SubscribeAfter Active Rain vs. Move.com, What Next?
September 30, 2007
The ongoing Active Rain vs. Move.com dustup, our very own ongoing soap opera saga, illustrates one fact above all else: the re.net is maturing. As the traditional players in real estate (finally) begin to appreciate the potential of emerging technology in real estate, it’s inevitable that more acquisitions will take place — hopefully successfully.
Move.com’s overtures to Active Rain were actually not the first in which a traditional player courted one of the new ones. That honor, I believe, rests with our very own Joel Burslem of FOREM, which was acquired by Inman a number of months ago.
Some other possible pairings? Google must be looking with interest at both Zillow and Trulia. Inman, Ris Media, and other real estate industry news sources may be eyeing some re.net blogs.
And who knows…maybe the Bloodhound will make a play for one of the other Phoenix re.net blogs? Or perhaps these guys might be interested in this one?
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I think you’re mistaken about the Future of Real Estate Marketing. Inman hired Joel, but I think FoREM remains his property.
“And who knows…maybe the Bloodhound will make a play for one of the other Phoenix re.net blogs?”
I can be bought. Though I don’t know if Greg can afford me. Russell Shaw, probably…
Greg — You may well be right. I’ll check with Joel.
Jay — Russell could probably buy all of us, including Zillow and Trulia if he so desired.
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With this talk of real estate technology, has anyone seen Zipvo? I’d like to get some feedback on them. They are a site created for real estate professionals enabling them to upload videos of the houses they are trying to sell. A listing with Zipvo as well as all video uploads are free. It seems like a good tool.