Comments on: Millions of Listings Oh My

By: Joel Burslem

Joel Burslem — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:45:28 +0000

http://siteanalytics.compete.com/trulia.com+rea...

By: Joel

Joel — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:54:18 +0000

We have about 2.6 as well.

By: James Bridges

James Bridges — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:04:14 +0000

Some great comments here on this post. I don't tend to see volume of listings as necessarily an indication of validity of a website. I agree that really consumers want to see listings that ar accurate and up to date.

I think the comment regarding real estate professionals pushing IDX is the way to go. Using a product like Wolfnet you can separate yourself from the listing aggregators by focusing on local area information and then providing the local MLS that is up to the minute up to date. That way you can get your “un-fair” share of the market.

By: bnix

bnix — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 22:45:04 +0000

I don't think consumers care about tools on a real estate website. All they really care about is finding the property that best matches their criteria and feels like home. All the bells and whistles in the world will never create the feeling of 'i want to live in this home'. Therefore, in my opinion, the site that delivers the buyer into an actual house the fastest will be the site that wins. Getting lost with tools, will never satisfy what the buyers are really searching for…a home!

By: LuDoan

LuDoan — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:11:48 +0000

It looks like everyone's pulling out their rulers to measure their database sizes. I think we can all agree that everyone's got big databases! A big database is only one side of the search equation. Now it comes down to who can leverage their big databases.

Who (what site/organization/etc) do you think has the best tools (interface, user experience, search result accuracy, etc) to service the consumer? WIth multiple sites having millions of listings, which site would you use and why?

By: Hawaii_Real_Estate

Hawaii_Real_Estate — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:31:59 +0000

3 million just doesn't sound like enough MLS listings. My guess would be that it's higher. How many listings do you think the RE/MAX site has?

By: shell smith

shell smith — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:14:52 +0000

What a funny connection between all those sights. I guess 3 million must be the magic number. I wonder if that large of a listing is hard to keep accurate? I have been using the site called PropertyMaps - they are linked to the mls directory, so I'm SURE they have 3 million too!

By: Adam

Adam — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:09:58 +0000

I'm not sure how much the # of listings correlates with value for users or advertisers. As an agent, I want a site that can deliver leads and awareness. As a buyer I want a site that can help me find the best property for me. They are plenty of niche sites/services that thrive without having millions of listings, and there are many of sites with millions of listings that don't provide much value.

By: FloridaMoves

FloridaMoves — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:34:04 +0000

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By: john

john — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:29:11 +0000

what about views, contacts, monthly visitors??