Death Of Trulia And Zillow

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The End of Zillow and Trulia

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Buying Buyer Leads Will Soon Be Gone

Rupret Murdoch’s News Corp now owns Move.com, ListHub, and now controls Realtor.com. After spending 1 billion dollars to purchase the different real estate websites, Murdoch most certainly will consider cutting off the listings data and buyer lead information to “Zulia” (Trulia + Zillow). Move.com owns LiftHub, and LiftHub has exclusive relationships with 800 MOS’s across the United States. Those MOS’s provide listing data to LiftHub, and LiftHub sells that data to 150 to 200 different portals that feature the information including Trulia and Zillow.

The lifeblood of Zillow and Trulia is the listing data. If they don’t have that data, the websites have no reason to be there. So, if you were Murdoch, and these two companies, which recently combined, were your greatest competitors, wouldn’t you consider blocking that information from Zulia?

If NewsCorp Stops the Listing Feed to Zulia, Will People Still Visit?

No. The Property Data won’t be there.

If You’re an Agent Dependent on Buyer Leads, What Happens to You?

If you’re buying buyer leads now, going into next year for the next 6 to 12 months, you need to plan ahead here.

Zillow and Trulia are doing a lot of hiring and making attempts to prepare for this change. Murdoch is now working to change the rules. When Murdoch has purchased newspapers in the past, competing newspapers have gone out of businesses.

In the meantime, before Trulia and Zillow have to shut down there could be a short hayaday where the information is available. But, the important thing here is to prepare for the buyer leads to disappear.

Zulia will be trying to build personal relationships with Buyer Lead suppliers. Others have tried to do this in the past, and not had much luck. Even though Zillow has some brilliant people, they’re facing an insurmountable challenge to their business. When they lose this, they’re business will lose its entire value.

The data will be inconsistent because of the shut down of buyer information.

What You Need to Do

If you’ve been seduced into buying leads, you need to realize that that business model is disappearing. The lead costs will become extraordinarily expensive, and the quality will diminish greatly. If you’re in the real estate business, begin to prepare so you can spend your money wisely, and roll with the punches toward financial freedom.

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Separate Bathrooms Key to Success in Marriage?

Recently, for an interview with Esquire magazine, Sir Michael Caine declared that, in his forty eight years spent as a husband, he has found that the secret to a happy marriage is simply having two separate bathrooms—one for the wife, one for the husband. Caine declared that this was not out of a fear of anything womanly—not over-exposure to the female form, daily evidence of shaving, use of the toilet or exposure to feminine hygiene products.

Why Separate Bathrooms are Better

His explanation behind this key fact was that the amount of time and real estate the wife consumes in product placement in the bathroom overruns and overrules the limited amount of time the husband may require the use of the bathroom. Essentially, Caine has found that women require more tools, space and time in the restroom; this leaves the husband unable to use the bathroom when he is in need of it for just the few short minutes it takes him to get ready for the day. In addition to this, the sheer number of products used by the wife may overrun any space afforded for the husband’s few limited required products. Caine’s solution is to acquire two separate bathrooms, ridding the couple of any potential arguments on the topic.

A Popular Belief

Caine’s declaration prompted a response to be written, in the form of an article completed by The Telegraph. The article first notes that Caine is not alone in his belief. Mary Quant, inventor of the Miniskirt, made a similar declaration in 2004—that his and hers bathrooms are the secret to marriage. Alternatively, Helena Bonham Carter and Tim Burton, while married, occupy entirely separate houses. Bella Tellwright, an upmarket property expert with Notting Hill estate agents Crayson recently told The Telegraph that there should be one bathroom for every bedroom.

The article denotes that, in an ideal world, this would all not only be feasible, but very helpful. Who would ever want fewer bathrooms, instead of more? However, as the article denotes, it is a very rare occurrence that such things are affordable. The author himself notes that he and his wife barely manage to afford their small house, with their one bathroom. Sure, small petty issues erupt on the subject—mysteriously unnecessary candles, half-drank tea cups left lying around, squeezing the toothpaste from the middle and leaving shower puddles lying about. But, the author declares, none of these issues are marriage-ending worthy; they are simply small, petty, insignificant items that can easily be overlooked or rectified. To the author, Caine’s definition of requirements for success marriage is unattainable—requiring a large stack of money and an equally large house, in which to count said money. It isn’t true happiness.

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Saltwater Sports Car

Saltwater is more likely, as there is a new car on the horizon that is going to change your perceptions of sports and gasoline forever. The major push forward today is in regards to the Quant e-Sportlimousine which can go 0 to 60 in 2.8 seconds. It’s environmentally friendly, and it is sleekly designed. You’re going to have a hard time believing this one, and most people will, but it premiered at the Geneva Motor Show in March and it’s incredible.

Saltwater Fuel

The saltwater in the ocean today could in fact fuel an electric motor. The water goes through the tank and creates an electrical charge powerful enough to create a serious push forward. This of course is done through a great deal of technology, but for those wondering, you will be able to utilize a 200-liter tank and get upwards of 373 miles. This of course is a huge jump forward in terms of automobiles, and something that most people don’t even realize is occurring right now in the automotive world. It’s something that will definitely be a game changer. The car resembles something out of a “James Bond” movie, rather than an average vehicle, and the doors open up like higher end sports models.

Certified and Ready for European Highways

Here’s the kicker, the technology has been certified and approved for European highways. Not only that, you’ll find that the asking price may be the one thing that is a draw back for some. Set to be priced over 1 million pounds, this is not a car for just anyone. It’s going to cause you to step back a bit to purchase it. However, if you have money to spend, and want to get away from gasoline, here is a stunner of a vehicle that is straight out of the pages of science fiction, and into reality.

The Quant e-Sportlimousine is definitely a head turner, and everyone that saw it at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show definitely was impressed. You’ll find that this may very well be the first of many revolutionary changes coming to motorsports, especially if it hits the consumer grade level.

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