It’s great to hear that they’re offering it free, and confirms Trulia’s status as one of the most real estate agent friendly search sites out there.  They offer a great set of features for free, and give agents a chance to get seen with their “Trulia Voices” section where you can answer questions from buyers and sellers.

Of course, there is an ongoing debate in the real estate industry about sites such as Trulia, which essentially repackage our listing content and then charge us to advertise on those listings.  I think they’re reaching a point where they’re beginning to add enough value on their own, especially compared to Realtor.com, which isn’t even owned by Realtors.

In fact, Realtor.com charges us real estate agents more money, and offers less features, than many of the other public real estate search sites such as Trulia. Go figure.