Zillow gets $30M more for online real estate — despite credit crunch
Zillow, the controversial website that gives value estimates of people’s homes and other real estate info, has raised a significant $30 million of funding, despite the mortgage industry credit crunch.
The Seattle company has now raised a hefty $87 million in total funding during its short lifetime, making it one of the most richly backed of the new era of “Web 2.0″ Internet companies.
The round was led by Legg Mason Capital Management. Previous backers Benchmark Capital,… Continue Reading
Terabitz: a better way to plan your next home purchase
Terabitz is launching a comprehensive site for home buyers wanting to organizing and map information about their prospective homes.
Think of it as a cross between a personal homepage (like iGoogle or Netvibes, for example) and a real estate information site (like Trulia or Zillow).
You can drag and drop housing information from menu bars into a central dashboard with a set of data displays. With one click, you can map this data using the site’s Google… Continue Reading