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Sign into your accountAn Interview With Justin LaJoie on the Zillow Acquisition of Diverse Solutions
November 11 2011
Originally posted on Phoenix Real Estate Guy. If you are reading this anywhere but inside your RSS feed reader, the site you are on is guilty of stealing content.
Last week’s announcement that Zillow had acquired real estate search provider Diverse Solutions caused a bit of a stir across the real estate vertical. Much speculation ensued, along with the requisite Zillow bashing that seems to take place any time Zillow makes another splash in the industry.
I’ve known the Diverse Solutions founder and CEO Justin LaJoie for a few years. He’s a good guy, crazy smart, with terrific products (we use the DS products dsSearchAgent and dsIDxpress products on this site). I also know Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff, also a good guy. Also crazy smart.
I asked Justin if he would mind answering a few questions “on the record”, and he graciously agreed. My thoughts on the acquisition are below Justin’s comments, for what that is worth…
What does the acquisition mean for existing customers of dsSearchAgent, dsSearchAgent Mobile and dsIDXpress? Will these products continue to be offered, supported and developed?
The acquisition means that Diverse Solutions will continue to provide the same dedication to innovation and great support customers have come to expect, but with accelerated growth and advancements for our product offerings. We do not expect any interruption to the service our customers receive from us today. However, with the added resources from Zillow, we will be able to more quickly develop new enhancements.