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Rainmaker
948,099
Jeff Pearl
Realty One Group Capital / LIC in VA - Lovettsville, VA
Full Service Full Time Realtor

AR could cease to exist on any day. I would not rely on them being around long term, and I would proceed as if it will close down in near future.

Mar 13, 2015 11:12 PM
Rainer
280,028
Dipti Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Andover, MA
On a team with Praful Thakkar

We all know what happened...

Jul 23, 2018 09:50 PM
Rainmaker
630,351
Ajay Pandya
e-Merge Real Estate Unlimited - Columbus, OH
Realtor Ajay Pandya

We know what happened thereafter... lol!

Mar 06, 2018 09:56 PM
Rainmaker
967,284
Shanna Day Team Leader AZ & UT - Call 480-415-7616
Keller Williams Realty Phoenix and Salt Lake City - Mesa, AZ
Top 0.33 of 1% of 79,000 AZ Realtors

I sure hope that whatever happens, that Active Rain gets back its google juice!

Mar 15, 2015 11:49 PM
Rainmaker
975,270
Bruce Walter
Keller Williams Realty Lafayette/West Lafayette, Indiana - West Lafayette, IN

I would think lots of Active Rain members would love to see Google buy Market Leader and AR.  It would be a major love fest as AR members talk very reverently and positive about Google.

Mar 15, 2015 11:40 PM
Ambassador
6,945,760
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

It was nice that Ben stepped up and saved AR.

Dec 15, 2019 08:02 PM
Rainmaker
3,075,667
Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers
Serving the Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale Metropolitan Area - Scottsdale, AZ
Coldwell Banker Realty

I believe Ben Kinney will buy it!

Jul 17, 2017 05:07 AM
Rainmaker
3,988,194
Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

We now know what happened to ActiveRain and Market Leader. Zillow has moved on.

Jan 15, 2017 06:25 PM
Rainmaker
860,895
Paul McFadden
Responsive Pest Control - Seattle, WA
Pest Control, Seattle, WA.

Interesting. Keep us all posted on whtyou find out. Thanks!

Mar 16, 2015 12:08 AM
Rainmaker
305,264
Kate McQueen
Realty Associates Texas - Cypress, TX
Tailored service for your real estate needs!

This leads to the question that if AR ceased to exist, what would happen to the content we've all worked so hard to build.  There are too many unanswered questions and the future is uncertain.

 

Mar 16, 2015 12:00 AM
Rainmaker
4,323,400
Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Burlington, MA
Metro Boston Homes For Sale

Nothing is going to happen to ActiveRain, Scott Fogleman - members were worried when Trulia took over and now, Zillow took over Trulia! Things still are going to be the same.

Mar 14, 2015 02:52 PM
Rainmaker
3,986,579
William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

I think that Jeff is close to reality.   I DON'T trust Zillow to keep this site going.  If someone else bought AR I think it would be GREAT...Could not be any worse. (I don't think)

Mar 14, 2015 07:57 AM
Rainmaker
4,538,019
John Pusa
Glendale, CA

Scott, this is very interesting. ActiveRain has many active members.

Mar 14, 2015 04:59 AM
Rainmaker
638,226
Scott Fogleman
New Home Team - Richmond, VA

Well, not so secretly, I do hope they sell AR. Trulia made AR a subdomain for SEO. SO each time we create contenent we are boosting Trulia's SEO. This is why I have not been very active on AR over the last year or so.

Mar 14, 2015 01:09 AM
Rainmaker
638,226
Scott Fogleman
New Home Team - Richmond, VA

Nina Hollander If I recall correctly, AR was purchased by ML, then ML was purchased by Trulia, then Trulia was puchased by Zillow. Who is going to sell ML and ....

Mar 14, 2015 12:08 AM
Rainmaker
921,504
Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041
ReMax Realtec Group - Palm Harbor, FL
Making FLORIDA Real Estate EZ

Active Rain is not a profit center.

If it was in your list of expenses, what would you do?

Market Leader? Would you buy 1990's technology and concepts? If Z is unable to create leveraged value in ML, that tells me they see the same thing I do.

Mar 13, 2015 10:50 PM
Rainer
213,318
Dennis Swartz
Full Circle Property Management - Columbus, OH
MBA, GRI...experience counts!

Didn't Trulia buy ActiveRain, and Zillow buy Trulia? Soon they will become so large they will be ineffective and a new company will enter the fray I would suppose.

Mar 13, 2015 09:37 PM
Rainmaker
5,569,981
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Real Estate Broker

Darn, Scott... I wish I knew. I've been with ML for a long time. First Trulia buys them. Now they are being shopped. For now, I'm sitting back and watching.Not sure how closely AR is tied in with ML. I thought it was Trulia that bought AR, not ML. But my memory might be fuzzy at this point.

Mar 13, 2015 09:05 PM