Comments on: Realestateplus launches http://blog.webreakstuff.com/2007/05/realestateplus-launches/ A blog on entrepreneurship, user experience, and web innovation. Published by Fred Oliveira. Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:19:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Vasile http://blog.webreakstuff.com/2007/05/realestateplus-launches/comment-page-1/#comment-41069 Vasile Mon, 18 Jun 2007 15:57:36 +0000 http://blog.webreakstuff.com/2007/05/realestateplus-launches/#comment-41069 Hi! There's a great site you designed, lots of interesting things in there. I have a suggestion, though: a search on an address, and the result to be the demographics for that address. It could be very useful for the users, even if you don't have (yet) solved the legal issues regarding the MLS data. Hi!

There’s a great site you designed, lots of interesting things in there. I have a suggestion, though: a search on an address, and the result to be the demographics for that address. It could be very useful for the users, even if you don’t have (yet) solved the legal issues regarding the MLS data.

]]> By: Fred Oliveira http://blog.webreakstuff.com/2007/05/realestateplus-launches/comment-page-1/#comment-41008 Fred Oliveira Sun, 10 Jun 2007 16:57:34 +0000 http://blog.webreakstuff.com/2007/05/realestateplus-launches/#comment-41008 Ned, Lawrence: The data issue is out of our hands and is being solved by the legal team of Bell Canada - it has to do with canadian laws, something that we naturally have no control over. There's nothing we (as developers and designers) can do about that situation. Ned, Lawrence: The data issue is out of our hands and is being solved by the legal team of Bell Canada – it has to do with canadian laws, something that we naturally have no control over. There’s nothing we (as developers and designers) can do about that situation.

]]> By: Lawrence http://blog.webreakstuff.com/2007/05/realestateplus-launches/comment-page-1/#comment-40473 Lawrence Thu, 07 Jun 2007 10:45:05 +0000 http://blog.webreakstuff.com/2007/05/realestateplus-launches/#comment-40473 I have the same comment as Ned (Wootton). I even sent an email about this. A great site by the way but for some reason, Ned's concern and mine doesn't seem to bother anyone!?! The site claims to be running in "DEMO" mode. There's practically NO USE for a GREAT site that doesn't display "REAL" information, don't you think!?! I have the same comment as Ned (Wootton). I even sent an email about this.
A great site by the way but for some reason, Ned’s concern and mine doesn’t seem to bother anyone!?!
The site claims to be running in “DEMO” mode.
There’s practically NO USE for a GREAT site that doesn’t display “REAL” information, don’t you think!?!

]]> By: Ned Wootton http://blog.webreakstuff.com/2007/05/realestateplus-launches/comment-page-1/#comment-39548 Ned Wootton Thu, 31 May 2007 13:18:42 +0000 http://blog.webreakstuff.com/2007/05/realestateplus-launches/#comment-39548 Just went to the web site. Looks cool, but says it has lost access to current info about homes for sale in Toronto. How come? Just went to the web site. Looks cool, but says it has lost access to current info about homes for sale in Toronto. How come?

]]> By: Fred Oliveira http://blog.webreakstuff.com/2007/05/realestateplus-launches/comment-page-1/#comment-36633 Fred Oliveira Thu, 10 May 2007 11:12:10 +0000 http://blog.webreakstuff.com/2007/05/realestateplus-launches/#comment-36633 Uzi: It serves a similar purpose on a different market. You would probably say the same thing about others in this space (Zillow, Redfin, come to mind). Naturally Realestateplus was built with the knowledge of others in the same space, but that doesn't mean they were (or ever could be) copied. I can only assume you're thinking about the layout of the site, but I'll ask you this: try to wireframe a home-finding screen that involves maps, weight in the flow and IA, integrate the opinion of a whole team of people (with all the influences that may carry along) and see how you end up. Uzi: It serves a similar purpose on a different market. You would probably say the same thing about others in this space (Zillow, Redfin, come to mind). Naturally Realestateplus was built with the knowledge of others in the same space, but that doesn’t mean they were (or ever could be) copied.

