Comments on: The downside of Trulia’s new partnerships http://www.realcentralva.com/2007/03/09/the-downside-of-trulias-new-partnerships/ Tracking Charlottesville's Real Estate Market since 2005 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:56:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Jim Duncan http://www.realcentralva.com/2007/03/09/the-downside-of-trulias-new-partnerships/#comment-3979 Jim Duncan Mon, 12 Mar 2007 01:49:04 +0000 http://www.realcentralva.com/2007/03/09/the-downside-of-trulias-new-partnerships/#comment-3979 Patrick - I think you've hit the nail on the head. Dammit. Patrick -

I think you’ve hit the nail on the head. Dammit.

]]> By: Patrick Boyle http://www.realcentralva.com/2007/03/09/the-downside-of-trulias-new-partnerships/#comment-3977 Patrick Boyle Sun, 11 Mar 2007 23:29:38 +0000 http://www.realcentralva.com/2007/03/09/the-downside-of-trulias-new-partnerships/#comment-3977 Nothing like that (opt out) will happen as corporate's main goal is to capture the lead & put it through the relo group for a referral fee. It's not up to Trulia or technology. Nothing like that (opt out) will happen as corporate’s main goal is to capture the lead & put it through the relo group for a referral fee. It’s not up to Trulia or technology.

]]> By: Jim Duncan http://www.realcentralva.com/2007/03/09/the-downside-of-trulias-new-partnerships/#comment-3919 Jim Duncan Sat, 10 Mar 2007 13:49:20 +0000 http://www.realcentralva.com/2007/03/09/the-downside-of-trulias-new-partnerships/#comment-3919 Pat - Technically what they are doing is proper, as all of the listings are owned by the broker/brokerage. I believe that the sellers may be harmed a bit because buyers will be less inclined to email for more information as C21's site is somewhat difficult to navigate, the number of photos is limited, and the leads themselves may or may not be responded to in a rapid fashion (less than 5 minutes is ideal). Doing a brokerage-by-brokerage "opt-in/out" would be nice, but may prove impossible due to the number of brokerages out there. Or, Trulia will develop a solution that works just fine. Perhaps an "even more information" button that sends buyers to the agents' sites - sites that have more photos, floorplans, "what's nearby" features, pod/vid-casts, etc. Pat -

Technically what they are doing is proper, as all of the listings are owned by the broker/brokerage.

I believe that the sellers may be harmed a bit because buyers will be less inclined to email for more information as C21′s site is somewhat difficult to navigate, the number of photos is limited, and the leads themselves may or may not be responded to in a rapid fashion (less than 5 minutes is ideal).

Doing a brokerage-by-brokerage “opt-in/out” would be nice, but may prove impossible due to the number of brokerages out there.

Or, Trulia will develop a solution that works just fine. Perhaps an “even more information” button that sends buyers to the agents’ sites – sites that have more photos, floorplans, “what’s nearby” features, pod/vid-casts, etc.

]]> By: Pat Kitano http://www.realcentralva.com/2007/03/09/the-downside-of-trulias-new-partnerships/#comment-3906 Pat Kitano Sat, 10 Mar 2007 03:48:58 +0000 http://www.realcentralva.com/2007/03/09/the-downside-of-trulias-new-partnerships/#comment-3906 As a non-realtor who is intrigued by new business models, this is interesting. Shouldn't <a href="http://trulia.com" title="Trulia" rel="nofollow">Trulia</a> provide an "opt-out" service that allows Realtors like you to continue to maintain a direct link to your site? Would you use it? As a non-realtor who is intrigued by new business models, this is interesting. Shouldn’t Trulia provide an “opt-out” service that allows Realtors like you to continue to maintain a direct link to your site? Would you use it?

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