I spent a little time playing around with Google Analytics tonite. For those who don’t know what that is, it’s an analytics tool that helps monitor and analyze web traffic. One of the more interesting reports that it lets you run, other than visitors and page views, of course, is the domain report. This report tells me, well, a little bit about who and where you are. No need to worry, there isn’t much data contained here other than the domain you came in from. I won’t provide information to outside sources, so don’t worry about your privacy.
But, just this once, I thought it might be interesting to let everyone know who reads the site. The majority of readers come from rather generic domains: Verizon, Comcast, and Optimum Online. I think those are typical sources, since they represent the three major broadband providers. However, looking deeper into the report, some rather interesting names begin to pop up. I thought it might be interesting to share some of them.
Here are a handful of notable names picked from the report. These are in no particular order and represent traffic in November only.
Prudential Securities
Lehman Brothers
Citicorp
The Chase Manhattan Bank
Salomon
Goldman Sachs
Ernst & Young LLP
Credit Suisse Group
Cendant Corporation
Bank of America
Merrill Lynch and Company
Dow Jones-Telerate
Price Waterhouse
Bear Stearns Security Corporation
Wachovia
Reuters Information Technology
Asbury Park Press
Morgan Stanley Group
The Bank of New York
National Association of Securities Dealers
Metlife
Long and Foster Realty
Tarragon Realty Investors
PaineWebber Group
Barclays Bank Plc.
Teacher’s Insurance and Annuities Association
American Express
Star-Ledger
AIG Financial Products
New York Life Insurance Company
Deutsche Bank
Wells Fargo Bank
Federal Reserve
HSBC Bank
J. Fletcher Creamer & Son
American Standard
CBS
Fitch Ratings
Fidelity Investments
Forbes, Inc.
CB Richard Ellis
CIBC World Markets
Oppenheimer
E.M. Warburg Pincus
NBC Universal
Pulte Homes
UBS AG
Toll Brothers
The Washington Post Newspaper
Bloomberg Financial Market
Reuters/Radianz
News Corporation
Moody’s Corp.
State of New Jersey Department of Treasury
Bureau of the Census
U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
Mellon Bank
LEXIS-NEXIS
Deloitte & Touche
National Aeronautics and Space Association
Bank One
K. Hovnanian Enterprises
Royal Bank of Canada
The State of New Jersey
Caveat Emptor!
-jb
Grim,
What does that mean? Does that mean that those domains are linked to those companies? Teeny tiny bit uncertain here… regardless, really, wow… that’s some list!!
D
It simply means that people from those companies/domains visit the site. Obviously some more frequently than others.
jb
I noticed Cendant. I would think that means Realogy. Also KHOV. As Arte Johnson used to say “Very Interesting”.
What does it mean that all the banking and securities firms are monitoring you grim? I think they think you got soe excellent free product.
JB – great article …
I work for a financial house – couple of guys in my office from Bergen County are trying to sell their houses for more than a year. No Luck.
Was woundering if they visit this blog to increase traffic from my workplace :-()
The wall street firm that i work for is on the list as well. I am glad people drop by to check the news/opinions.
love it! good crowd peeking in that can see just what the bubble heads know and what they are saying.
Thanks, J.B., always helps to know your audience.
I’m surprised not to see more RE domains. Are they blocked at some of the larger ones? You’d think they’d need to. Clotpoll, anybody you know at KW, etc., ever tell you they can’t?
Compkiller, some of those peekers are bubble heads, too. Wish more folks would post, even if only able from home.
I’d love to hear more from the gubment view, even anon.
From Newsweek:
Hot or Not?
What a difference a year makes. For the last few autumns, when America’s real estate agents met at their annual convention, much of their shoptalk focused on navigating the red-hot housing market. Realtors from the tightest regions traded tips on how to choose among the multiple offers—many over the list price—that would routinely pour in within days of listing a home for sale. Buyers’ agents would commiserate over the handholding required when a client put in offers on a half-dozen homes—and in each case, lost out to higher bidders. From this year’s vantage point, these look like marvelous problems.
As the National Association of Realtors opened this fall’s gathering in New Orleans last weekend, the mood was decidedly different. The much-celebrated real estate boom has officially ended; nationally, economists now say, the housing market peaked in August 2005. For 2006, the industry expects existing-home sales to fall by 9 percent, and new-home sales to decline 17 percent. In some markets, prices have begun to fall, too.
