Roost: Real Estate Search Engine
January 29, 2008
Our latest interaction design hatchling is now running loose; Roost is the newest entrant in the real estate search space. When they hired us to do the interaction design, they were looking for a way to bring the Kayak and FareChase flavor (ie: powerful filters & interface) to the home buying process. 
One of our biggest innovations was also the biggest challenge. Roost decided to skip the usual "build-your-own" database strategy and partner directly with the MLS data providers. This gives Roost property data that's light years ahead of their competitors. But it was accompanied by some major interface challenges due to some fairly detailed constraints on the presentation of said data.
Anyway, the end result turned out nicely in my opinion (and this guy's too). Roost's initial markets include: Portland, Sacramento, San Diego, Boston, and several others. Check it out.
posted by Frank
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