LoopNet Extends Commanding Lead Among Commercial Real Estate Web Sites
28 Octubre 2008 - 9:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
- LoopNet.com Generated 7.1 Times the Traffic of the Nearest
Competitor for the Three Months Ended September 2008 - SAN
FRANCISCO, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LoopNet, Inc. (NASDAQ:
LOOP), which operates the largest online commercial real estate
marketplace, has increased its leadership position as the most
heavily trafficked commercial real estate web site. ComScore Media
Metrix reported that for the three months ended September 30, 2008,
LoopNet.com generated an average 908,000 monthly U.S. unique
visitors, compared to an average 128,000 monthly U.S. unique
visitors for the nearest competing web site. By this measure,
LoopNet generated 7.1 times the web site traffic of the next
closest service during the quarter, a lead that has been increasing
steadily. LoopNet's 7.1 times traffic multiple in Q3 compares to a
5.6 multiple in Q2 and a 4.5 multiple for the full year 2007.
(Image available at http://www.loopnet.com/traffic) ComScore also
reported that for the month of September, Cityfeet.com, a LoopNet
company, grew traffic by more than 30% from last year to become the
second most heavily visited commercial real estate web site based
on U.S. monthly unique visitors. Cityfeet has created the largest
network of newspaper web sites for commercial property marketing by
partnering with over 125 of the nation's leading news
organizations. Cityfeet also markets commercial properties on its
own search-optimized web site at Cityfeet.com. "ComScore's numbers
speak for themselves and clearly reflect the differentiated value
that we deliver to our customers," said Thomas Byrne, LoopNet's
President and COO. "In a challenging environment for commercial
real estate, LoopNet is extending its leadership position as the #1
online commercial real estate marketplace, and is delivering
unprecedented value and results for our customers' online marketing
spend." "We are also excited that Cityfeet.com has become the
second most visited web site in the commercial real estate
industry. By offering real estate professionals the opportunity to
market their properties on their network of leading newspaper web
sites such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, Los Angeles
Times, The Miami Herald and Chicago Tribune, Cityfeet provides
access to a broad and extensive audience of prospective investors
and tenants." The LoopNet marketplace, available at
http://www.loopnet.com/, covers all commercial property categories,
including office, industrial, retail, multifamily (apartment
properties for sale), hotel, land, specialty properties, investment
properties and businesses for sale. As of the end of Q3, 2008,
LoopNet has more than 3 million registered members and the LoopNet
marketplace features more than $535 billion of property available
for sale and 4.9 billion square feet of space for lease. About
LoopNet LoopNet, Inc. is the leading online marketplace for
commercial real estate and businesses for sale in the United
States. The LoopNet.com online marketplace enables commercial real
estate agents, working on behalf of property owners and landlords,
to list properties for sale or for lease by submitting detailed
property listing information in order to find a buyer or tenant.
Commercial real estate brokers, agents, buyers and tenants use the
LoopNet online marketplace to search for available property
listings that meet their commercial real estate criteria. By
connecting the sources of commercial real estate supply and demand
in an efficient manner, LoopNet enables commercial real estate
participants to initiate and complete more transactions more
cost-effectively than through other means. LoopNet also delivers
technology and information services to commercial real estate
organizations to manage their online listing presence and optimize
property marketing. LoopNet customers include virtually all of the
top commercial real estate firms in the U.S., including CB Richard
Ellis, Century 21 Commercial, Coldwell Banker Commercial, Colliers
International, The CORE Network, Cushman & Wakefield, First
Industrial Realty Trust, Grubb & Ellis, Jones Lang LaSalle, Lee
& Associates, Lincoln Property Company, Marcus & Millichap,
NAI Global, ONCOR International, Prudential CRES, RE/MAX, Sperry
Van Ness, Staubach Retail and TCN Worldwide. Forward-Looking
Statements This release contains forward-looking statements
regarding LoopNet's online commercial marketplace, our customers,
our strategic alliances, the continuing adoption of the Internet to
market and search for commercial real estate and the value we
provide to our members. These statements are based on current
information and expectations that are inherently subject to change
and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual events or
results might differ materially from those in any forward-looking
statement due to various factors, including, but not limited to,
economic events or trends in the commercial real estate market or
in general, our ability to introduce new or upgraded products or
services and customer acceptance of such services, our ability to
integrate service partners into our systems and platforms, our
service partners' ability to expand and manage growth, our ability
to continue to attract unique visitors to our web site, our ability
to continue to attract new registered members, convert them into
Premium Members and retain such Premium Members, our ability to
obtain or retain listings from commercial real estate brokers,
agents and property owners, competition from current or future
companies, our ability to receive timely and accurate sales data
from our partners, seasonality and our ability to manage our
growth. Additional information concerning factors that could cause
actual events or results to differ materially from those in any
forward-looking statement is contained in our filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Copies of filings made by
us with the SEC are available on the SEC's web site or at
http://investor.loopnet.com/sec.cfm. LoopNet does not intend to
update the forward-looking statements included in this press
release that are based on information available to us as of the
date of this release. For more information contact: Cary Brazeman,
310-205-3590 DATASOURCE: LoopNet, Inc. CONTACT: Cary Brazeman,
+1-310-205-3590, , for LoopNet, Inc. Web Site:
http://www.loopnet.com/
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