http://www.realcentralva.com/2007/03/02/trulia-and-google-bag-another-big-one/ Tracking Charlottesville's Real Estate Market since 2005 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:30:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.realcentralva.com/2007/03/02/trulia-and-google-bag-another-big-one/comment-page-1/#comment-4103 FBS Blog » Blog Archive » Raging Regionals Thu, 15 Mar 2007 03:36:09 +0000 http://www.realcentralva.com/2007/03/02/trulia-and-google-bag-another-big-one/#comment-4103 [...] All three of these possibilities are related to each other. If super-regionals are better than the current market definitions, why not just jump straight to a national MLS? Are the regionalization efforts going on right now simply a last gasp effort by the current MLS leadership to ward off the inevitable take-over by one of the national portals? The rise of the new listing portals may be the latest incarnation of the complaints against the MLSs’ attempts to structure rules for distribution of the MLS data. As the new listing aggregators run into these rules, they complain and seek alternative strategies at the same time. At the same time, even while being attacked by the DOJ through the NAR litigation, some of the biggest franchises have decided some of the listing portals are more friend than foe. Perhaps all three of these developments are creating a “perfect storm” of circumstances that will alter the MLS model forever. [...] [...] All three of these possibilities are related to each other. If super-regionals are better than the current market definitions, why not just jump straight to a national MLS? Are the regionalization efforts going on right now simply a last gasp effort by the current MLS leadership to ward off the inevitable take-over by one of the national portals? The rise of the new listing portals may be the latest incarnation of the complaints against the MLSs’ attempts to structure rules for distribution of the MLS data. As the new listing aggregators run into these rules, they complain and seek alternative strategies at the same time. At the same time, even while being attacked by the DOJ through the NAR litigation, some of the biggest franchises have decided some of the listing portals are more friend than foe. Perhaps all three of these developments are creating a “perfect storm” of circumstances that will alter the MLS model forever. [...]

]]> http://www.realcentralva.com/2007/03/02/trulia-and-google-bag-another-big-one/comment-page-1/#comment-3969 Phoenix Arizona Real Estate - Dalton’s Arizona Homes Blog » Blog Archive » I Don’t Need a “New” MLS Sun, 11 Mar 2007 17:02:56 +0000 http://www.realcentralva.com/2007/03/02/trulia-and-google-bag-another-big-one/#comment-3969 [...] In the days that followed there was speculation that either Trulia or Google eventually could become the mythical “national Multiple Listing Service,” replacing all of the local MLSs with one mega-MLS. Jim Duncan of the Real Central Virginia blog asked how long the local MLS will be relevant? [...] [...] In the days that followed there was speculation that either Trulia or Google eventually could become the mythical “national Multiple Listing Service,” replacing all of the local MLSs with one mega-MLS. Jim Duncan of the Real Central Virginia blog asked how long the local MLS will be relevant? [...]

]]> http://www.realcentralva.com/2007/03/02/trulia-and-google-bag-another-big-one/comment-page-1/#comment-3964 Real Central VA - Tracking the Charlottesville and Central VA real estate market and more » Hitwise, Zillow and Realtor.com Sun, 11 Mar 2007 12:49:16 +0000 http://www.realcentralva.com/2007/03/02/trulia-and-google-bag-another-big-one/#comment-3964 [...] Hitwise, Zillow and Realtor.com By Jim Duncan There has been much talk the past several days about Hitwise’s announcement that Realtor.com is still the reigning champ in the online real estate search arena. (Here are the Top 20) But … the big news is that Realtor.com/NAR are now recognizing the threat to Realtor.com is real. Realogy’s partnership with Google and Trulia is real. Unless Realtor.com does something dramatic AND FAST they may become another footnote in the history of the internet. [...] [...] Hitwise, Zillow and Realtor.com By Jim Duncan There has been much talk the past several days about Hitwise’s announcement that Realtor.com is still the reigning champ in the online real estate search arena. (Here are the Top 20) But … the big news is that Realtor.com/NAR are now recognizing the threat to Realtor.com is real. Realogy’s partnership with Google and Trulia is real. Unless Realtor.com does something dramatic AND FAST they may become another footnote in the history of the internet. [...]

]]> http://www.realcentralva.com/2007/03/02/trulia-and-google-bag-another-big-one/comment-page-1/#comment-3904 Real Central VA - Tracking the Charlottesville and Central VA real estate market and more » The downside of Trulia’s new partnerships Sat, 10 Mar 2007 03:16:37 +0000 http://www.realcentralva.com/2007/03/02/trulia-and-google-bag-another-big-one/#comment-3904 [...] The downside of Trulia’s new partnerships By Jim Duncan Things move quickly! Very soon after the announcement that Realogy would be sending their data to Trulia, I notice that Trulia’s listing for one of my listings no longer goes to my website, but instead goes to Century 21’s website.  Traffic to my site goes down, and now any potential leads that I might have gotten will instead be routed through Century 21. My response time will inevitably be much slower (assuming I get the leads at all). Not to mention that I have many more photos on my site and my site is much easier to customize to maximize my listings’ best features. [...] [...] The downside of Trulia’s new partnerships By Jim Duncan Things move quickly! Very soon after the announcement that Realogy would be sending their data to Trulia, I notice that Trulia’s listing for one of my listings no longer goes to my website, but instead goes to Century 21’s website.  Traffic to my site goes down, and now any potential leads that I might have gotten will instead be routed through Century 21. My response time will inevitably be much slower (assuming I get the leads at all). Not to mention that I have many more photos on my site and my site is much easier to customize to maximize my listings’ best features. [...]

]]> http://www.realcentralva.com/2007/03/02/trulia-and-google-bag-another-big-one/comment-page-1/#comment-3252 Trulia Lands Realogy Big Fish - sellsius real estate blog - real estate, blogging, business, advertising, marketing, and technology Fri, 02 Mar 2007 23:19:43 +0000 http://www.realcentralva.com/2007/03/02/trulia-and-google-bag-another-big-one/#comment-3252 [...] Trulia and Google Bag Another Big One by Jim Duncan - Real Central VA [...] [...] Trulia and Google Bag Another Big One by Jim Duncan – Real Central VA [...]

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