I can only assume you’re thinking about the layout of the site, but I’ll ask you this: try to wireframe a home-finding screen that involves maps, weight in the flow and IA, integrate the opinion of a whole team of people (with all the influences that may carry along) and see how you end up.

]]> By: Uzi http://blog.webreakstuff.com/2007/05/realestateplus-launches/comment-page-1/#comment-36601 Uzi Thu, 10 May 2007 05:21:32 +0000 http://blog.webreakstuff.com/2007/05/realestateplus-launches/#comment-36601 Guys Sorry to be the one to say this: THIS LOOKS LIKE A BAD RIP-OFF OF trulia.com WTF? Guys

Sorry to be the one to say this: THIS LOOKS LIKE A BAD RIP-OFF OF trulia.com

WTF?

]]> By: Fred Oliveira http://blog.webreakstuff.com/2007/05/realestateplus-launches/comment-page-1/#comment-36565 Fred Oliveira Wed, 09 May 2007 22:52:53 +0000 http://blog.webreakstuff.com/2007/05/realestateplus-launches/#comment-36565 Scott, the beta sign was a business decision and not on our hands. Personally I'm not a fan of using the beta label anywhere <a href="http://blog.webreakstuff.com/2006/09/dont-label-your-apps-beta/" rel="nofollow">as you can read here</a>. The maps aren't ours, they're the work of Infusion dev, but I'll make sure your comment gets to their team. I do appreciate the comments on the design of both the application and this blog. Thanks! Scott, the beta sign was a business decision and not on our hands. Personally I’m not a fan of using the beta label anywhere as you can read here. The maps aren’t ours, they’re the work of Infusion dev, but I’ll make sure your comment gets to their team.

I do appreciate the comments on the design of both the application and this blog. Thanks!

]]> By: Scott http://blog.webreakstuff.com/2007/05/realestateplus-launches/comment-page-1/#comment-36558 Scott Wed, 09 May 2007 22:24:27 +0000 http://blog.webreakstuff.com/2007/05/realestateplus-launches/#comment-36558 When I first saw this I thought you were joking. Seriously, how on earth does it impact any of your users to have 'beta' so prominently displayed like that? Other than that, it looks nice. The pop-ups could use some work, i kept hovering without anything happening, finally I realized you have to wait a second. Just something unintuitive about the way it's implemented. Design looks nice otherwise. I sure could use a nice service like this for my current house search. By the way, I like the look of your blog - guess I've spent too much time reading this site from my RSS reader. When I first saw this I thought you were joking. Seriously, how on earth does it impact any of your users to have ‘beta’ so prominently displayed like that?

Other than that, it looks nice. The pop-ups could use some work, i kept hovering without anything happening, finally I realized you have to wait a second. Just something unintuitive about the way it’s implemented.

Design looks nice otherwise. I sure could use a nice service like this for my current house search. By the way, I like the look of your blog – guess I’ve spent too much time reading this site from my RSS reader.

]]> By: Erik Mallinson http://blog.webreakstuff.com/2007/05/realestateplus-launches/comment-page-1/#comment-36536 Erik Mallinson Wed, 09 May 2007 18:12:55 +0000 http://blog.webreakstuff.com/2007/05/realestateplus-launches/#comment-36536 Please do something like this for the US now! Please do something like this for the US now!

]]> By: Fraser Beach http://blog.webreakstuff.com/2007/05/realestateplus-launches/comment-page-1/#comment-36533 Fraser Beach Wed, 09 May 2007 18:04:22 +0000 http://blog.webreakstuff.com/2007/05/realestateplus-launches/#comment-36533 Great Job Fred ... this is a ground-breaking event for the real estate industry in Canada. Fraser Beach Broker of Record RealEstatePlus.ca Great Job Fred … this is a ground-breaking event for the real estate industry in Canada.

Fraser Beach
Broker of Record
RealEstatePlus.ca

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