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'''Realtor.com''' (stylized as '''realtor.com''') is a ] listings website operated by the company ]. Realtor.com is based in ], and reportedly received 36.7 million unique monthly visitors as of May 2016. ] valued the website at $2.5 billion in December 2016. '''Realtor.com''' (stylized as '''realtor.com''') is a ] listings website operated by the company ]. Realtor.com is based in ].


==History==
] has been a spokesperson for realtor.com since 2015. She, the firm Pereira & O'Dell, and realtor.com have been recognized for their advertising campaigns by '']'' and the ]s, among others.
===Milestones===
* Realtor.com is launched in 1995 as a ] for a closed network used by members of the NAR, called the Realtor Information Network (RIN).<ref name="Hope">{{cite news|title=Realtors Hope Web Untangles Costly Effort|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-56873007.html|accessdate=July 11, 2017|work=]|date=December 9, 1996|location=Washington, D.C.|issn=0732-8494|oclc=8472624|via=]|subscription=yes|last=Kopecki|first=Dawn}}</ref><ref name="Rebchook">{{cite news|last1=Rebchook|first1=John|title=Sealed with a Click More People Using Web to Search for and Buy Real Estate|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-67616438.html|accessdate=July 11, 2017|work=]|publisher=]|date=March 16, 1998|location=Denver|subscription=yes|via=HighBeam Research}}</ref>
* In 1996, the site became public. NAR added ] (RMLS) listings to the site.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gendler|first1=Neal|title=Regional Multiple Listings on Web; But Edina Realty decides not to participate in the Twin Cities project.|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-62637728.html|accessdate=July 11, 2017|work=Star Tribune|date=August 1, 1996|via=HighBeam Research|subscription=yes}}</ref>
* In November 1996, the site was relaunched as RealSelect. The domain realtor.com was kept and operated by HomeStore.com (or Home-Store.com Inc.).<ref name="Gaw">{{cite news|last1=Gaw|first1=Jonathan|title=HomeStore.com Plans to Turn Internet Real Estate Into Equity|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1999/aug/02/business/fi-61850|accessdate=July 11, 2017|work=]|date=August 2, 1999|publisher=Tronc|issn=0458-3035|oclc=3638237}}</ref>
* Homestore went public in August 1999.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Helft|first1=Miguel|title=Business; Homestore Fights for Life as Bad News Piles Up|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/27/business/business-homestore-fights-for-life-as-bad-news-piles-up.html?mcubz=0|accessdate=August 18, 2017|work=The New York Times|date=January 27, 2002}}</ref>
* In 2015 ] agreed to purchase realtor.com's parent company, Move, for $950 million.<ref name="Logan">{{cite news|last1=Logan|first1=Tim|title=News Corp. to buy parent of Realtor.com for $950 million|url=http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-1001-newscorp-realtor-20141001-story.html|accessdate=July 7, 2017|work=Los Angeles Times|date=September 30, 2014}}</ref>

==References==
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==See also== ==See also==
* ] * ]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* {{cite book | last=Klein | first=S.D. | last2=Reilly | first2=J. | last3=Barnett | first3=M. | last4=Barnett | first4=M. | last5=Klein | first5=S. | title=Real Estate Technology Guide | publisher=Kaplan | series=Kaplan Financial Series | year=2003 | isbn=978-0-7931-7732-5 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xzzu-2IQh0kC&pg=PA112 | ref=harv | access-date=August 9, 2017}}

==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.realtor.com/}}


{{Online real estate databases}} {{Online real estate databases}}

Revision as of 22:10, 18 December 2017

Realtor.com
File:Realtor-com logo.pngLogo
IndustryReal estate
Headquarters3315 Scott Blvd., Santa Clara, California, United States
Key people
ParentMove
Websiterealtor.com

Realtor.com (stylized as realtor.com) is a real estate listings website operated by the company Move. Realtor.com is based in Santa Clara, California.

History

Milestones

  • Realtor.com is launched in 1995 as a domain name for a closed network used by members of the NAR, called the Realtor Information Network (RIN).
  • In 1996, the site became public. NAR added Regional Multiple Listing Service (RMLS) listings to the site.
  • In November 1996, the site was relaunched as RealSelect. The domain realtor.com was kept and operated by HomeStore.com (or Home-Store.com Inc.).
  • Homestore went public in August 1999.
  • In 2015 News Corp agreed to purchase realtor.com's parent company, Move, for $950 million.

References

  1. Kopecki, Dawn (December 9, 1996). "Realtors Hope Web Untangles Costly Effort". The Washington Times. Washington, D.C. ISSN 0732-8494. OCLC 8472624. Retrieved July 11, 2017 – via HighBeam Research. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)
  2. Rebchook, John (March 16, 1998). "Sealed with a Click More People Using Web to Search for and Buy Real Estate". Rocky Mountain News. Denver: E. W. Scripps Company. Retrieved July 11, 2017 – via HighBeam Research. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)
  3. Gendler, Neal (August 1, 1996). "Regional Multiple Listings on Web; But Edina Realty decides not to participate in the Twin Cities project". Star Tribune. Retrieved July 11, 2017 – via HighBeam Research. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)
  4. Gaw, Jonathan (August 2, 1999). "HomeStore.com Plans to Turn Internet Real Estate Into Equity". Los Angeles Times. Tronc. ISSN 0458-3035. OCLC 3638237. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  5. Helft, Miguel (January 27, 2002). "Business; Homestore Fights for Life as Bad News Piles Up". The New York Times. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
  6. Logan, Tim (September 30, 2014). "News Corp. to buy parent of Realtor.com for $950 million". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 7, 2017.

See also

Online real estate databases


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