Fizber (internet company)
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This article is about American internet company. For other uses, see Fizber
Fizber.com | |
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Fizber homepage |
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URL | www.fizber.com |
Slogan | Welcome Home at Fizber.com |
Commercial? | yes |
Type of site | real estate services, FSBO |
Registration | Optional |
Available language(s) | English |
Launched | July 2007 |
Current status | active |
Fizber.com is a Miami Beach, Florida-based real estate website that helps consumers buy and sell properties without using a real estate agent. The word "fizber" (pronounced /fi:zbər/) comes from the agglutination from the pronunciation of FSBO, the acronym for the term "For Sale By Owner".
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[edit] Website business activity review
The company VP of Marketing says it has over 2 million homes for sale (listings) across the U.S.[1] The website has over 340,900 visitors per month.[2] In 2007 fizber.com was certificated by the independent non-profit organization TRUSTe, it was approved as being in compliance with TRUSTe's Privacy Seal Program alongside with ebay.com, yahoo.com and other trustworthy online businesses.[3]
Fizber.com targets the American real estate market, its business model of promoting private real estate sales includes traditional flat fee MLS submission to home sellers and byers [4] and also some elements of web 2.0 services.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ "Fizber Expands With City Profiles" - company press release from Reuters - Retrieved May 8, 2008
- ^ Fizber.com — Website Traffic Statistics from Quantcast - Retrieved June 2, 2008
- ^ TRUSTe Privacy Program: member list from TRUSTe - Retrieved May 8, 2008
- ^ Julia Foster, "Guide to Becoming a Fizber" at work.com, Aug 1, 2006 Retrieved May 8, 2008
- ^ "Top 50 Web 2.0 Real Estate Sites", International Listings, March 4, 2008 Retrieved May 8, 2008
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Fizber blog
- "Flat-Fee Brokers, FSBO Offer Options for Sellers", RealEstate Journal, Wall Street Journal, May 18, 2004
- Jennifer L. DeLeo, The Best Real Estate Web Sites - PC Magazine article, May 23, 2008