Comments on: Recap 2008: Online Property & Cars Space http://www.watblog.com/2008/12/30/recap-2008-online-property-cars-space/ The Refreshing Blog on Web, Advertising and Technology in India! Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:34:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Saurabh http://www.watblog.com/2008/12/30/recap-2008-online-property-cars-space/comment-page-1/#comment-14077 Saurabh Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:58:10 +0000 http://www.watblog.com/?p=6235#comment-14077 Do give PropertyWala.com a try. We launched less than a year back and are already giving the big guys a run for their money (apologies for the shameless self-promotion :)). Do give PropertyWala.com a try. We launched less than a year back and are already giving the big guys a run for their money (apologies for the shameless self-promotion :) ).

]]> By: RIzwan http://www.watblog.com/2008/12/30/recap-2008-online-property-cars-space/comment-page-1/#comment-13902 RIzwan Wed, 31 Dec 2008 09:52:58 +0000 http://www.watblog.com/?p=6235#comment-13902 oopss...when i said job sites in the last article..I meant property sites....hehe oopss…when i said job sites in the last article..I meant property sites….hehe

]]> By: RIzwan http://www.watblog.com/2008/12/30/recap-2008-online-property-cars-space/comment-page-1/#comment-13901 RIzwan Wed, 31 Dec 2008 09:52:12 +0000 http://www.watblog.com/?p=6235#comment-13901 I was looking at buying a flat for most of the year in 2008. SO I had my profiles on almost all job sites with me going to a lot of places i found on line...99 acres stands out to be the best with their weekly mails on similar properties that match my price range. Although there are a few problems I faced: 1. The online listings have a lot of entries by the estate agents who are not even sure if the flat is available anymore. Also, if it is, which is like 99% of the times, you have to pay a brokerage which defies the purpose of a site where ppl go to avoid these agents. 2. Most societies in our secular country do not entertain people from different religions. So, these biases are ignored on the online model but more than half of the listings will not entertain you once they hear your name. So, you should know the pockets to apply in. 3. As Rajiv said, the online property scene is yet to mature and that too by leaps and bounds, cause there is a clear potential, the execution is what matters I was looking at buying a flat for most of the year in 2008. SO I had my profiles on almost all job sites with me going to a lot of places i found on line…99 acres stands out to be the best with their weekly mails on similar properties that match my price range. Although there are a few problems I faced:

1. The online listings have a lot of entries by the estate agents who are not even sure if the flat is available anymore. Also, if it is, which is like 99% of the times, you have to pay a brokerage which defies the purpose of a site where ppl go to avoid these agents.

2. Most societies in our secular country do not entertain people from different religions. So, these biases are ignored on the online model but more than half of the listings will not entertain you once they hear your name. So, you should know the pockets to apply in.

3. As Rajiv said, the online property scene is yet to mature and that too by leaps and bounds, cause there is a clear potential, the execution is what matters

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