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FW: Inman PM: Who's the customer?

 

 

 

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Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 4:58 PM
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Subject: Inman PM: Who's the customer?

 

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Thursday, August 06, 2009

Who's the customer?
SAN FRANCISCO -- It's not always an either-or proposition, but some of the most successful online real estate businesses tend to cater either to consumers, or to real estate agents and their brokers.

Executives of two popular Web sites -- Trulia and HomeGain -- debated which business model is best positioned to succeed in the world of Web 2.0 at the Real Estate Connect conference in San Francisco. More »


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