Comparison of real estate websites - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Comparison of real estate web sites

Comparison of real estate websites
	EListit	Zillow Zillow.com Zillow is an online real estate database that was founded in 2005 by Rich Barton and Lloyd Frink, former Microsoft executives and founders of Microsoft spin-off Expedia. The website uses a proprietary algorithm called the "Zestimate" to appraise property values based on undisclosed factors...	Trulia	Redfin Redfin Redfin is an online real estate brokerage, currently available in the Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Orange County, Phoenix, Portland, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco Bay, Seattle, and Washington, D.C areas. Redfin combines a real estate search site...	Movoto	Estately	ZipRealty ZipRealty ZipRealty, Inc. is a U.S. real estate company with licensed agents Founded in 1999, the company operates in 35 major markets in 22 states and the District of Columbia. It is incorporated in Delaware and headquartered in Emeryville, California. The company went public in 2004.-See also:*National...	GetMyHomesValue.com
Funded	2005	2005	2005	2004	2005	2006	1999	2003
Investors	N/A	Benchmark Capital Benchmark Capital Benchmark Capital is a venture capital firm responsible for the early stage funding of some very successful startups. In 1997, the firm invested $6.7 million in eBay, which became worth more than $5 billion by the spring of 1999. Other high-profile investments include Ariba, Juniper Networks, Red... Technology Crossover Ventures PAR Capital Management Legg Mason, Inc. Legg Mason Legg Mason, Inc. is an American-based global investment management firm with a focus on asset management. The company’s business is divided in two divisions: Americas and International...	Sarofim Fayez and Co. Kevin Hartz Accel Partners Accel Partners Accel Partners is a global venture and growth equity firm funding companies from inception through the growth stage.The firm is based in Palo Alto, California with major offices in Bangalore, Beijing, London, and Shanghai.... Thorner Ventures Sequoia Capital Sequoia Capital Sequoia Capital is a Californian venture capital firm located on Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park, California. The Wall Street Journal has called Sequoia Capital "one of the highest-caliber venture firms", and noted that it is "one of Silicon Valley's most influential venture-capital firms"...	Madrona Venture Group BEV Capital, Vulcan Capital, The Hillman Company Draper Fisher Jurvetson Draper Fisher Jurvetson Draper Fisher Jurvetson is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California with affiliate offices in more than 30 cities around the world and over $7 billion in capital commitments.... Greylock Partners‘’	Angel funding	Angel funding	N/A	N/A
Funding	N/A	$87M	$32.8M	$30.8M	N/A	$450K	N/A	N/A
CEO	Greg Pool	Richard Barton	Pete Flint	Glenn Kelman Glenn Kelman Glenn Kelman is the CEO of Seattle-based Redfin, an online real estate brokerage. He was raised in Seattle and graduated summa cum laude from the University of California, Berkeley.-Sources:* by Elizabeth Rhodes, Seattle Times, February 4, 2006...	Henry Shao	Galen Ward	Patrick Lashinsky	Mike Frey
Based In	San Francisco, California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...	Seattle, Washington	San Francisco, California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...	Seattle, Washington	San Mateo San Mateo San Mateo, Spanish for Saint Matthew, is the name of several places:San Mateo , Spain- Canary Islands : Vega de San Mateo, Las Palmas, a municipality on the island of Gran Canaria in the province of Las Palmas- Costa Rica :... , California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...	Seattle, Washington	Emeryville, California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...	Lancaster, Pennsylvania Lancaster, Pennsylvania Lancaster is a city in the south-central part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is the county seat of Lancaster County and one of the older inland cities in the United States, . With a population of 59,322, it ranks eighth in population among Pennsylvania's cities...
Access to MLS Multiple Listing Service A multiple listing service is a suite of services that enables real estate brokers to establish contractual offers of compensation , facilitates cooperation with other broker participants, accumulates and disseminates information to enable appraisals, and is a facility for the orderly... data	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Monthly Unique Visitors	8.2M	4.2M	6.1M	1.1M	0.9M	126K	1.6M	39k
In House Agents	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Map Search	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Forum User Generated Contents	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
Street View	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Demographic Information	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Educational Sections Real Estate Tips	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Business Model	Advertising	Advertising	Advertising	Discounted Brokerage Real estate broker A real estate broker, real estate agent or realtor is a party who acts as an intermediary between sellers and buyers of real estate/real property and attempts to find sellers who wish to sell and buyers who wish to buy...	Brokerage Real estate broker A real estate broker, real estate agent or realtor is a party who acts as an intermediary between sellers and buyers of real estate/real property and attempts to find sellers who wish to sell and buyers who wish to buy... Agent finding service	Brokerage Real estate broker A real estate broker, real estate agent or realtor is a party who acts as an intermediary between sellers and buyers of real estate/real property and attempts to find sellers who wish to sell and buyers who wish to buy... Agent finding service	Discounted Brokerage Real estate broker A real estate broker, real estate agent or realtor is a party who acts as an intermediary between sellers and buyers of real estate/real property and attempts to find sellers who wish to sell and buyers who wish to buy...	Lead generation Lead generation Lead generation, or lead gen is a marketing tool used, particularly in internet marketing, to generate consumer interest or inquiry into products or services of a business. Leads can be generated for a variety of purposes - list building, e-newsletter list acquisition or for winning customers.... Agent finding service
	Elistit	Zillow Zillow.com Zillow is an online real estate database that was founded in 2005 by Rich Barton and Lloyd Frink, former Microsoft executives and founders of Microsoft spin-off Expedia. The website uses a proprietary algorithm called the "Zestimate" to appraise property values based on undisclosed factors...	Trulia	Redfin Redfin Redfin is an online real estate brokerage, currently available in the Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Orange County, Phoenix, Portland, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco Bay, Seattle, and Washington, D.C areas. Redfin combines a real estate search site...	Movoto	Estately	ZipRealty ZipRealty ZipRealty, Inc. is a U.S. real estate company with licensed agents Founded in 1999, the company operates in 35 major markets in 22 states and the District of Columbia. It is incorporated in Delaware and headquartered in Emeryville, California. The company went public in 2004.-See also:*National...	GetMyHomesValue.com

Sources:

(1) http://www.crunchbase.com/

(2) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zillow.com

(3) http://www.compete.com

(4) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redfin

(5) "Online Start-Up Redfin Saves Home Buyers Money," USA TODAY, June 18, 2008

(6) "Redfin.com’s Real Estate Consumer’s Bill of Rights: A wolf in sheepskin clothing . . ." by Bloodhound Blog

(7) CNN Money

(8) GetMyHomesValue.com

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