Friday, January 25, 2008

comScore Ranks REALTOR.com(R) Most Visited Real Estate Site in December 07

Move Web Sites Achieve 14 Percent Traffic Increase in
December 07 as Compared to December 06 (1)
January 16, 2008: 08:00 AM EST
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/

-- comScore, a leader in measuring the digital world, ranked REALTOR.com as the most visited real estate website in December 2007(1). Zillow.com ranked number ten, falling three positions from November to December 2007(1).

This news comes on the heels of a recent release of industry-wide rankings from Hitwise reporting that REALTOR.com and Move.com were the most visited real estate sites in December 2007(2). Hitwise is a leading online competitive intelligence service.

"REALTOR.com remains the leading real estate resource for consumers because we deliver the freshest, largest and most comprehensive online collection of listings," said Lorna Borenstein, president of Move, Inc. "We're pleased consumers continue to cast votes of confidence in our content through their traffic counts. As we prepare to launch many new and exciting resources in 2008, we're confident consumers will continue to choose REALTOR.com and Move.com as their most trusted online resources when pursuing the American dream of homeownership."

Earlier this month, Hitwise also released industry-wide rankings of more than 100 sites reporting that REALTOR.com retained first place with an 8.03 percent market share in December 2007(2), while Move.com moved up from fourth place to second place with a 2.73 percent market share.

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