New Search Site & Trulia Adds New York
A: As I browse Inman News Blog, I noticed a new real estate search site has made it's debut; Real Estate Advisor. While I dont see what they are advising you on it does seem like a decent, but nothing special new addition to the online real estate search community. On a side note, Trulia.com has added New York & Brooklyn to their search site.
It seems Real Estate Advisor covers more territory than does Trulia or Streeteasy, but they seemed to copy Trulia's template of listing information. While I'm not a fan of copycats taking away from the originality of the first do'er, I don't see any new features on Realestateadvisor.com that would prompt me to use it over Trulia.com or Streeteasy.com.
In fact, I still think Streeteasy.com is the best NYC real estate search site because of the detailed data and links they offer to users; such as School Zones, Find Your Building, Most/Least Expensive, New Developments, & Condo Conversions. I hear that even more useful searching features are on the way. I'm hoping to get more details on this later.
Im sure its only a matter of time until Trulia.com, soon to be Zillow.com, and now Realestateadvisor.com copies Streeteasy and their useful searching features; but this agent will stay loyal to the original do'er. After all, its the only thing that separates me from the animals.
I would pass on Realestateadvisor.com and I see this web startup having trouble finding its footing unless they launch some kind of mass advertising campaign nationwide. And even that has its limits as it uses up so much capital.
Meanwhile, this online real estate world is getting awfully crowded. With Zillow.com coming soon this sector will be saturated. Where are users going to go to find a new home to buy? There will be like 5 choices. It will be interesting to see which websites make it and which ones whither away. Look for the one with the best content, most up to date listings, and the best system for displaying Open House searches to come out ahead when the dust settles!
On a side note, Trulia.com has added New York, Brooklyn & Rochester searches to their website. It appears they got the feeds to Corcoran, Bellmarc, Halstead, Elliman, & Brown Harris Stevens to start off. Not a bad group of brokerages!
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