The Dubai property portal began as a free magazine. Its next business is helping buyers judge the price, the listing and the person answering the phone.
Naukri pays for much of the ambition behind 99acres, Jeevansathi and a far-reaching startup portfolio. Now AI is helping the recruitment business while disrupting another member of the family.
The Montreal franchise network made a blunt bargain with real-estate agents: keep the commission, pay for the platform. Three decades later, its real product is not a listing - it is broker independence with a safety net.
NZME built a national attention business from newspapers, radio towers, podcasts and property listings. Its advantage is not one blockbuster brand, but the ability to meet the same New Zealander at breakfast, during the commute and on the hunt for a home.
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uhomes.com (operated by Uhouzz) is a global online marketplace for international student accommodation. Founded in 2015 by Jason Yin, it connects students with verified housing near universities across 500+ cities in around 27 countries, listing more than 2 million beds from 2,000+ apartment brands. The platform combines AI-driven property matching, VR and 3D virtual viewings, multilingual one-on-one consultants and a zero-agency-fee, zero-markup pricing promise, and has served over 2.5 million registered users with 400,000+ successful bookings.