Google Real Estate will force the portals to embrace, open and innovate or die!
Slowly but surely Google Real Estate is making inroads into the Australian real estate market with the recent signing of LJ Hooker on top of most of the major players in real estate in Australia. It...
View ArticleGlossy Wars Zzzzzzzzzzzz
Following from Charlie’s great little article yesterday I want to turn your attention to the so called ‘glossy wars’ being run across Australia. Over the past few weeks I have been receiving emails...
View ArticleREA Sells Realholidays.com.au
HomeAway the world leader in holiday rentals today announced the purchase of realholidays.com.au the Australian holiday arm of REA. From their press release: The acquisition of realholidays.com.au,...
View ArticleFairfax to sell part of Trade Me
On Friday Fairfax announced plans to sell via an Initial Public Offering (on the NZX) between 30 to 35% of Trade Me – New Zealands largest online auctions and classifieds business. Fairfax is yet to...
View ArticleDomain’s real estate directory
Early last month Domain launched their real estate directory by adding an additional ”Directory” tab to their main navigation. The directory allows site users to browse for a variety of real estate...
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Beating realestate.com.au, and other fantasies
I’m talking to you. Yes, you. The person who thinks you will start an Australian real estate portal that will shoot right past domain, dethrone realestate.com.au and become the new number one. Or,...
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Thoughts on Realestate.com.au’s dominance
As a follow up to Dave Platters excellent, well articulated post on why anyone “is dreaming” that they can beat real estate.com.au, it made me revisit an idea I had a few years back. I think for the...
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The Tides of Change
When Einstein laid out the groundwork for Quantum Physics in the early 1900′s everyone was amazed at his theories, but soon after everyone was asking, but how can it be used and how is this applicable...
View ArticleAnother corporate digs its claws into our industry
This latest move by Stayz has that same destructive grab and run feel about it. Sort of reminiscent of RealEstate.com.au all over again. When Stayz acquired Yesbookit late last year, there was much...
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Is MyDesktop a sinking ship?
7 minute read MyDesktop was once a real estate sales CRM known for its reliability, industry leading features and stamp of approval from the industries largest real estate groups. Since joining the...
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