onthehouse.com.au Partners with Yahoo!7

Everyone loves to know what the neighbours paid for their house. Information on property prices and values can now be satisfied more cheaply and easily than ever before thanks to a new Australian website onthehouse.com.au.
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Homebuyers Look Online for Open Houses

US property search engine trulia.com is reporting that US homebuyers are twice as likely to look online rather than in print for open house information.
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enormo.com and Homes & Land Join Forces

Global property portal enormo.com has announced a partnership with leading US media company, Homes & Land, expanding even further its network of worldwide alliances.
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rightmove.co.uk’s Biggest Ever Wednesday

rightmove.co.uk has recorded its busiest ever Wednesday this week on the market leading UK property portal.
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REA Group Considers Closing Propertyfinder

In an announcement to the Australian stock market today, the REA Group said that it was commencing a review of their UK operations. The announcement also flagged a potential closure of all or part of the Propertyfinder business as well as the potential write down of its UAE and Hong Kong assets. They said that the likely net impact on their 2009 net profit is anticipated to be in the range of $26m to $28m.

This announcement comes after the recent closure of the UK print operations and rumours circulating that the REA Group had unsuccessfully tried to sell the Propertyfinder business to DMGT and Rightmove.

So what is the likely outcome?
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cyberhomes.com Forecasts the Future

US real estate portal and information website cyberhomes.com has released the Cyberhomes Real Estate Market Forecast.

The report gives consumers a comprehensive tool to help predict future real estate trends in a local market by analysing key information such as credit details, loan repayment data, delinquencies and foreclosures, based on data and analytics provided by its parent company, Lender Processing Services, Inc (LPS).
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immowelt.de

immowelt.de is a German subscription based portal established in 1996. It currently employs 170 people and lists property in Germany and a number of other European countries.
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getanoffer.co.uk Aims for “Serious Buyers”

UK website getanoffer.co.uk markets itself as “the property portal for motivated sellers and serious buyers only”. The subscription based website mainly targets private sellers, but is also open to agents who need to sell a client’s property quickly. Most properties on the website are sold for around 10 to 12 percent below market value.
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immopool.de

immopool.de is a German subscription based property portal. The website is open to commercial listings only, and can be viewed in a number of European languages as well as English. It lists a wide range of property types worldwide.
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realtor.com Remains On Top

Move Inc. backed US property website, realtor.com, remains a very strong number one in April 2009 according to the most recent comScore Media Metrix report. realtor.com is Move’s flagship site and the official site of the National Association of REALTORS®.

The fact that realtor.com is number one is not news to anyone – but the extent of their lead is worth examination.

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