Merry Christmas from Property Portal Watch!

Property Portal Watch would like to wish all our readers a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year. Thanks for all your comments and input over the last year. We hope you have enjoyed our coverage.

We’ll be back from 4 January, 2010 to bring you all the latest news and information on property portals around the world.

Have a safe and relaxing Christmas break,

- The Property Portal Watch team.

listingbook.com Receives Appy Award

US website listingbook.com has received an award for its implementation of salesforce.com’s customer relationship management (CRM) system – an example of “cloud computing”, which involves the use of online applications for business.
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tree.com Optimistic About 2010

realestate.com owner tree.com, Inc. has released its revenue and earnings predictions for 2010, saying it expects to see growth in its real estate portfolio as well as in education and home services.
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househustler.co.uk Targets Students

UK portal househustler.co.uk has recently launched its service for students seeking accommodation.
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immobilienscout24.de Ramps Up Ads

Leading German portal immobilienscout24.de is launching a cross-media advertising campaign to strengthen brand awareness that will run until the end of January 2010.
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IPGA Exiting Taiwan

IPGA Ltd, the company behind the iproperty.com family of portals operating in Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong, has announced it is ceasing its involvement in the Taiwan market.
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zillow.com Not on Top

On Friday, we drew attention to zillow.com’s announcement, based on comScore figures, that it had received more unique visitors in November than realtor.com. Now, zillow.com has retracted its statement, saying the comScore data may not be correct.
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realtytrac.com Goes Social

US foreclosure marketplace realtytrac.com has introduced a social media element to encourage discussion amongst users.
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zillow.com Bigger than realtor.com?

After announcing its expansion into the rentals market, US real estate marketplace zillow.com now says it was the most trafficked real estate domain in November, quoting comScore figures.
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redfin.com Adds Atlanta, Local Teams

US online real estate brokerage redfin.com has now added Atlanta, increasing its listings by 30 percent.
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