Zillow is openly shopping Market Leader, what do you think will happen to Active Rain? Will the company that buys Market Leader also buy Active Rain or will Zillow keep it?

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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

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Carla Muss-Jacobs, RET...

Portland, OR
Susan Haughton

Alexandria, VA

Rainer
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Dipti Thakkar

LAER Realty Partners - Andover, MA

On a team with Praful Thakkar

We all know what happened...

Jul 23, 2018 09:50 PM

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Praful Thakkar

Burlington, MA

Rainmaker
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Ajay Pandya

e-Merge Real Estate Unlimited - Columbus, OH

Realtor Ajay Pandya

We know what happened thereafter... lol!

Mar 06, 2018 09:56 PM

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Praful Thakkar

Burlington, MA

Rainmaker
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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

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Kate McQueen

Cypress, TX

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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

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Shanna Day Team Leader...

Mesa, AZ

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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

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Rainmaker
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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

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Rainmaker
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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

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Rainmaker
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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

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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

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Rainmaker
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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

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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

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Rainmaker
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John Pusa

Glendale, CA

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

Mar 14, 2015 04:59 AM

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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

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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

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Rainmaker
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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

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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

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Rainmaker
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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

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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.
I sure hope that whatever happens, that Active Rain gets back its google juice!
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.
We now know what happened to ActiveRain and Market Leader. Zillow has moved on.
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.
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.
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)
Scott, this is very interesting. ActiveRain has many active members.
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.
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 ....
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.
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.
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.