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Archive for September 2010

  • Google Street View launches on Daft.ie - see the street from your seat!

    By , Posted at 4:30 pm, September 30, 2010 in Daft News, Technology.

    Daft has just made it easier for you to find your dream home online!

    We've just added an exciting feature to our maps called Google Street View - a 360 degree street-level view of properties, towns, neighbourhoods and streets in Ireland.

    Street View preview

    What does this mean for my property searches?

    If you’re looking for a place to buy or rent, Street View immerses you in the property location, at ground level. You can move up and down streets, or look around you in 360 degree panoramas giving you a feel for the property and the area.

    You can virtually explore neighbourhoods and navigate to individual homes and amenities like shops, schools, dry cleaners and bus stops. You can even check out nearby landmarks to help with driving directions to the property!

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  • You're Hired - Live Like An Apprentice

    By , Posted at 9:09 pm, September 20, 2010 in Daft News.

    Tonight Bill Cullen starts the annual search for his new apprentice, kicking off at 9pm on TV3.

    Each of the 16 contestants will spend the next couple of months battling through a variety of tasks, each designed to test their suitability for a place in Bill Cullen's business empire until only one remains.

    While the contestants try to get used to the level of business acumen Bill Cullen expects from them, they'll also be getting used to the type of luxurious lifestyle the winner can expect.

    For the duration of the competition, the contestants will be living in Knockbawn House - a luxury mansion located in Enniskerry, only a stones throw from Druids Glen Golf Club and Powerscourt Estate.

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  • The Time Is Right - When Should I Renew My Ad?

    By , Posted at 6:11 pm, September 17, 2010 in Daft News.

    When a rental ad is listed on Daft, it can be "renewed" once per day. Renewing an ad is effectively confirming that the property is still available, so the ad behaves like a new listing and is pushed back to the top of the search results.

    Over the course of the day other advertisers will also place new ads and renew their existing ones. This constant churn means that the ad which was renewed at 9am to go top of the listings is very unlikely to still be there come 9pm.

    Ads at the top of the search results will generally get a much higher response rate than those further down the listings, so the longer an ad remains towards the top of the listings, the better it performs in terms of views, phonecalls and ad replies. As a result of this, one question we often get asked is "what's the best time of day to renew my ad?".

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  • A picture speaks a thousand words...

    By , Posted at 1:03 pm, September 16, 2010 in Daft News, Technology.

    ...or so the saying goes, well now we've made it easier for you to let your pictures do the talking as we've rolled out a new image uploading feature to all our advertisers.

    You no longer have to upload your pictures one at a time - it's now possible to attach multiple images at once. You can also rearrange the order of the pictures, add a caption and we've also added a progress bar, to show you file by file uploading progress. Here are a few screenshots to show how the new process works.

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  • Daft.ie - What's behind the Name?

    By , Posted at 12:11 pm, September 9, 2010 in Inside Daft.

    Daft QuestionEveryone in Ireland has heard of Daft.ie, the property website, but few know about who and what's behind the site. So today's post brings you the inside scoop.

    Who we are
    Daft.ie is part of Daft Media, a group of 4 property websites and 2 community sites. That's right we're 6 in total - daft.ie, property.ie, let.ie, rent.ie, adverts.ie and boards.ie.  We've also quite a few partners and Daft.ie powers the property sections of their sites, including RTE, eBay, eircom and TV3.

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  • Top ten MOST expensive areas in Dublin......

    By , Posted at 9:32 am, September 7, 2010 in Daft News.

    Most expensive house in Sandymount on Daft.ie

    Most expensive house in Sandymount on Daft.ie


    Ever wonder which part of the country has the highest property prices? Here at Daft.ie, we do a lot of research on the property market. Most of it is for the quarterly daft.ie reports on the sales and rental markets. But, with five years of sales data, and ten years of rental data, there really is lots in there above and beyond the latest market trends.

    Over the coming months and years, we'll be working with leading economists at home and internationally, and digging into the dataset to see what goodies are hiding away in there. So, ever been interested in the how much extra value is added to your home by living on the coast? Or how about how much extra people pay in rent for living next door to a Luas stop or a Dart stop? Stay tuned to find out!

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