Rumors have been flying that Google is poised to buy Trulia, “the real estate search engine” that competes with, among others, Zillow (which just said it is aiming to IPO in 2011).
But according to reports by attendees, no information was forthcoming at Inman’s 2010 Real Estate Connect conference in NYC, where Google Director of Local and B2B markets Sam Sebastian addressed the audience. Sebastian did note however that “we’re actively looking to acquire one to two small real estate companies a month.”
The Trulia rumors have been partially fueled by the development of Google’s new Place Pages, a merchant profile feature that could theoretically be used develop a national Multiple Listings Service, competing with Realtor.com. If that were the case, Trulia would probably help enlist... [View Full Article]
Rumors have been flying that Google is poised to buy Trulia, “the real estate search engine” that competes with, among others, Zillow (which just said it is aiming to IPO in 2011).
But according to reports by attendees, no information was forthcoming at Inman’s 2010 Real Estate Connect conference in NYC, where Google Director of Local and B2B markets Sam Sebastian addressed the audience. Sebastian did note however that “we’re actively looking to acquire one to two small real estate companies a month.”
The Trulia rumors have been partially fueled by the development of Google’s new Place Pages, a merchant profile feature that could theoretically be used develop a national Multiple Listings Service, competing with Realtor.com. If that were the case, Trulia would probably help enlist... [via Kelsey Group Blogs]
