Trulia, Zillow mobile differentiators
Redfin, Trulia, Move sued for patent infringement
Little-known Traffic Information, LLC has just filed suit over its “System for Providing Traffic Information” patent. Defendants in the suit are Trulia, Redfin, Move Inc, Scvngr, Smarter Agent, Glympse, Bok Financial, Bank of Texas, Capital One Financial, Capital One Bank; and Layar.
GeekWire has extensively reported on the upcoming Eastern Texas district court case. The plaintiff has been in court regarding patents several times before, as plaintiff against several firms, and as defendant with Google suing over mapping functionality.
According to the lawsuit, “Traffic has been irreparably damaged to an extent not yet determined,” though few details are known.
Expanded features for Zillow, Trulia
At nearly the same time real estate and rental listing competitors Zillow and Trulia announced new features to their real estate listings and services. Both are timed for the January 12-14 Inman Real Estate Connect conference in New York.
Hitwise: Yahoo Real Estate solidly on top
Once again, as of October 30, Yahoo Real Estate is the ranking leader for online visits, jumping from a reported 5.87 percent at the end of September to the current 8.79 percent. FrontDoor.com rather quickly advanced to number 9, Realtor.com picked up a tiny bit of market share, Zillow lost some but retained its number 3 position, while Zillow gained a bit and stayed in 4th place.
Handy house-hunt IPhone apps
Keller Williams Realtor Sharon Goetz, blogging on Trulia Voices, posted IPhone real estate app recommendations of Lowe’s Daily Real Estate News. How many of these features does your app offer? Your real estate listing site does have mobile apps, right? Continue reading
CAR Realtor Expo: what Realtors want to know
The California Association of Realtors, one of the most active group of agents and brokers in the U.S., is having a Realtor Expo in Anaheim Oct. 5-7. The topics presented on Tech Tuesday are eye-openers for classified media, as they point to what Realtors want to know and what they value in their quest for real estate sales. If you’re part of the world of real estate classifieds, you’ll want to make sure you’re offering these products, or helping agents learn how to maximize their profitability through their understanding of them. You might even want to join them at the Expo. Continue reading
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