I noticed “Teacher’s Insurance and Annuities Association” is on that list.
wow, if you really wanna learn something, learn about who moves their money and where (especially the hedge fund).
actually, I better shut up now. ; )
SAS
Received a call from a Weicher Realtor yeterday and he told me that home prices are expected to increase come spring.
Also lowballed a home Monroe the asking price was $689,000 and I offered 585,000. Have not heard back from the realtor. Lowballed directly thru the listing agent. Hoe has no upgrades and its located in Dyansty Estates.
I personally see an additioanl decline of 10% by summer 2007.
Grim you are doing an awesome job. Keep up the good work!!
here we go again…
“Iran cuts dollar-based transactions to “minimum””
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/business/2006/November/business_November418.xml§ion=business
SAS
Grim, the site’s search feature is broken.
Thanks for the article, I am bringing to my office meeting, my boss is just back from NOLA and I have’nt spokent to her yet.
KL
I wouldn’t read too much into the list. It could be anyone from the CEO to the mailroom clerk.
grim – beyond just November, have you ever received any traffic from here….
laphraoig.co.uk/
sorry…it’s off topic….I just found out the ‘dream home’ that we were looking at was sold to a luxury home builder and his *real-estate agent* wife.
Gee. think there’s a coincidence that the property was *sold* after being on the market for less than 24 *hours!* when most properties are on for way more than a month????
The seller’s agent sooooo ripped them off… and the seller was too stupid to realize it.
Sorry…I just had to vent… ALL REs — GO STARVE…..I HOPE YOU GET BLED DRY!!! (like the other guy always says!!! :)
chicago, let us not underestimate the mailroom clerk at Goldman. ;)
true,
the smartest guy I ever knew came from the mailroom, now he runs a bank, and is doing well.
SAS
interesting article, I pasted it because I think you may have to be a subscriber, so the link would not have worked.
“Capital inflows into India highest in Asia”
MUMBAI: It can now be confirmed that India has been the most attractive investment destination for foreign investors. Private-external-inflows to India has been the highest in the last three to four years, compared to other emerging countries. The booming capital markets have greatly enhanced foreign investor’s interest in FCCBs , ADRs and GDRs issued by Indian companies. India with inflows of $19.3 billion in 2005 was third after China and South Korea.
The average inflows for India through bonds, equities and loans during 2003-2005 has risen by 158.4% as against 40.3% for other emerging markets, states the report, “Funding Corporate India Opportunities in International Financial Markets ” by Economist’s intelligence unit and Bank of America . This is largely driven by Indian companies raising funds in global markets.
Increasingly, corporates have been tapping international market largely because of the interest rate differential, hedging benefits, less documentation, faster approvals, greater flexibility and greater visibility, the report said.
This flow has increased after Indian banks have been permitted to raise funds through issuance of innovative debt — perpetual debt and debt capital in foreign currency. Banking analysts say this pipeline will remain robust as large banks like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank are planning to raise funds through this route shortly.
Funds raised through loan syndication by Indian entities grew at an annual rate of 66% during 2001-2005 , compared with a mere 9% for the region. External financing through bond issues and inflows into India have registered a growth of as high as 244% per year for the period under review.
“Basements add to bottom line”
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/real_estate/article/0,1299,DRMN_414_5111364,00.html
SAS
“Basements add to bottom line”
I agree, I would never buy a townhouse without one. I mean to me when haveing a finished basement in a townhouse it just makes it the full package. I would never waste money on a townhouse that did not have a basement, I would feel like an idiot.
I always laugh when I see townhouses that are small and have no basement…Complete waste of money. I mean a townhouse without a basement is just nonsence, and yet they want to charge 300-600k for one…Ha keep dreamin.
And a basement in a house is always good, as long as its finishable. I think it does help but to me having a decent size yard is more important than a basement although there are not many decent places for sale on nice lots.
some of the cendant hits are mine.
You cannot assume the views are business related.
Mine are not.
SAS Says:
November 14th, 2006 at 9:45 pm
I noticed “Teacher’s Insurance and Annuities Association” is on that list.
wow, if you really wanna learn something, learn about who moves their money and where (especially the hedge fund).
actually, I better shut up now. ; )
SAS
It was me at sleepy TIAA (atleast until last week!)
An animator from CNBC (NBC Universal) is looking for a house in Essex county and wants to hear the other side of the story (or is a glutton for punishment!)
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