Street Address Domains
Those in the real estate market and those interested in buying and selling domains might find this noteworthy. Domain registrar and hosting provider GoDaddy released some statistics that indicate a surge in the registration of domains named after street addresses.
Comparing 2005 (the year the housing bubble burst) to last year, Go Daddy recorded a more than 320 percent increase in “home address” domain name registrations. States and cities with the most registrations include California, Florida, New York, Phoenix, Ariz., Atlanta, Ga., and Chicago, Ill. – all struggling real estate markets.
“We noticed an uptick on domain names containing words like ‘street,’ ‘avenue’ and ‘road,’” said GoDaddy.com CEO and Founder Bob Parsons. “When we ran the numbers, the trend line was undeniable. More people are registering domain names matching their physical addresses.”
“We’ve always believed domain names are 21st century real estate,” said Parsons. “It makes absolute sense real estate agents are successfully selling homes through domains named for street addresses.” As an editorial aside, I bought a domain name for our home back in 2006 and by some sheer mystical stroke of luck we sold our house in nine days. I offered the domain name to the buyer and he looked at me quizzically – I wonder if he’s changed his mind.
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