Comments on: Trulia headed for success, while Zillow going to flop? The Industry Standard… http://4realz.net/2008/03/trulia-headed-for-success-while-zillow-going-to-flop-the-industry-standard/ Authentic Real Estate and Internet Marketing Conversations Sat, 20 Mar 2010 07:41:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Trulia v. Zillow: Who’s Hot, Who’s Not http://4realz.net/2008/03/trulia-headed-for-success-while-zillow-going-to-flop-the-industry-standard/#comment-1718 Trulia v. Zillow: Who’s Hot, Who’s Not Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:26:58 +0000 http://4realz.wordpress.com/?p=567#comment-1718 [...] h/t 4realz.net [...] [...] h/t 4realz.net [...]

]]> By: Dustin http://4realz.net/2008/03/trulia-headed-for-success-while-zillow-going-to-flop-the-industry-standard/#comment-1722 Dustin Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:05:46 +0000 http://4realz.wordpress.com/?p=567#comment-1722 Niki: I think that's my favorite part to the story! ;) Niki: I think that’s my favorite part to the story! ;)

]]> By: Niki Scevak http://4realz.net/2008/03/trulia-headed-for-success-while-zillow-going-to-flop-the-industry-standard/#comment-1721 Niki Scevak Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:40:18 +0000 http://4realz.wordpress.com/?p=567#comment-1721 Err, doesn't anyone else find it ironic the Industry Standard is predicting what will succeed and fail? Err, doesn’t anyone else find it ironic the Industry Standard is predicting what will succeed and fail?

]]> By: Kenneth Fach http://4realz.net/2008/03/trulia-headed-for-success-while-zillow-going-to-flop-the-industry-standard/#comment-1720 Kenneth Fach Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:19:29 +0000 http://4realz.wordpress.com/?p=567#comment-1720 For me, as a real estate agent, I find that Trulia is more useful. I like the interactive map feature, and being able to target for sales and solds in any area of my community on the map. It is so user friendly. For me, as a real estate agent, I find that Trulia is more useful. I like the interactive map feature, and being able to target for sales and solds in any area of my community on the map. It is so user friendly.

]]> By: Richard Dale-Mesaros http://4realz.net/2008/03/trulia-headed-for-success-while-zillow-going-to-flop-the-industry-standard/#comment-1719 Richard Dale-Mesaros Tue, 01 Apr 2008 11:40:06 +0000 http://4realz.wordpress.com/?p=567#comment-1719 I wonder if Zillow and other similar sites anticipated that people lose interest in finding out what their home values are, once the market headed in the other direction - interesting. I'm curious to see if a similar fallout occurs with real estate investors - in theory, more investors ought to be diving in as the prices drop and deals are everywhere, right? I'm on the Board for the NH Real Estate Investor's Association and we haven't felt a drop in members, if anything we're continuing to grow, although we're a relatively new (4 yrs old) organization with 400 members. With the banks now offering deeply discounted packages of REO properties (finally), once these hit the market nationwide, we may see some even bigger drops in prices. Burn your TV..... go find a deal, Richard :) Chief Deal Weaver www.BlackWidowNetwork.com I wonder if Zillow and other similar sites anticipated that people lose interest in finding out what their home values are, once the market headed in the other direction – interesting.

I’m curious to see if a similar fallout occurs with real estate investors – in theory, more investors ought to be diving in as the prices drop and deals are everywhere, right?

I’m on the Board for the NH Real Estate Investor’s Association and we haven’t felt a drop in members, if anything we’re continuing to grow, although we’re a relatively new (4 yrs old) organization with 400 members. With the banks now offering deeply discounted packages of REO properties (finally), once these hit the market nationwide, we may see some even bigger drops in prices.

Burn your TV….. go find a deal,

Richard :)

Chief Deal Weaver
http://www.BlackWidowNetwork.com

]]> By: truliafan http://4realz.net/2008/03/trulia-headed-for-success-while-zillow-going-to-flop-the-industry-standard/#comment-1717 truliafan Tue, 01 Apr 2008 09:20:29 +0000 http://4realz.wordpress.com/?p=567#comment-1717 In talking to a major franchisor recently, they revealed that they had the inside scoop that Trulia was generating revenues 3-4x what Zillow was doing. My conversation was this past month and the franchisor executive was basing it on his meetings with both companies in the second half of 2007. I'm not going to disclose whether this entity decided to distribute their listings with Trulia and/or Zillow as that would give it away. But clearly they were influenced by the long term viability of one of the companies and its business model versus the other. In talking to a major franchisor recently, they revealed that they had the inside scoop that Trulia was generating revenues 3-4x what Zillow was doing. My conversation was this past month and the franchisor executive was basing it on his meetings with both companies in the second half of 2007.

I’m not going to disclose whether this entity decided to distribute their listings with Trulia and/or Zillow as that would give it away.

But clearly they were influenced by the long term viability of one of the companies and its business model versus the other.

]]> By: David G http://4realz.net/2008/03/trulia-headed-for-success-while-zillow-going-to-flop-the-industry-standard/#comment-1716 David G Tue, 01 Apr 2008 05:47:36 +0000 http://4realz.wordpress.com/?p=567#comment-1716 Thanks for the link Dustin; I just replied. I guess you can't have every one of these go your way but man that Zillow profile was poorly researched. C'est la vie. Oh well - c'mon mortgages! Thanks for the link Dustin; I just replied. I guess you can’t have every one of these go your way but man that Zillow profile was poorly researched. C’est la vie.

Oh well – c’mon mortgages!

]]> By: Dustin http://4realz.net/2008/03/trulia-headed-for-success-while-zillow-going-to-flop-the-industry-standard/#comment-1715 Dustin Tue, 01 Apr 2008 05:45:44 +0000 http://4realz.wordpress.com/?p=567#comment-1715 I'm looking forward to Zillow's upcoming mortgage product as well... It should definitely be interesting. I’m looking forward to Zillow’s upcoming mortgage product as well… It should definitely be interesting.

]]> By: Todd Carpenter http://4realz.net/2008/03/trulia-headed-for-success-while-zillow-going-to-flop-the-industry-standard/#comment-1714 Todd Carpenter Tue, 01 Apr 2008 05:16:01 +0000 http://4realz.wordpress.com/?p=567#comment-1714 I'd like to see how Zillow's upcoming mortgage product performs before passing judgment on them. I’d like to see how Zillow’s upcoming mortgage product performs before passing judgment on them.

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