On Tuesday Hotpads.com, the map-based rental listing site, announced they are entering the “for sale” listing market. The launch includes over 200,000 property listings from existing partners and clients, but anyone can list a property for sale on the site. And broker feeds are accepted.
At first the map interface is a little overwhelming (especially in a dense area), but after zooming in the data becomes much more manageable. The map also has a great filter on the left hand side, which makes searching even easier. Once you have found a property, you can quickly view the listing details in a bottom pane.
The interface becomes a little cluttered with the bottom pane, but all the listing details are easily accessible via the bottom tabs.
How do they compare to Trulia, zillow, craigslist, and Move? Really, in this particular battle the interface doesn’t matter. It is about the number of listings and the number of eyeballs. Agents/listings/consumers/etc will go with the one with the most and right now it is Move.com/Realtor.com. However, Trulia is gaining!
Overall, this was still a great launch for Hotpads, and they did come out swinging with over 200k listings. The Property Listing Battle continues!
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