Interview with Dan Daugherty – rentbits.com

US rentals search engine rentbits.com has just been redesigned, but before the new look was released it saw a huge spike in traffic. It was one of the Hitwise “fast movers” for January, climbing 51 places to land at number 75. We got in touch with the search engine’s CEO, Dan Daugherty, to find out how rentbits.com was created, and where it’s planning to head next.
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Tesco and Spicerhaart’s Website Online

“We simply sell homes” is the tagline of the new website – isold.com – from UK supermarket chain Tesco and estate agency group Spicerhaart. The website states that its service has been launched for Bristol, with a full launch coming soon.
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Rightmove Revenue Down in 2009

Rightmove plc’s revenue for the 12 months to 31 December 2009 fell by 6 percent from £74 million to £69.4 million as a result of estate agency branch closures in 2008.
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More Strong Results from REA Group

The launch of a new look and feel for REA Group’s realestate.com.au is said to be fast approaching, but today all eyes are on the company’s financial results.
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Google Reveals Real Estate “Vision”

Since Google first began adding real estate listings to Google Maps in mid-2009, the world of online real estate has been monitoring the company’s every move. Each upgrade brought more speculation on how Google was planning to change things for property portals, real estate agents, and property hunters.

Now, we have a clearer idea of where Google is headed.
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Hitwise Top Three Stable

The Hitwise rankings for January show no change in the top three US real estate websites. realtor.com remains in the lead, followed by realestate.yahoo.com, with zillow.com in third place.
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Interview with Ken Shuman – trulia.com

US property search engine trulia.com marked four years of operation in 2009, and spent the year releasing steady upgrades to everything from its agent profiles to its listing imagery. The search engine, currently number seven on the Hitwise list of US real estate websites, reported bumper traffic figures as the year came to a close.

trulia.com’s head of communications, Ken Shuman, spoke to propertyportalwatch.com about the website’s recent releases, its planned expansion into rental listings, and those Google acquisition rumours.
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REA Group Director Steps Down

Alasdair MacLeod is stepping down from his position as director of REA Group.
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Interview with Tammy Kotula – apartments.com

As its names suggests, apartments.com is a US-based property portal focusing specifically on apartments. After a substantial promotional push in 2009, apartments.com has recently moved into the top 10 US real estate websites list.
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A Big Week in Mobile

The past few days have seen a number of developments in the world of mobile property search, with news from nestoria.co.uk, loopnet.com, seloger.com, and immobilienscout24.de.
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