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Rainmaker
699,277
Chris and Dick Dovorany
Homes for Sale in Naples, Bonita Springs and Estero, Florida - Naples, FL
Broker/Associate at Premiere Plus Realty

That would be nice but doubtful.  Those annoying ads make this affordable for the rest of us.

Jun 19, 2015 11:19 PM
Rainmaker
2,538,633
Joe Petrowsky
Mortgage Consultant, Right Trac Financial Group, Inc. NMLS # 2709 - Manchester, CT
Your Mortgage Consultant for Life

Good morning Michael. I didn't see the sale of AR as a need for cash, that would not have occurred to me.

The ads are a revenue stream, so I don't see anyone giving it up.

Make it a great weekend!

Jun 19, 2015 07:33 PM
Rainmaker
1,662,036
John McCormack, CRS
Albuquerque Homes Realty - Albuquerque, NM
Honesty, Integrity, Results, Experienced. HIRE Me!

I don't care for anything Z related. 

Jun 20, 2015 12:08 AM
Rainmaker
1,726,096
Sandy Padula & Norm Padula, JD, GRI
HomeSmart Realty West & Florida Realty Investments - , CA
Presence, Persistence & Perseverance

I sure hope so and would love to see Z stop all the biased T.V. ads

Jun 19, 2015 11:34 PM
Rainmaker
58,349
Jennifer Provencio
San Diego County and Central Valley - Oceanside, CA
The Reverse Mortgage Speciailist

I actually never noticed them. Had to look it up to see what you were referring to. I don't think they will go away. That is how on-line businesses make a big bult of their money.

Jun 19, 2015 11:30 PM
Rainmaker
1,466,207
Michael Setunsky
Woodbridge, VA
Your Commercial Real Estate Link to Northern VA

Michael Thornton As long as they pay the bills, I would think they would stay. Who clicks on the ads anyway?

Jun 19, 2015 11:24 PM
Rainmaker
1,027,602
Susan Haughton
Long and Foster REALTORS (703) 470-4545 - Alexandria, VA
Susan & Mindy Team...Honesty. Integrity. Results.

I don't even notice them any longer;  they follow me everywhere, anyway, so I've just learned to block them out.

Jun 19, 2015 10:35 PM
Rainmaker
4,434,127
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

Ads do not bother me. We will see ads anytime we are on the internet.

Jun 19, 2015 09:35 PM
Rainmaker
3,986,258
William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

I hope the entire company goes away.

Jun 19, 2015 09:29 PM
Rainmaker
2,363,571
Lise Howe
Keller Williams Capital Properties - Washington, DC
Assoc. Broker in DC, MD, VA and attorney in DC

Ben Kinney is pretty smart so the ads of some kind or other will probably hang around! 

Jun 19, 2015 09:10 PM
Rainmaker
5,583,278
Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

they don't bother me.... we do what's needed to survive financially.... they may need to use that space for ads too....

Jun 19, 2015 09:06 PM
Ambassador
2,161,148
Silvia Dukes PA, Broker Associate, CRS, CIPS, SRES
Tropic Shores Realty - Ich spreche Deutsch! - Spring Hill, FL
Florida Waterfront and Country Club Living

I choose to ignore the ads so it doesn't matter who gets paid for them. :-)

Jun 19, 2015 09:01 PM
Rainmaker
5,772,575
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Michael,

Just get ADBLOCK plus, and you are done with it.  Usually, when a company gets sold, it is sold with a multiple based on earnings...where do you think earnings come from on this platform...

Yes Z needed a cash infusion, their stock is not highly regarded or recommended at this point in time.

Jun 20, 2015 02:05 PM
Rainmaker
1,435,300
Yolanda Cordova-Gilbert
Richmond, TX

I sure hope so Michael they are annoying but then I guess advertising pays the bills!

Jun 20, 2015 03:48 AM
Rainmaker
7,836,623
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

You can opt out of the advertisements. I do not receive advertisements.

Jun 20, 2015 03:36 AM
Rainmaker
212,755
Stefan Winter
Real Estate in IL & NV | Owner of Real Estate Web Tech | Daily Vlogger - Las Vegas, NV
Owner - Winter Group & Real Estate Web Tech

Doubtful, I think Ben Kinney want to make some return on owning this site also, and ad's pay for part of that.

You are correct though, the "Big Z" as you call it is in need of cash, pre IPO they always got nice investments of 100's of millions. Since going public, though the stock is in the 90's they still have issues making good revenue. Investors don't really want to put in money post IPO so time to sell assets.

Guess after buying Trulia for 3.5 billion less then a year ago, they also saw active rain as not really helping the bottom line.

Jun 20, 2015 03:12 AM
Rainmaker
4,800,082
Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

No, the ads will stay.  That's the way the owners make some money off this platform.

Jun 20, 2015 02:21 AM
Rainmaker
5,104,931
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

I would like to see that happen, Michael. But as with so many other things, my crystal ball for this issue is a bit cracked right now and in the repair shop!

Jun 20, 2015 12:57 AM