Comments on: Trulia expands nationwide http://360digest.com/2006/09/23/trulia-expands-nationwide/ Seattle Real Estate Blog for those interested in Seattle real estate, popular culture, tech, news and opinion. Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:40:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Truth About Trulia http://360digest.com/2006/09/23/trulia-expands-nationwide/comment-page-1/#comment-22238 Truth About Trulia Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:51:09 +0000 http://360digest.com/2006/09/23/trulia-expands-nationwide/#comment-22238 [...] set is incomplete (as is the data for Reply but search is not their main focus).  The site has cool tools but incomplete data, as further explored at 360 Digest.  In other words, when you search listings on the site, [...] [...] set is incomplete (as is the data for Reply but search is not their main focus).  The site has cool tools but incomplete data, as further explored at 360 Digest.  In other words, when you search listings on the site, [...]

]]> By: John http://360digest.com/2006/09/23/trulia-expands-nationwide/comment-page-1/#comment-7974 John Fri, 13 Oct 2006 22:57:25 +0000 http://360digest.com/2006/09/23/trulia-expands-nationwide/#comment-7974 In addition to Trulia, HotPads (http://hotpads.com) has recently added detailed neighborhood and city information, census data, and heat maps to its rental property search portal. HotPads also includes Wikipedia articles for every city and neighborhood. In addition to Trulia, HotPads (http://hotpads.com) has recently added detailed neighborhood and city information, census data, and heat maps to its rental property search portal. HotPads also includes Wikipedia articles for every city and neighborhood.

]]> By: Paul Fischman http://360digest.com/2006/09/23/trulia-expands-nationwide/comment-page-1/#comment-7631 Paul Fischman Fri, 06 Oct 2006 23:08:28 +0000 http://360digest.com/2006/09/23/trulia-expands-nationwide/#comment-7631 Looks like Trulia is making a strong national move, another site to watch on a national scale is http://www.citycribs.com. I advertise on this site in New York and it should also do well in it's new cities. Looks like Trulia is making a strong national move, another site to watch on a national scale is http://www.citycribs.com. I advertise on this site in New York and it should also do well in it’s new cities.

]]> By: Calculator http://360digest.com/2006/09/23/trulia-expands-nationwide/comment-page-1/#comment-6863 Calculator Sat, 30 Sep 2006 14:18:50 +0000 http://360digest.com/2006/09/23/trulia-expands-nationwide/#comment-6863 Brokers are crazy to put their listings on Trulia where they are not subject to MLS rules. At least realtor.com is controlled by Realtors to some degree. Windermere was smart to not post listings to realtor.com so their agents are not charged for ads on their own listings. Want all the photos on realtor.com? You have to pay them. Trulia will do the same thing, but worse. Here's a great post summing up how Trulia is a pimp: http://realestate20.wordpress.com/2006/09/15/trulia-truly-a-pimp/ Brokers are crazy to put their listings on Trulia where they are not subject to MLS rules. At least realtor.com is controlled by Realtors to some degree. Windermere was smart to not post listings to realtor.com so their agents are not charged for ads on their own listings. Want all the photos on realtor.com? You have to pay them. Trulia will do the same thing, but worse. Here’s a great post summing up how Trulia is a pimp:

http://realestate20.wordpress.com/2006/09/15/trulia-truly-a-pimp/

]]> By: Digging out: A 102 link real estate weblog post about real estate weblog posts . . . | BloodhoundBlog | The weblog of BloodhoundRealty.com in Phoenix, Arizona http://360digest.com/2006/09/23/trulia-expands-nationwide/comment-page-1/#comment-6538 Digging out: A 102 link real estate weblog post about real estate weblog posts . . . | BloodhoundBlog | The weblog of BloodhoundRealty.com in Phoenix, Arizona Thu, 28 Sep 2006 08:00:24 +0000 http://360digest.com/2006/09/23/trulia-expands-nationwide/#comment-6538 [...] My mind was elsewhere, so I don’t know if Marlow was in the lead with news about Trulia’s nationwide expansion. She’s certainly been all over the story, though, along with Trulia’s own weblog, Ubertor, The Real Estate Marketing Blog, Real Central VA and Marlow herself again. Two days later, she followed up with news that Windermere has gone Google. More from Joel on this move. My take: Okay, but an MLS is a tool wherein I can distinguish a slate roof from a tile roof and a true swimming pool from an above-ground pool. By that standard, we do not have and may never have a national MLS. [...] [...] My mind was elsewhere, so I don’t know if Marlow was in the lead with news about Trulia’s nationwide expansion. She’s certainly been all over the story, though, along with Trulia’s own weblog, Ubertor, The Real Estate Marketing Blog, Real Central VA and Marlow herself again. Two days later, she followed up with news that Windermere has gone Google. More from Joel on this move. My take: Okay, but an MLS is a tool wherein I can distinguish a slate roof from a tile roof and a true swimming pool from an above-ground pool. By that standard, we do not have and may never have a national MLS. [...]

