openlistings.co
Web and SaaS
real estate search
SHOW HN2015
94points
67comments
#263of 2,565 in 2015
Top 11%of 2015 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
5 positive, 14 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 6 critical, out of 25 comments about the project. Thread score -0.01.
Execution: 0 for, 5 againstIdea: 2 for, 1 againstPricing: 1 for, 0 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean, fast site and a useful commute-based search
From 3 comments
Very interesting. The site looks clean and it's fast. Where do you get your data? I used to work for one of the industry dinosaurs; our only competitive advantage was that we had…
stephengillie on HNFinally, a website where I can find homes for sale.
thoman23 on HNInteresting. One of my short term plans is to display hiking trailheads near homes for sale. Not sure if anything like that exists (also haven't looked...)
jkmcf on HN
Objections
Site shows blank page without cookies or JavaScript
From 3 comments
Hey, with cookies disabled, the site displays nothing at all, simply a blank page. (A favourite hobby horse of mine. I accept cookies only from specific sites, whitelisted after…
PeterWhittaker on HNIt also shows nothing at all if you turn off JavaScript in Firefox. Not even a crappy "You need JavaScript" error -- just blank.
Figs on HNAnother website that does not works without sessionStorage enabled.
noLocalStorage on HN
Only covers top companies and a few regions, so employer search can fail
From 2 comments
I see that you are only targeting the big companies. This is really smart, since those companies tend to pay better and their employees will have a bunch more cash to throw at…
ruswick on HNWhere does this site get its real estate and/or distance/time data? I ended up doing an address search for my employer (which isn't on the list), but got a "No properties were…
yellowapple on HN
Commission refund model questioned by real estate agents
From 2 comments
I've heard from multiple agents about how redfin agents don't know what they are doing. Of course, that is just one side of the story, but I'm curious about how receptive listing…
ehhuang on HNIncumbent says competing entrant is not as good. More news to follow.
hueving on HN
Requests
Expand to more states and cities
From 2 comments
Any plans to expand to other states?
JoshTriplett on HNWe get our data directly from regional MLS systems in the SF Bay Area and Los Angeles but we're actively expanding (San Diego is next). If you email the address you're looking…
rgbrgb on HN
Reverse search to find work near home
From 1 comment
What about reverse search? I want to find a work close to home. :)
unicornporn on HN
Questions
Where the listing and distance data comes from
From 2 comments
Very interesting. The site looks clean and it's fast. Where do you get your data? I used to work for one of the industry dinosaurs; our only competitive advantage was that we had…
stephengillie on HNWhere does this site get its real estate and/or distance/time data? I ended up doing an address search for my employer (which isn't on the list), but got a "No properties were…
yellowapple on HN
Source of the commute-time statistic
From 1 comment
Curious where this number comes from: > It’s sad. The typical car LA or SF commuter spends more than 60 hours each year stuck in traffic. It seems low, it would be an estimate of…
justizin on HN
Alternatives named
Redfin
From 2 comments
I've heard from multiple agents about how redfin agents don't know what they are doing. Of course, that is just one side of the story, but I'm curious about how receptive listing…
ehhuang on HNRedfinnian here. To add a bit of context to this claim, our agents do four times as many transactions as the most productive traditional agents. This is primarily because we…
xenophon on HN
Padmapper commute boundary feature
From 1 comment
For people looking for an apartment, padmapper[1] has a similar option where you can give it an address and it will draw a polygonal boundary around it showing the limits for an…
swimfar on HN
Zillow
From 1 comment
Where does this site get its real estate and/or distance/time data? I ended up doing an address search for my employer (which isn't on the list), but got a "No properties were…
yellowapple on HN