American Attitudes Towards Foreclosure
Trulia.com and RealtyTrac released the latest results of an ongoing survey tracking home buyers’ attitudes towards foreclosures. The new online survey conducted on their behalf from May 10-12, 2010 by Harris Interactive® showed a notable decrease in consumers’ willingness to buy foreclosed properties compared to one year ago.
Currently, 45 percent of U.S. adults age 18 and above are at least somewhat likely to consider purchasing a foreclosed home in the future, compared to the 55 percent of U.S. adults age 18 and above surveyed online by Harris Interactive® between May 1-5, 2009.
Trulia iPhone application updated
The folks at Trulia.com have released an updated iPhone app. Check out the video below for an overview of some new features.
5 Ways to market your home online
Trulia.com offers some great home selling guides including “Five ways to use the internet to market your home”.
When you talk to friends and family about selling your home, many will give you the suggestion that to sell your home all you need to do is “put it on the internet.”They may be right. As over 80% of buyers today begin their home search online, if you are serious about selling, using the internet as a marketing tool is a smart choice.
Read the entire article “Five ways to use the internet to market your home”…
Pros and cons of hiring a listing agent
Trulia.com just posted a great article about the pros and cons of hiring a listing agent.
When it’s time to sell your home often one of the first questions you wrestle with is – Do I hire an agent or sell it on my own? After all if you can sell your home successfully without the help of an agent you may stand to gain a substantial sum of money that could be used for the purchase of a replacement home, a new water ski, or that Harley Davidson you have been eyeing.
So what are the Pros and Cons of hiring a listing agent? Read the article…
Trulia turns four: Congratulations!
Two days ago, last Friday, Trulia officially turned four years. Their website has been available to general public since September 25th, 2005. Prior to that the folks at Trulia.com spent at least a year planning and coding the site before the big day. But that’s a minor detail when these last four action packed Internet years alone compare to probably 40 years of life in a more mature industry!
Their number one goal?
To revolutionize the real estate industry by building the most customer centric online company the industry has seen. Yes, ”customer” includes both the consumers and professionals.
We think they’ve accomplished that and wish Trulia continued success! Read the entire article on their blog…