Underdog Roost lands $8 million for real estate search, foreclosure watch
Roost, a real estate search engine that aggregates listings from the reliable Internet Data Exchange (IDX), has brought in $8 million in second-round funding. At the same time, it announced that new information about 1.5 million foreclosure-related properties will now be available on its web site — bumping its total listings to 3.1 million.
Much like competitors Zillow, Trulia and Redfin, Roost provides basic details on properties, including size, number of bedrooms, etc. Now it also… Continue Reading
Roost, a new real estate search engine, launching today
The days of the real estate boom are over, but nobody sent the memo to the internet companies.
Startups like Zillow and Trulia are still battling to become king of the listings market (see Trulia’s announcement about overtaking Zillow in popularity), while other sites like ActiveRain, which was just funded, seek to explore niches including real estate blogging and social networking.
The latest entrant: Roost, a real estate search engine that says its listings will be more… Continue Reading