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Don’t Fall Victim to Mortgage Fraud!

roostblog — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 15:44:59 +0000

In this new age of technology we’re living in, the Internet is often the primary tool people use to find and buy a home. One glaring drawback, however, is the opportunity it presents for scammers to defraud unsuspecting homebuyers.

This doesn’t have to happen to you. There are precautionary measures you can use to ensure that you don’t fall prey to mortgage fraud.

According to experts, nearly 82 percent of potential homebuyers begin their real estate and mortgage shopping online. [...]

Roost welcomes its new investors…

roostblog — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:40:51 +0000

Like many folks, I lived through the .com bust and learned a great lesson. Terrific businesses can be built during tough times, but only if they’re adding real value to their customers.

Fortunately our mission has always been to deliver measurable ROI for Real Estate brokers. The fact that that is working is incredibly exciting. Despite ad $ being cut left and right, we’re bringing more clients on the platform [...]

Now on Roost.com – Foreclosures – the most comprehensive and accurate set online.

roostblog — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:32:32 +0000

We’re pleased to announce a partnership with First American Corelogic today that brings the most complete set of foreclosed home listings to Roost.com. Now, in addition to Homes for Sale in the MLS, Homes for Sale by owner and New Construction property listings Roost can offer consumers access to over 1.5M properties in the foreclosure [...]

Please Nominate Roost for the Crunchies 2008

roostblog — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:40:28 +0000

Nominations are open for the Crunchies 2008 Awards! You can check them out here:

Nominations are open until Dec. 10 – if you love Roost, and think it’s the best place to find homes for sale, please nominate us for ….

… Best Startup

…Roost has already been awarded the most innovative technology of the year

… Best Design

You can also nominate our fearless leader, Alex Chang …

… Best Startup CEO …he’s [...]

Even Storm Clouds Have Silver Linings

roostblog — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:55:25 +0000

Are we the only ones confused these days?

Every time we turn around, we get more bad news about the housing crisis … it won’t bottom out until 2010, it’s going to get worse before it gets better, and we’ve just seen the biggest price drop in 20 years.

Meanwhile, there continue to be glimmers of hope on the horizon that don’t get nearly as much press as the doom and gloom – some

The Roost team doing our part for the San Francisco community

roostblog — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:52:16 +0000

The Roost team has been getting up awfully early recently to support KQED Radio – San Fran’s public radio station. A host of us have volunteered to accept donations during the current pledge drive. Here are some fun pics of our infamous team members bringing home the bacon for our local public radio.

Here’s Kevin Friedman – aka “K-Luv” and Shirley Chen – aka “money-maker” driving hard to close a pledge this morning.

And Duc “bad-boy” Haba came in after training [...]

Accuracy of Online Property Searches: An Examination of Several Sites and the Reliability of Their Listings in Three Markets

roostblog — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:27:02 +0000

Case Study Conducted By: The WAV Group www.wavgroup.com

Online property search for Dallas, Miami and San Diego

Online property search makes sense for consumers. Although the process of purchasing a home should always involve a licensed REALTOR®, shopping for a place to live or a home to buy can be done privately on an internet web browser. What are the best online sites for finding a home?

There has been a significant change in the landscape of property search in the past three [...]

Roost is now “LIVE” in New England

roostblog — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:56:54 +0000

The wait is over for those people looking for comprehensive, up-to-date real estate data in New Hampshire, Vermont, Western Maine and Northern Massachusetts. Roost.com flipped the switch today to provide the best real estate search experience possible for consumers looking for homes in the New England region.

A key to any successful launch in a new region is the brokers we partner with. Fortunately we have one of the premier brands in Prudential [...]

Roost launches San Francisco and Seattle

roostblog — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:45:11 +0000

Looking for homes for sale in San Francisco or Seattle? Be sure to check out Roost.com. Roost now offers the most comprehensive set of homes for sale in San Francisco , CA or Seattle, WA.

If you’re looking for a subset of the homes [...]

Roost.com makes finding all homes for sale easier

roostblog — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:37:15 +0000

Alex Lange, our CTO created a quick video showing new www.roost.com enhancements that make finding homes for sale on Roost.com faster and easier than ever. Know that if your dream home is for sale it’s on Roost.com.