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Oct 27
2010

AutoTrader Buys Kelley Blue Book

AutoTrader is paying a reported $500 million to acquire the assets of Kelley Blue Book. The deal is expected to close by the end of 2010. On the surface, the acquisition of KBB is fairly straightforward. While AutoTrader provides its own research for consumers to value cars and check out reviews, Kelley Blue Book, is …continue reading »

Categories: Classifieds, Local Search, Verticals

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Jul 14
2010

Redfin’s Glenn Kelman at Inman: 16 Markets by end of 2010

Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman told Inman Real Estate Connect attendees in San Francisco yesterday that his “customer first” brokerage is likely to be in 16 markets by yearend 2010. The site is currently in 12 markets and employs 100 agents. Redfin’s apparent progress is seen by some as evidence that the advantage goes to brokerages …continue reading »

Categories: Classifieds, Conferences, Verticals

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Jul 14
2010

USAA Teams with Vast.com for Real Estate

USAA, the giant financial services company for military families with 7.4 million members, has partnered with Vast.com, the vertical meta-search and database company, to develop a real estate site to round out its offerings. We see the effort as part of a broader movement of retailers and merchants providing more ancillary services. USAA, itself, kicked …continue reading »

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Jul 14
2010

Craig Newmark at Inman: Craigslist in 70 Cities

Craig’s List Founder Craig Newmark made another of his regular visits to Brad Inman’s stage at Real Estate Connect today, which is taking place in San Francisco. Newmark, who humbly refers to himself as working in customer service, noted that Craig’s List is now in 70 cities and receives over 50 million unique visitors a …continue reading »

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Jul 9
2010

Zillow Extends Ties with Yahoo Real Estate; Will Power Listings

Zillow announced today that it will power Yahoo’s “for sale” listings, in much the same way that Cars.com powers Yahoo’s new and used cars listings. Zillow typically carries four million + listings. The announcement spearheads a slew of online real estate announcements prior to next week’s Inman Real Estate Connect conference (which I am attending), …continue reading »

Categories: Classifieds, Sales Channels, Verticals

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Jun 1
2010

EBay Classifieds Seeks to Leverage the Mothership

eBay’s newly-branded “eBay Classifieds” – formerly known as Kijiji – is being repositioned to better leverage eBay’s capabilities, according to U.S. GM Martin Herbst, who spoke to us for a new report that we’ve just issued in BIA/Kelsey’s Marketplaces program. eBay potentially brings its vaunted user feedback system to the table, as well as its …continue reading »

Categories: Classifieds, Shopping/Transactions

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Apr 27
2010

AIM Group Projects Craigslist Revenues at $122 Million

Craigslist has always been murky about revenues, and remains a free site for most categories. It only charges a commercial rate for recruitment, with listings costing just $25 in 17 markets and $75 in San Francisco. Fees for apartment listings (in New York) and “adult and therapeutic services” ads fit into the nominal fee category, …continue reading »

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