]]> By: 360Digest » Fun with statistics http://360digest.com/2006/09/23/trulia-expands-nationwide/comment-page-1/#comment-6434 360Digest » Fun with statistics Wed, 27 Sep 2006 16:18:20 +0000 http://360digest.com/2006/09/23/trulia-expands-nationwide/#comment-6434 [...] In response to yesterdays post “Trulia expands nationwide“, Dustin Luther put together a Excel spreadsheet that examines not only how many listings each service has, but also how many “accurate” listings each service has for one zip-code (98117) in Seattle. He found out several interesting things like (1) Redfin’s zip-code search is broken (i.e. a search on 98117 returns results for other zip codes like 98203 and does not return all the homes that Redfin has with a zip-code of 98117), (2) confirmed that Realtor.com does not have any Windermere listings and (3) Trulia has a long way to go before they are comprehensive. If someone wanted to take this data and add one more zip code in some other part of the country, he’ll post the results. Email him at Dustin@RainCityGuide.com [...] [...] In response to yesterdays post “Trulia expands nationwide“, Dustin Luther put together a Excel spreadsheet that examines not only how many listings each service has, but also how many “accurate” listings each service has for one zip-code (98117) in Seattle. He found out several interesting things like (1) Redfin’s zip-code search is broken (i.e. a search on 98117 returns results for other zip codes like 98203 and does not return all the homes that Redfin has with a zip-code of 98117), (2) confirmed that Realtor.com does not have any Windermere listings and (3) Trulia has a long way to go before they are comprehensive. If someone wanted to take this data and add one more zip code in some other part of the country, he’ll post the results. Email him at Dustin@RainCityGuide.com [...]

]]> By: Seattle’s Rain City Real Estate Guide » Time for some sleep! http://360digest.com/2006/09/23/trulia-expands-nationwide/comment-page-1/#comment-6361 Seattle’s Rain City Real Estate Guide » Time for some sleep! Wed, 27 Sep 2006 06:57:08 +0000 http://360digest.com/2006/09/23/trulia-expands-nationwide/#comment-6361 [...] 8) How to discuss Marlow’s recent post about Trulia’s expansion without sounding self-serving??? I put together a Excel spreadsheet that examines not only how many listings each service has, but also how many “accurate” listings each service has for one zip-code (98117) in Seattle. The results highlight a bunch of interesting things like (1) Redfin’s zip-code search is broken (i.e. a search on 98117 returns results for other zip codes like 98203 and does not return all the homes that Redfin has with a zip-code of 98117), (2) Realtor.com does not have any Windermere listings (I was surprised when Marlow mentioned this, but the results pan out), and (3) Trulia has a long way to go before they are comprehensive. If someone wanted to take this data and add one more zip code in some other part of the country, I’d love to post the results. Maybe a Bay Area agent can take this on since all the sites in question have operations there! [...] [...] 8) How to discuss Marlow’s recent post about Trulia’s expansion without sounding self-serving??? I put together a Excel spreadsheet that examines not only how many listings each service has, but also how many “accurate” listings each service has for one zip-code (98117) in Seattle. The results highlight a bunch of interesting things like (1) Redfin’s zip-code search is broken (i.e. a search on 98117 returns results for other zip codes like 98203 and does not return all the homes that Redfin has with a zip-code of 98117), (2) Realtor.com does not have any Windermere listings (I was surprised when Marlow mentioned this, but the results pan out), and (3) Trulia has a long way to go before they are comprehensive. If someone wanted to take this data and add one more zip code in some other part of the country, I’d love to post the results. Maybe a Bay Area agent can take this on since all the sites in question have operations there! [...]

]]> By: Allen Benson http://360digest.com/2006/09/23/trulia-expands-nationwide/comment-page-1/#comment-6288 Allen Benson Tue, 26 Sep 2006 18:24:54 +0000 http://360digest.com/2006/09/23/trulia-expands-nationwide/#comment-6288 Richard, Not all the listings are on R.com. Best place to see all the property is at a local brokers website. Richard,

Not all the listings are on R.com. Best place to see all the property is at a local brokers website.

]]> By: Richard Johnston http://360digest.com/2006/09/23/trulia-expands-nationwide/comment-page-1/#comment-6220 Richard Johnston Tue, 26 Sep 2006 01:46:54 +0000 http://360digest.com/2006/09/23/trulia-expands-nationwide/#comment-6220 The only site I can recommend to search for ALL available properties is http://www.realtor.com The only site I can recommend to search for ALL available properties is http://www.realtor.com

]]> By: Truth About Trulia at ChitownLiving http://360digest.com/2006/09/23/trulia-expands-nationwide/comment-page-1/#comment-6185 Truth About Trulia at ChitownLiving Mon, 25 Sep 2006 21:02:32 +0000 http://360digest.com/2006/09/23/trulia-expands-nationwide/#comment-6185 [...] Just had a quick look at the Trulia beta site.  As mentioned in prior posts, I always take these sites for a test drive before recommending to clients.  Alas, I can not recommend Trulia for a very different reason than Reply.com.  In this case, the data set is incomplete.  Site has cool tools but incomplete data as further explored at 360 Digest.  In other words, when you search listings on the site, you are not searching across all Chicago listings.  Tested this on a few listings out of my office which could not be found. [...] [...] Just had a quick look at the Trulia beta site.  As mentioned in prior posts, I always take these sites for a test drive before recommending to clients.  Alas, I can not recommend Trulia for a very different reason than Reply.com.  In this case, the data set is incomplete.  Site has cool tools but incomplete data as further explored at 360 Digest.  In other words, when you search listings on the site, you are not searching across all Chicago listings.  Tested this on a few listings out of my office which could not be found. [...]

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