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Zillow Focuses on Rentals w/New Android App

by Gordana Davila on 30 April, 2012

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Though keeping quiet about the possible acquisition of RentJuice, Zillow has just launched a dedicated rentals only app.

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ListHub Launches New Product

by Property Portal Watch on 26 April, 2012

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ListHub, one of the the largest syndicator of real estate listings and website analytics, announced the launch of its ListHub Preferred Publisher Program.

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New Cloud-Based Self Service Virtual Tours

by Gordana Davila on 24 April, 2012

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OMS has created an industry first cloud-based self-service virtual tour system for real estate groups which operates as a standalone web system.

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Anti-scraping Efforts by Realtor

by Property Portal Watch on 23 April, 2012

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Realtor.com has undergone efforts to block ‘web bots’ from scraping listings from over one million pages a day, and so far it has been quite successful in preventing the activity.

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Floorplanner Improves 3D Visuals

by Gordana Davila on 23 April, 2012

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New improved Floorplanner 3D visuals are still quick to create and easy to export but are now even more attractive.

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Do Portals Need Google Maps?

by Simon Baker on 19 April, 2012

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Ed Freyfogle, a presenter at the Property Portal Watch Workshop, looks at why Nestoria moved its mapping provider from Google to OpenStreetMap.

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C.A.R. Offers its Realtors a Safety App

by Gordana Davila on 17 April, 2012

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Guardly personal-safety app alerts contacts to emergency and shares real-time location.

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A New Way of Signing Up Tenants

by Gordana Davila on 16 April, 2012

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Renters gain an edge in the rental race thanks to the new ‘Common Application’ by RentJuice.

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Property Search Solutions Improved in India

by Gordana Davila on 16 April, 2012

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India’s MagicBricks launched Version 2.0 of its Android and iPhone apps.

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Redfin Updates iPhone & iPad Apps

by Property Portal Watch on 10 April, 2012

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Redfin.com has updated its iPhone and iPad apps, linking the apps into Apple’s Airplay API and allowing properties to be searched via an Apple TV.

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