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| For Immediate Release January 9th, 2008 |
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LAWRENCEVILLE, GA and SEATTLE (January 9, 2008) – Network Communications, Inc. (NCI), the leading publisher of printed and online real estate information in North America, and l eading Real Estate Web site Zillow.com ® today announced NCI will join the Zillow® Listings Feed program to feed 500 ,000 of its residential listings to Zillow.com daily. This agreement will deliver to NCI advertisers additional marketing exposure through the Zillow.com site, which is visited by approximately four million people every month.
“ NCI is continually looking to expand the opportunity for consumers to interact with our advertiser’s listings when they are shopping for a home,” says Cy Caine, vice president strategy and business development, Network Communications, Inc. “As one of the most visited real estate sites on the Web, Zillow.com allows us to offer our advertisers exposure to millions of additional consumers while enhancing the search experience for homebuyers.”
In the coming months, a half million for-sale property listings from the top NCI real estate brands -- The Real Estate Book , the #1 real estate publication in the country, New Home Finder, New Home Journal, New Homes & Ideas and Unique Homes – will be dynamically uploaded to Zillow on a daily basis. When a home shopper requests more information on an NCI property listing on Zillow.com, their inquiry will be directed back to NCI’s advertiser.
“Zillow is excited be working with NCI to help their advertisers gain additional exposure for their listings while enhancing the experience for visitors to Zillow by providing such an extensive and diverse list of for-sale homes,” said Jorrit Van der Meulen, Zillow vice president of partner relations.
If you would like more information, or to schedule an interview with an Apartment Finder executive, please contact Tami Gross at 212.750.5755.