Real Estate News Year to Date
November 21, 2007 – 11:55 am2007 so far has been a so so year for real estate start-ups and acquisitions. Below is an aggregation of the top stories for real estate in 2007:
January:
MyCurrency let’s “Wisdom of Crowds” predict real estate market
February:
Primedia Aquires RentalHouses.com for $8.5 Million.
March:
Whitefence raises $14 million
Hotpads raises $2.3 million
Oodle raises $11 million in additional funding
April:
Zillow launches QA for every homes in database
RentMarketer launches distribution platform for HomesForSale
May:
Fatdoor launches neighborhood community site
Trulia raises $10 million in funding
July:
ApartmentRatings.com acquired by Internet Brands
Terabitz launches allowing consumers looking for a better way to search for a home
Redfin raises another $12 million
Sept:
Zillow gets $30 million more in VC funding
Oct:
Curbed raises $1.5 million
Nov:
Hotpads.com enters the forsale market
Harmon Homes merges with Homes.com
Zillow signs deal with over 200 newspapers


