hemnet.se Revamps in 2009
April 28, 2009 by Alice Allan
Swedish property portal hemnet.se has announced a revamp of its website, with a new design and an improved search function to be launched on 1 June 2009.
CEO Carl-Henrik Borg told Swedish news website dn.se that the changes will not be a one-off, stating hemnet.se’s goal is to add new features every quarter.
hemnet.se celebrates its 11th birthday this year, and is currently the most visited portal in Sweden.
As far back as 2006, one blogger suggested that the website was in need of a design overhaul.
hemnet.se will no doubt be hoping this long-awaited revamp keeps it ahead of the competition, which includes booli.se, bospindeln.se and Danish newcomer boliga.se.
The website recently saw a change of CEO, with Carl-Henrik Borg replacing Björn Dietmann, in January this year.
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It will for sure be interesting to see how Hemnet will take on ‘new kids on the block’. It can’t be hard for them to come up with better functionality…
Keep up the great work following portals all over the world.
[...] hemnet.se’s statement of intent for 2009. When a new design and improved search functions were announced earlier this year, CEO Carl-Henrik Borg said his goal was to add new features every quarter. Borg [...]