Trulia.com Announces Real Estate Advisory Board

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Ten industry leaders to provide strategic perspective to real estate search engine

Ten industry leaders to provide strategic perspective to real estate search engine

RISMEDIA, December 14, 2006?Trulia.com announced its ten-member real estate advisory board, made up of established industry leaders, who provide expertise to the national real estate search engine on its strategy for delivering consumers the best neighborhood and home search experience online. Through interactive heat maps, neighborhood guides and property listings in all 50 states, a consumer researching a home for sale on Trulia.com is easily connected to the property page of the real estate

professional most knowledgeable about the attributes of that home: the listing broker or agent.

The new Advisory Board is comprised of a diverse, well respected group of real estate brokers and industry leaders representing markets across the country including: Anthony Azar, CEO, Realty Executives Southern Arizona, Sherry Chris, COO, Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corporation, Van Davis, Consultant and Former CEO, Foxtons, Michael Koval, CTO, Long and Foster Companies, Jonathan Miller, President/CEO, Miller Samuel Inc., Robert Moles, Chairman, Intero Real Estate Services, Steve Ozonian, Chairman, Realty Information Systems Inc./Help-U-Sell Real Estate, Michael Pappas, President, The Keyes Company, Bob Peltier, President, Edina Realty, Inc., and Kaira Rouda, COO, Real Living, Inc.

“Since day one, our goal has been to provide home buyers and sellers with the best, most comprehensive real estate search experience on the Web. We have experienced real estate professionals on our advisory board to provide us counsel on how to navigate the waters to achieve this goal,” explained Trulia Co-Founder and COO Sami Inkinen. “With over one million ‘for sale’ listings on Trulia, we continue to provide the highest quality, independent service available while offering brokers and their agents a cost-effective means to market their home sellers’ property listings online.”

Increasingly information-hungry consumers are shopping for homes on the Internet and leading brokers and agents are embracing this trend. “As research on the Internet has become a central part of the home search process, I’m pleased to provide industry perspective to an organization like Trulia that combines robust technology, market trends and listing information with a commitment to help buyers easily connect online with listing brokers and agents,” explains Trulia advisory board member Sherry Chris. “Trulia’s interest in working with real estate professionals to empower consumers is a sound strategy, ultimately providing our customers with a great user experience.”

Fellow Advisory Board member and industry veteran Robert Moles explains why he has joined the team: “As a broker who’s seen a lot of online business models come and go, I work with Trulia because they help my agents at Intero market and acquire customers more efficiently online.” He adds, “Trulia understands the value real estate professionals can bring to the home sale transaction, and they support our efforts by offering consumers an easy starting point to conduct research and be directed to the detailed property information on our listing broker and agent Web pages.”

For more information, visit Trulia.com.

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