CHICAGO, March 17 /PRNewswire/ – Catylist Inc., the nation’s leading provider of marketing-based commercial information exchange (CIE) technology for commercial real estate communities and brokerage firms, announced that Vast.com (http://vast.com/), a leading vertical search platform for real estate (as well as autos and travel), has been added to the Catylist distribution network.
Subscribers of the Catylist Network, which includes the premier National commercial listing exchange, Commercial IQ, http://www.commercialiq.com/, and nearly 40 local Catylist-powered commercial information exchanges, can now send their commercial properties listed for sale or lease to Vast.com without re-entering the data. Listings will automatically update on a nightly basis. Catylist subscribers will also have the ability to monitor traffic activity generated at Vast.com for each listing.
According to Ron Marten, CCIM, Catylist’s CEO and President, “This alliance further demonstrates our commitment of providing members of the Catylist Network with an efficient means of marketing their listings through as many different marketing channels as possible.”
Other distribution partners include Google Base, Lycos/Oodle, CIMLS, REBusinessOnline, Heartland Real Estate Business, Southeast Real Estate Business, Northeast Real Estate Business, Western Real Estate Business, and the Zana Network. Catylist expects to add additional channels in the near future.
About Catylist, Inc.
Founded in 2002, Chicago-based Catylist, Inc. is a commercial real estate marketing company. Catylist developed the premier National Listing Exchange, Commercial IQ,http://www.commercialiq.com/, and is the number-one service provider of local-national commercial information exchanges in the country. Catylist’s web-based marketing platform allows commercial real estate professionals to market properties to a broad network of industry professionals, investors, owners, and users, on both a local and national basis. For more information, visit http://www.catylist.com/.
About Vast.com
Vast.com (http://vast.com/) is the leading vertical search platform for autos, travel, and real estate, with millions of users a month making purchasing decisions through Vast.com’s network of partner websites. Vast.com improves the online shopping experience with the largest selection, sub-second search times, and intuitive auto, real estate, and vacation rental search that helps users find the best match on the Internet for their needs. Founded in 2001 and backed by Clearstone Venture Partners and Leapfrog Ventures, Vast.com is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Belgrade, Serbia. For additional information, visit http://www.vast.com/.
