listing aggregators: Another real estate bubble... - 12/09/06 05:39 PM
No, I'm not talking about the housing bubble that's been center page in the media for the past couple years.  I'm talking about the bubble in listing aggregation services that is very quickly inflating to huge proportions.  Everybody and their cousin is working on some scheme to aggregate listings at a … (8 comments)

listing aggregators: The fear of Trulia - 11/15/06 12:04 AM
Ok, so now that I'm back from the NAR conference I can actually find some time to blog.  I was pondering the following question on my flight down and thought that it would make a good post/question. 
The real estate industry typically approaches new "real estate technology" companies with a lot … (31 comments)

listing aggregators: Comments on real estate listings - Followup - 08/19/06 06:24 PM
A little over a week ago I wrote a post on how Zip Realty was now taking a semi Web 2.0'ish approach of allowing consumers to rate and provide comments on their real estate listings.  My basic thought was that it simply wasn't going to work, for a couple reasons.  A house unlike other products … (7 comments)

listing aggregators: Inman: Real estate technology takes off - 08/08/06 01:58 PM
Inman news just put out their first article of a three part series on "what industry insiders and participants expect will drive change and technology development in the next few years".  The first article titled "Carpe diem: Real estate tech takes off", seemed to narrow the focus onto how these insiders see technology innovation … (9 comments)

listing aggregators: Real estate looks more transparent in crystal ball - 07/31/06 04:40 PM
I was going to write up a good summary of what was being said at Inman Real Estate Connect about how consumers will find listing data in the future.  But Inman News put up a good summary today titled "Real estate looks more transparent in crystal ball"  
I tend to agree … (1 comments)

listing aggregators: Innovators and Aggregators - 07/04/06 02:00 PM
I was just looking over the finalists for the 2006 Inman News - Innovator Awards.  One thing that struck me how many of the companies are "Listings Aggregators".  Listing aggregators are companies that pull together real estate listings on a national level and present them to consumers.  Three that I see prominently mentioned … (3 comments)

 
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