Real estate site Trulia says traffic is still growing
Trulia, the real estate website backed by prominent venture firms Sequoia Capital and Accel, published some numbers today showing that despite continued problems in the housing market and the general economy, the San Francisco startup has been having a strong 2009.
That continues a pattern we’ve seen already, with Trulia claiming record traffic and revenue back in January — due in part to interest from investors looking for real estate deals. Now the company says that… Continue Reading
Zillow iPhone app tells you how much that house you just passed costs
Real estate site Zillow is launching its own iPhone application, bringing price point information and other data on 88 million U.S. homes to users’ fingertips. Why they might need this cabability — unless they’re stalking the streets in search of a new house — is a mystery, but nevertheless. If that’s your thing, then you’re in luck — the app uses the iPhone’s built-in GPS to pinpoint your location and show price estimates for all… Continue Reading
Real estate sites like Trulia see record traffic and revenue
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Online real estate sites like Trulia.com, are reporting record traffic and revenues — even as most of the rest of the real estate industry is in the doldrums.
Trulia, based in San Francisco, says it hit record traffic levels in January, and users viewed 40 percent more pages per visit compared to a year ago.
In addition, the company plans to announce a co-branded web site with the Washington Post tomorrow that integrates Trulia’s search technology on… Continue Reading
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
Redfin employees see pink in 20 percent layoff
Online real estate service Redfin Corp. slashed its staff by 20 percent yesterday in order to stay afloat during the economic downturn — despite strong revenue and $21 million in VC backing from Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Madrona Venture Group, Vulcan Capital, BEV Capital and the Hillman Co.
The Seattle-based firm, which helps buyers find homes for sale and broker deals, was hit hard by the credit crunch in recent weeks. In addition to a 30 percent… Continue Reading
Everybody loves news feeds, even real estate sites like Trulia
Trulia, the site for real estate listings backed by Sequoia and Accel, just it made a little easier to take the pulse of your local real estate market. It now offers local news feeds, publishing items like new listings, recent sales and changes to the median sales price.
It also released a mobile version for a variety of phones — which can come in useful if you’re in the car busy looking for homes to visit.
I’ve… Continue Reading
Real estate search company Trulia raises $15M more
Trulia, the real estate search startup backed by high-profile venture firms Sequoia Capital and Accel Partners, has raised $15 million in additional funding, bringing its total financing to $33 million.
To be honest, a lot of real estate sites look pretty similar to me, and Trulia lacks a big attention-getting feature like Zillow, which will estimate the value of your home. But the funding should help Trulia stay competitive with the more heavily-financed Zillow, which has… Continue Reading
Roundup: Former AOL execs face fraud charges, MetroFi throws in the towel, fingerprinters point fingers, and more
AOL execs add oddly, allege examiners — Eight AOL executives are facing fraud charges at the conclusion of a six-year long investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission into alleged revenue overstatement of $1 billion during the company’s merger with Time Warner. Four of the men have already settled. Given the company’s historic performance, it’s surprising the remaining four haven’t gotten away with pleading incompetence. More at the WSJ.
MetroFi municipal WiFi throws in the towel… Continue Reading
Trulia booms amid a housing bust. Launches Google Street View integration
The real estate market is in serious turmoil and has likely thrown the entire economy into a recession, so you’d think a real estate search startup might not be a hot item. But you’d be wrong.
One such real estate search startup, Trulia, is not only doing fine, but usage of the site is accelerating as a result of the housing downturn, co-founder and chief executive Pete Flint tells us. Users are flocking to sites such… Continue Reading
Real estate site Trulia showing momentum; Is Zillow in trouble?
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Trulia, a web site that lets you search for homes, today launches a way for real estate agents to pay to to reach you with their listings.
The feature comes at a time when Trulia is showing traffic momentum, even as a competitor Zillow is struggling with stagnating traffic.
For $50 per month, agents can pick up to ten of their home listings to be featured in Trulia’s results when people search for homes. Better yet,… Continue Reading
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
Real estate engine Trulia shows momentum, raises $10M
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Trulia may be the dark-horse of the real estate market.
Trulia, which offers a search engine for homes, has quietly been signing deals with large real estate brokers, and boosted its traffic considerably — to 1.5 million unique monthly users. Thursday, it announces it has scored $10 million in a third round of capital led by respected venture capital firm Sequoia Capital. It says it is the fastest-growing real estate web site.
Its low-key strategy… Continue Reading
Roundup: OpenID, Rupture, Startupping, Confabb, Trulia and more
Here’s the latest action:
OpenID is gaining ground — OpenID is a service that lets you use your URL as your username anytime you have to login to a site that requires username and password. Until now, it has been slow to catch on — Web sites have taken their time to allow it. But an increasing number of sites are doing so, because it’s convenient for users. Here’s how it works: You use the URL as… Continue Reading
Home site Trulia taps into “intentions” to provide real-time info
Trulia, the San Francisco housing site start-up, has unveiled more data about where the buying action is: It harnesses the search input of its users, to show you where buyers are looking.
By giving your real-time indication about where buyer interest is, and also supplying you historical prices of homes in the areas you are looking, the company says you’re able to make better decisions about where prices are headed — a great resource for anyone… Continue Reading