10 Kick Ass Real Estate Search Sites
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Ten of my favorite real estate search experiences on line today.
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- From Joel lists 10… « 4realz.net | Feb 21, 2008
- From The Little Website That Could | Redfin Corporate Blog | Mar 4, 2008
- From What A Real Estate Website Should Be « The Notorious R.O.B. | Mar 6, 2008
- From Century 21 reaches out to Consumers with Web 2.0 « Internet Marketing for Real Estate | Mar 18, 2008
- From 10 Kick Ass Real Estate Search Sites | Mar 31, 2008
- From HawaiiLife.com receives top rating for search interface | Hawaii Real Estate Blog | Apr 16, 2008
Michael Wurzer | Feb 18, 2008 | Reply
Joel, I’d love to know what you liked about each of the sites.
Tim Ayres | Feb 18, 2008 | Reply
What, no MLS.ca? A national MLS® for all of Canada, now that’s kick-ass!
Andrew | Feb 18, 2008 | Reply
Only problem with all these sites is that it takes forever to do search and get results. I want fast results.
Anthony Longo | Feb 18, 2008 | Reply
No love? I was for sure our new Boston site would make the list this year! (http://boston.condoDomain.com)
Corri | Feb 18, 2008 | Reply
Joel, I want to reiterate what Michael asked. Is is something they all have in common?
To be honest, there were a few that I thought had terrible mapping functionality, were too slow and really didn’t give the consumer a seamless, exciting, fast process for finding a home.
Just my two cents.
me | Feb 18, 2008 | Reply
For real estate in europe and parts of asia check http://www.properazzi.com
jeffX | Feb 18, 2008 | Reply
All great choices, indeed…
It would seem that someone should/will offer such robust (and slick) search UI’s via an agents IDX feed, indigenous to their own site…location agnostic, plug and play style…
Andrew | Feb 18, 2008 | Reply
Definitely like the slidebars on blueroof.com. Noticed that roost.com uses this too. Anyone know about the .NET components for this? The UI is good for most of these sites. But in terms of search experience, consumers want more than pretty pictures and maps. Real estate analytics drive decisions too. Something to look forward to in the future.
Greg Tracy | Feb 18, 2008 | Reply
We’ve found that most people want a great experience and would rather wait an extra 1.04 seconds during the search to have a really great web experience.
Consumers are tired of templates and form-filled data collection or “stealth” sites.
Offering a fun experience adds to the chances that the consumer will want to work with you.
Corey | Feb 18, 2008 | Reply
Shameless plug.
http://idx.diversesolutions.com
Pete | Feb 18, 2008 | Reply
PropertyMaps - http://www.propertymaps.com
Guy @ Sawbuck | Feb 18, 2008 | Reply
Joel, thanks for including Sawbuck in your list. As the new kid on the block, it is great to be well-received by those who spend all day, every day thinking about real estate online. We’ll keep working hard to increase our kick-assiness.
Movoto Real Estate | Feb 19, 2008 | Reply
Thank you for including Movoto in your list of good websites. We have expanded our California regional footprint to include Massachusetts, and will continue to cover additional areas.
Joshua Ferris | Feb 19, 2008 | Reply
I’d love to see a post of 10 Kick Ass Real Estate AGENT Search Sites. It’s not just the juggernauts of this industry who can create online real estate search bliss.
John | Feb 19, 2008 | Reply
While we genuinely appreciate being included, we are not content nor complacent. Most of these comments are dead on .. speed, content, ease, and excitement (the ultimate achievement)are what we are finding in usability studies. Change is afoot, and we hope to be in your Top 10 next go around.
Jason Brown | Feb 21, 2008 | Reply
Yes, half of them were great but I doubt a few of those would generate a repeat visit. Not that I’m not grateful for you for sharing them! Thanks.
Patrick | Feb 21, 2008 | Reply
Those cool. Being a Century 21 guy very pleased to see the inclusion on what I agree is a super consumer site.
Angel Caballero | Feb 21, 2008 | Reply
Cute, extremely cute sites. Amazing investments in incredibly complex user interfaces.
But wonder what Jacob Nielsen would say about’em
I agree with Jason. It takes so much time to find a property. What about the simple table-based listings. Do they hurt or something?
What I one want to browse all the properties in a particular search. Do I have to remember all the icons I’ve clicked so far?
What if I could not afford a very wide broadband connection?
What if I am in front of a 800×600 display?
Look at Craiglist in CA, or inzoco.com, or idealista.com in Spain. They may look horrible, but people like them and they are tales of success.
Sorry for my english :/ Best wishes from Spain!
Hawaii Life | Feb 21, 2008 | Reply
In response to Andrew, our site is extremely fast. To us, speed is everything. Please take the time to check out our site.
THANKS JOE!!! We put a lot of hard work and effort into the site. It really means a lot to be included in this list.
Robert Lockard | Feb 22, 2008 | Reply
Excellent list! I just want to suggest one additional Web site to include as one of the best search sites online: http://www.luxuryrealestate.com. This isn’t exactly a regional site, like many of the ones on your list, but it is the best place to find luxury properties in the United States and in 100 other countries around the world. I highly recommend checking it out.
Jodi Summers | Feb 22, 2008 | Reply
Thanks for the update.
It’s great that you let us know who is excelling in turning content into sales.
What criteria did you use?
It would be great if you’d share the love with my two sights - http://www.SoCalInvestmentRealEstate.com – is commercial while http://www.SantaMonicaLandmarks.com is residential. Both are content rich.
They are complimented by a suite of blogs
- http://www.SoCalIndustrialRealEstateBlog.com
http://www.SoCalOfficeRealEstateBlog.com
http://www.SoCalGreenRealEstateBlog.com
http://www.SantaMonicaPropertyBlog.com
Funny, I was on the Century 21 site this week looking for agency contacts in Sherman Oaks - I didn’t get the contact information I wanted needed.
Thanks for keeping us up to date,
Jodi
Bucking the Real Estate Trend | Feb 23, 2008 | Reply
Great list… I want to be on the cutting edge too! Have to graduate from RE Tomato school first I guess. Love reading your posts. Thank you.
Susie
mrsfairview | Feb 25, 2008 | Reply
The century 21 website has only operational since December, 2007. There needs to be time given to work out the “bugs”. I think that it is awesome to have such a new site to be on Joel’s list.
Furnished Homes | Mar 2, 2008 | Reply
Great technology and kudos to the developers. Here’s a new site worth taking a look at - try the auto suggest feature to locate properties in the text boxes - really have not seen anything out there like it -
http://www.furnishedhomes.com
We enjoy your posts - thanks
Jeff Manson | Mar 5, 2008 | Reply
A couple of those are really cool site, but not sure what you see in the JL Scott site. Really nothing special there. Some of the have really neet map features and search, but they are really slow and kind of hard to use…
Josh Martin | Mar 25, 2008 | Reply
http://www.propsmart.com is another visual map based search engine that allows agents to provide free property listings.
Rich | May 14, 2008 | Reply
How’d you miss our kick ass condo site - Condo.com!!!
Erik Peterson | Jun 13, 2008 | Reply
Thanks for the list, very helpful.
Real Estate SEO Man | Aug 19, 2008 | Reply
Great list, like the first commentator, I too would like to know what is you liked about each site.
Frank LLosa- Broker FranklyRealty.com | Sep 25, 2008 | Reply
You missed one. http://www.FranklyMLS.com We just hit the 4 million listing page views in 2008. 4 times more than your Innovation winner.
Low tech (fast) is the new high tech.
Frank
Broker FranklyRealty.com
Owner FranklyMLS.com