Loopnet vs PropertyShark vs Alternatives?
Researching CRE listing sites for a client. What provides the best bang for your buck? Loopnet is obviously the most well-known name (owned by CoStar), but does anyone here use PropertyShark, Xceligent, Colliers, 42Floors.com, or any other alternatives for listings? Do you think that those alternatives are worthwhile, or do you not get enough visits at the other sites? 
[{"id": "d03m5uf", "text": "Loopnet and xceligent are the top 2 companies in the consumer facing CRE listing market.", "replies": [{"id": "d03rd9g", "text": "How does Xceligent compare to Loopnet and CoStar?", "replies": [{"id": "d03zug4", "text": "Less traffic, comparable service.  They make an effort to 'proactively research' their listing info so at times it can be more accurate/up to date, but more brokers use Loopnet.  Either way, the best deals are the ones that don't make it to either.", "replies": [], "depth": 3}, {"id": "d04fmuf", "text": "I agree with @goodtimesKC in regards to good deals never making it to either.  In regards to Loopnet and Xceligent, you pay for what you get.", "replies": [], "depth": 3}, {"id": "d05yoau", "text": "I like xceligent for analytics and loopnet for listings personally.\n\nI find myself running comps on xceligent then finding very little information but '123 main st sold for x, here is a picture from the auditor' then I pull it up on loopnet comps and have a marketing flyer, floor plan, pictures, caps/noi etc.  The same for actual listings.  \n\nPer analytics xceligent actually has some cool stuff and cool reports.  \nThe other week I was investigating a strip center and managed to pull the last year of leases across a dozen similar centers in that part of the city, track their absorption over the last few years, show the current vacancy rate per that subset, and so some other pretty cool things.  In less than an hour I had a pretty good market report put together that you just can't make on loopnet.  Some of that info is there with properties or whatever its called but they don't put it together in reports or let you customize them the same way.  \n\nxceligent is useful in generating call lists and at least attempts to get you names/numbers of executive staff", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "d03uvg2", "text": "What kind of buyer are you looking to attract? I guess that answer would matter if deciding between Loopnet or CoStar. My fund manager says that Loopnet is where deals go to die...\n\nI've found great stuff on City Feet and like their format. And CommercialSearch is Xceligent which is added as one of the freebies from my MLS.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "d0558mn", "text": "Have you taken a look at [Mashvisor](https://www.mashvisor.com/)? Mashvisor was established with the aim of providing real estate investment data analysis to real estate investors. The mission of the company is to automate and analyze nationwide real estate data to empower investors to find Traditional &amp; Airbnb investment properties and optimize their rental performance. It's also much more affordable than those other companies. You can [checkout the pricing by clicking here](https://www.mashvisor.com/pricing).\n\nTry Mashvisor free for [30-days by using this code: MASH30](https://www.mashvisor.com/app/#!/checkout/payment?coupon=MASH30). Also, don't hesitate to reach out to us if you have any questions or comments. We love to hear from our users. \n", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "d06e2w5", "text": "I would say this depends heavily on the type of listings you are researching. Personally I can't live without costar, but it may even vary from market to market. Costar does well where I am located.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "d08jw5i", "text": "Loopnet = Craigslist. \n\nCostar = old stuff, good for office buildings.  \n\nCDX = industrial ", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]