RealtyTrac Partners with RealtyJoin to Launch New Online Social Networking Forum for Real Estate Investors

IRVINE, CA – February 25, 2010 – RealtyTrac® (www.realtytrac.com), the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, today announced a strategic agreement with RealtyJoin™ (www.realtyjoin.com), a new and exciting social networking site that allows real estate investors to connect with the people who can help them profitably invest in real estate: agents, brokers and other real estate professions — all 100 percent free.

"RealtyJoin brings key components of social networking to play for real estate investors, home buyers and sellers and real estate professionals," said Rick Sharga, (top right photo) senior vice president of RealtyTrac.

"We believe that our current members will benefit from these interactions, and that by participating in RealtyJoin we will expose the benefits of RealtyTrac's products and services to a broad audience of prospective new members as well."

“RealtyJoin is on a fast growth trajectory, and aims to be one of the most popular real estate social networking sites by the end of 2010,” said Andy Heller (bottom left photo) , co-founder of RealtyJoin. “If you want to succeed in the real estate field, you can’t be a well-kept secret.

"Others need to know who you are and what you are looking to do. You need an easy way of reaching out into your community and finding the customers and vendors that will help your business thrive. RealtyJoin is the first social networking site for the entire real estate industry."

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