Top real estate websites in the United States

Most visited real estate websites in the USA

The top real estate websites in the United States are:

Zillow.com with 160 million visits per month
Realtor.com with 75 million visits per month
Trulia.com with 47 million visits per month
Redfin.com with 38 million visits per month
Apartments.com with 25.8 million visits per month
Rent.com with 6.8 million visits per month
Homes.com with 5 million visits per month
ApartmentGuide.com with 4.8 million visits per month
ForRent.com with 3.4 million visits per month
Rentals.com with 1.2 million visits per month
Compass.com with 1.1 million visits per month

Last update: February 2020

Zillow – #1 property portal in the USA

Zillow now receives 160 million visits per month (February 2020). While its revenues in 2018 were 1.3 billion USD, Zillow is now shifting its business model so as to achieve 20 billion in revenues within 5 years. In essence, Zillow’s shift consists in buying and selling homes directly.

Want to know more? Read the article on Inman.com or consult Mike Del Prete’s website to understand why Zillow is shifting towards an iBuyer model. Essentially, this is motivated by a lack of projected growth, unless they shift to a different business model.

As a consequence, Zillow introduced “Zillow offers” and is buying homes. Indeed you can see below Zillow’s promise: “Sell to Zillow”:

Realtor.com – #2 property portal

Realtor.com is industry owned, which means that it should not switch to an iBuyer model. With a traffic at 75 million visits per month (February 2020), Realtor.com is a very serious alternative to Zillow.com.

“Operated by Move, Inc., realtor.com^® offers a comprehensive list of for-sale properties, as well as the information and tools to make informed real estate decisions.”
www.realtor.com/about

Trulia – #3 property portal in the USA

Trulia was acquired by Zillow in 2015 for $2.5 billion. Smaller than Zillow, this other leading American real estate website receives 47 million visits per month (February 2020).

What differences between these websites?

Some of these websites belong to brokerage firms, such as RedFin or Compass. Others are better connected to regional MLS systems. Find more by clicking here (FollowupBoss.com) or read about the 4 Top Alternatives to Zillow and Trulia by clicking here (Investopedia).