Comments on: New Realestate.com.au Upgrades Arrive

By: Rory Raitz

Rory Raitz — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 10:33:16 +0000

for example we altogether know the united states community consider the websites are a comic story

By: Ricky

Ricky — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:54:59 +0000

Glenn and Craig,

That is unbelievable! Inflation & CPI have been running at low single figure amounts and we get whacked with this. I use very little print so the spin about replacing print with online won’t work with me.

Are you sure that there are no Westpac executives sitting on the REA Board because this seems to be in the same spirit of meaness as their recent grab for greed. What can we do nothing.

They do it because they can. Nice.

By: Craig Adams

Craig Adams — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:46:53 +0000

Price rise coming is the news on the street and the REA spin will be that they have been making significant changes to the site over the past few months which has been driving more eyeballs to the site.

Hence they now have a larger value return on their site so we should pay more.

Rise will be capped at 20% with the average rise being 8%-9% for most agents.

I have a two year contract and by my calculations I am paying almost 40% more so I think this rise is starting to smell a bit odouriferous. My Account rep is nervous.

Are the enhancements that good? Me thinks not. REA back to their old twisted tricks.

By: Mitch

Mitch — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:39:11 +0000

I guess all these changes could give more real estate opportunities in the days to come and will surely have a meaningful effect to this slow recovery. Thanks and good luck.

By: Sal Espro

Sal Espro — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:23:53 +0000

David – Please excuse me.
What’s your business service offer?

Sal

By: David Hooper

David Hooper — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:20:35 +0000

Sal,

Far from it. I was, until recently, working for Max Brown Real Estate in Croydon, VIC. I am now working on a new startup business known as Media Agents. I have no affiliation whatsoever with REA, or any of their businesses.

But keep being cynical, it suits you oldies

By: Sal Espro

Sal Espro — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:14:28 +0000

David, I can’t help but think you are a rep for them! (?)

Old n cynical – Sal

By: David Hooper

David Hooper — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:06:09 +0000

Mac,

According to the site, they rank their “Local Experts” by using this methodology;

http://localvoices.realestate.com.au/localexpert

Robert,

Perhaps you don’t, but I can’t help but think that it’s a big opportunity missed for them.

By: Robert Simeon

Robert Simeon — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:49:44 +0000

David,

Personally, I have no interest in displaying their content on my website. All I can see with this release is a way for REA to further increase their respective SEO pages. If one looks a little deeper maybe this is a sign that they are going to cut-back on their advertising on Google?

By: Mac

Mac — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:38:35 +0000

I guess I need to labour the point for you, David – While Webb Agency may well have ‘top rating’ at the moment, how does the system rate such appearances? (Not that I think you are going to get agents falling over themselves to prop this pretty useless system up).