Renee Slaughter

"RE/MAX real estate" Ranks No. 2 among Real Estate Search Terms on the Internet, according to a recent study by Hitwise, an online competitive intelligence service. Hitwise, a subsidiary of Experian, has been collecting and analyzing data directly from Internet Service Providers (ISPs) since 1997.

According to the September rankings by Internet traffic analysts Hitwise, "remax" trails only "realtor.com" in usage. The phrase "remax.com homes for sale" finished at No. 10, just .01 percent from being No. 8.

In a separate Hitwise study, remax.com continues to rank among the industry's Top 10 Web sites in terms of traffic.

The search terms in the latest results were ranked by volume of searches that successfully drove traffic to Web sites in the Hitwise Real Estate category for the four weeks ending Sept. 27, based on U.S. Internet usage.

Hitwise Real Estate Search Term Rankings, September 2008
1. realtor.com - 1.92 percent
2. remax - .70 percent
3. zillow - .51 percent
4. real estate - .43 percent
5. zillow.com - .39 percent
6. realtor - .34 percent
7. coldwell banker - .33 percent
8. century 21 - .30 percent
9. apartments - .30 percent
10. remax.com homes for sale - .29 percent

Hitwise Most Visited Real Estate Web Site Rankings, September 2008
1. Realtor.com - 7.68 percent
2. Yahoo Real Estate - 4.11 percent
3. Zillow - 2.55 percent
4. ZipRealty - 2.32 percent
5. ServiceMagic - 1.91 percent
6. Rent.com - 1.82 percent
7. remax.com - 1.74 percent
8. HUD.gov - 1.63 percent
9. Trulia.com - 1.53 percent
10. MSN Real Estate - 1.52 percent