is taken

When you accept a tenant for the unit:

  • If the tenant applied through your listing, the listing is removed automatically when you approve their application and create the lease.
  • If you found the tenant another way, open the unit, click Edit unit, turn off Listed for rent, and save.

Tip: Don’t delete photos or change the description when unlisting — keep them. You’ll save time when the unit comes up again next year.

Common reasons a listing doesn’t show

  • The unit’s Status is Maintenance or Occupied — the public site hides these regardless of the listed flag.
  • The monthly rent is blank or zero.
  • The unit has zero starred photos — the listing site shows the first available photo, but if there are none at all, the unit looks empty.

What’s next

  • Sending an application invite — for prospects you want to push directly to the application form.
  • Reviewing and approving applications — what to do when applications come in.