Good News for roost.com
May 6, 2009 by Alice Allan
US based property search engine roost.com has attracted the attention of self-proclaimed “digital goddess” Kim Komando, who named the website her Cool Site of the Day on 5th May, 2009. Previous Cool Sites in the real estate category have included home search and values estimate website cyberhomes.com.
After an $8 million investment led by Shasta Ventures roost.com recently expanded, bringing it closer to covering the entire state of Florida.
- roost.com Expands
US based property search engine roost.com has expanded again, adding Jacksonville, Florida, to the Roost platform. ...
- roost.com Welcomes US$8m Investment
US based property search engine roost.com has secured $8 million in new funding, thanks to investment led by Shasta Ventures. The funds will allow expansion and further improvements to the already very successful website....
- roost.com Adds More Markets
In another round of expansions, US real estate search engine roost.com has added San Antonio, Texas and Colorado Springs to its platform. ...
- roost.com Expands Again
US based property search engine roost.com has announced its second round of expansions this year, adding 15 new locations in New York, Connecticut, North Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky and Arizona. ...
- roost.com Expands to 11 New Areas
US real estate search engine roost.com has just announced its latest round of market additions, making eleven new locations available. Albuquerque, NM; Birmingham, AL; Charleston, SC; Columbus, OH; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO; Knoxville, TN; Madison, WI; Memphis, TN; Palm Springs, CA and San Antonio, TX have now been added, bringing the total number of cities covered by roost.com to 8,000 in 55 major metropolitan areas. ...
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I don’t know how Roost will sustain itself in the eyes of MLS’s if they are to provide leads to Broker A by using listings of Broker B. As I understand IDX rules, this is allowed by brokers but not by third-party listing sites.
Any feedback from MLS administrators on how this has all of a sudden changed?
Hello Freddy. I just wanted to try and clear up any confusion. Roost.com is a very robust and easy to use search engine that sits on top of a network of IDX websites. We work hand in hand with both local brokers and MLS’s to make sure we are compliant with all IDX rules and regulations.
We are significantly different than some of the third-party aggregation websites you might be familiar with. We don’t actually get the listings from the brokers but because many sites do, we are often confused with those aggregation sites.
I hope this sheds a little light. Please let me know if you need more clarification.
Derek Overbey
Sr. Director of Marketing & Social Media
Roost.com
http://www.roost.com
http://blog.roost.com