Trulia Goes Social and Loses the Beta Tag

Trulia launched a BIG feature called Trulia Voices this morning and a redesign of their website. This is a full blown web application now too – no more beta tag. I’ve always been a fan of using Trulia to find available properties for sale, so it’s great to see them release some really interactive and social connectivity features.

I was able to get an early peak at what was coming out, so here it is:

Old Look vs New Look
Home Page:
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Search Results:
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Trulia Voices

• A community feature that helps users get a better understanding of an area, and helps highlight real estate professionals who really know their neigborhoods
• A national property search feature that will let you keep an eye on any home and alert you when it comes on the market, is sold or has a price drop
• The ability for real estate agents to create profiles that link back to their own websites

These types of features allow connectivity between real estate agents and potential clients, which is a winning situation for all parties.

Smart Filters
Trulia has applied filters to their neighborhood search. They know that most people who search for a certain type of neighborhood in a city also search for similar type neighborhoods in that same area. Those other choices will show up automatically for viewers to scan through.

HousingWidgets.com
They’ve created a non-branded widget review site at HousingWidgets.com. Anyone who has a good widget, that is useful for real estate professionals, can upload it to the site. It makes a one-stop-shop for people in the industry to go, instead of having to peruse through countless blogs and review sites for widgets that would work for them. Not a bad idea at all, we’ll have to get our eppraisal.com widget up there!