Loopnet costs
Does anyone buy loopnet here personally?  

The last time I did I think I paid a little over $100 a month for a handful of premium listings and premium searching.  My broker pays it now and I have unlimited everything but I'm curious about what they cost.  I forgot to login and hit a basic listing where they offered me the choices to subscribe for $250 a month or to pay $165 for 1 day of searching access.  Holy christ did that stuff really shoot up in cost that much?  I think unrestricted searching use to be like $60?  

Just curious if that is legit or if you talk to a sales rep that falls fast.  
[{"id": "czfxoni", "text": "I have a a combo package of loopnet and Costar.  My company covers half so my cost is $150 per month.  So ya, that seems crazy expensive.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "czfzniv", "text": "On the brokerage side I don't see it getting any cheaper (especially with the CoStar deal a few years back).  CDX is trying to compete, but they seem to be more on the broker to broker side than direct to consumer.\n\nOut of curiosity, how many deals do you think Loopnet has generated for you (on your listings)?", "replies": [{"id": "czgqg3o", "text": "for unrepresented buyers nearly all.  For guys that have brokers I really can't say if they are finding me there, costar, or cdx.  \n\nI can't imagine not having loopnet, it would be nearly impossible to do business", "replies": [], "depth": 2}, {"id": "czi0duj", "text": "Xceligent's broker option is CDX. Their free marketing website that competes with LoopNet is called CommercialSearch.com.", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "czg4fk2", "text": "On the broker side my office gets charged $500 per month per user for the entire state of california. There's about 10 people in my office. It includes the top package of loopnet (loopnet premium?) And CoStar. The users pay for the entire sub.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "czgcs96", "text": "As an appraiser, there's almost no other way of getting leads on comps in areas outside of my normal coverage area.  ", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "czgqwdq", "text": "Yup, they're the worst. A totally monopolistic, price gouging, 800 lb gorilla.", "replies": [{"id": "czgr027", "text": "they just added 3 teirs above premium today apparently.  Demographics seem to be gone too and everything is big and hard to navigate.  I stuck this in the other thread but:  \n\nhttps://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/18371534/newln.jpg\n\nI didn't look at what any of that shit costs yet", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "czpft7l", "text": "I have been a user of many commercial real estate marketplaces for almost ten years paying from $200-$400 per month. Exorbitant access fees to commercial data have become the norm, because you haven\u2019t had a choice. Why isn\u2019t there one platform to search all available inventory like the many we have available for residential properties. There are some 800,000\u20131,000,000 commercial listings in the United States at any given time. It is a fragmented marketplace-every region has its own MLS, and a very substantial number of properties never make it onto the MLS. This means that other online real estate listing services, such as Craigslist, Loopnet, and CoStar, have differing inventory, which all leads to a poor user experience when searching for a commercial property to purchase and lease. Ultimately, our goal is to connect investors and tenants looking to purchase or lease with real estate agents, mortgage lenders, and advertisers who want to reach them in a more transparent and accessible manner. This manner draws from its crowd sourced platform, which allows for users to upload and update data directly to the database. As a result, Vestvox is able to leverage the knowledge and power of its users to aggregate more powerful property data, which will compound over time. Vestvox will allow everyone to search all available properties for free. Vestvox.com will be launching its South Florida beta, followed by a full Florida launch and then National launch. Please visit us to watch a short 1 min video and share your contact to be notified of launch. ", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]