Yahoo Real Estate still No. 1 | Inman News

Yahoo Real Estate still No. 1 | Inman News

Yahoo Real Estate retained its top spot as the most-visited real estate website in September, according to a report released today by Web metrics firm Experian Hitwise.

Yahoo Real Estate previously displaced Realtor.com from the No. 1 position for the first time in the report's three-year history in August.

Market share between the two sites remained virtually unchanged. Yahoo Real Estate captured 5.87 percent of traffic to real estate category websites in September while Realtor.com's market share was 5.76 percent.

The top nine most popular real estate websites were unchanged from August. Zillow took the third spot with 4.4 percent market share, followed by Trulia (3.17 percent), Rent.com (2.53 percent), MSN Real Estate (2.38 percent), ZipRealty (2.37 percent), Homes.com (1.88 percent), and Apartment Guide (1.47 percent).

HGTV-affiliated FrontDoor Real Estate, with 1.37 percent market share, skyrocketed from the No. 58 spot in August to claim the No. 10 spot last month. The site was also the only one among the top 20 that wasn't on that list in August.

The top 10 accounted for 31.2 percent of all visits to real estate websites in September, down from 31.8 percent in August. The top 20 websites made up 42.3 percent of visits, up slightly from 42 percent in August. The top 100 sites saw 71.5 percent of visits in September, up from 70.9 percent the month before.

TCA : Tech Coast Angels

Love them. These guys fund startups and they have several chapters in Southern California. I greatly appreciate their live online events (hosted by Erick Brownstein) which connect entrepreneurs with seasoned angel investors. Go to www.techcoastangels.com. I recently watched a video interview with Brad Feld, whose accomplishments are way too long to list. Let's put it this way- he knows his stuff. Brad and his TechStars partner David Cohen just came out with their book "Do More Faster: TechStars Lessons to Accelerate Your Startup". My brother Joseph lives in LA so it was perfect that Brad and David were on their book tour passing through. Joe got to hear them live, which was awesome. Got a copy of their book and a cool tshirt.... And got to experience a seriously motivating event. Joey also met Robert Aholt from Pasadena Angels, in the elevator. Too bad he didn't have his pitch prepared... But no it was a great new linkedin connection. The cool part is that these guys are really smart and they make themselves available to entrepreneurs like us, which is awesome. I would recommend following these guys on Twitter and possibly picking up their book.

Mark Suster

I'd like to thank Mark Suster for his blog www.bothsidesofthetable.com

He has great advice from the perspective of a "serial entrepreneur" (aka. someone that has been there and done it again and again) turned VC. Some of my favorite posts are as follows:

The Four Main Things that Investors Look for in a Startup

Journeymen, Mavericks & Superstars: Understanding Salespeople at Startups

Startup Sales- Why Hiring Seasoned Sales Reps May Not Work

Check it out his blog. And if you really want to feel like you're in person with him, check out the videos as well. Two thumbs up, Wayyy up!

behind the curtains

Last night we had a breakthrough at rock bottom. Well, it doesn't sound like much, but to us it was a big deal. We were able to get into the back-end of the website, where all the crazy code lies. My brothers friend from church was able to sit along side of him and show him what was going on back there, made some changes, and gave us some insight. It was great because we realized that, hey - this is what we've been missing. It is so basic but so necessary. Hands-on with the programmer is key. No more playing "telephone". It is vital that we find a tech partner to work along side (literally) in all this. This has been one of the missing links all along. When I look back at our "RB Rules" I realize that this has been on the list -Have direct contact with whoever you are working with (no middlemen)- I'm excited to say, that's our rule and we're sticking to it! Now...where is this programmer/ IT/ website guru/ Tech Star?

Welcome to NoBri

"The hot downtown neighborhood North of Brickell is Miami's most unheralded gem." - Ocean Drive, October 2010 issue

It's exciting to read about our neighborhood in Ocean Drive Magazine. The four page article highlights all the new restaurants and fun places to go. I've lived here in NoBri with my husband, Greg, for the past four years and the neighborhood has come alive with new buildings springing up: Epic, Met 1, Met 2/ JW Marriot, 50 Biscayne, Everglades and more. Along with these building came new residents and new restaurants to fill the demand. Prior to the building boom, this neighborhood was a bust! But now Downtown has changed into a vibrant, fun and very enjoyable place to live. The NEW Downtown is officially here!

And here is a little bit of the article:

"The Italians have really been pioneers in NoBri. Fratelli Milano (213 SE 1st) is tiny, with a kitchen so small there's no storage, so everyting's made fresh daily. Two more Italian spots, Puntino Downtown (353 SE 2nd St) and Tre Italian Bistro, also popped up last year. Meanwhile, Il Gabbiano, in One Miami building offers as formal a dining experience as you're likely to find in Miami, with servers in white jackets and a back patio, giving you views of Biscayne Bay." - by Greg Clark

Miami Urban Life

The Real Deal | South Florida Real Estate News

Hey Congrats to our neighbor here in Downtown. His start-up website was featured in The Real Deal newsletter.

www.miamiurbanlife.com