Zonda acquires Canadian listings platform BuzzBuzzHome

Zonda today announced the acquisition of BuzzBuzzHome, a Toronto-based online real estate listings portal serving the new residential construction market.

This new expansion into the Canadian market represents a transformative step in Zonda’s journey to become a leading provider of residential real estate information focusing on the new home market. The acquisition of BuzzBuzzHome follows the recent acquisition of Vancouver-based Urban Analytics earlier this month, which expanded Zonda’s data capabilities into the urban and multi-family markets.

“Bringing BuzzBuzzHome under our umbrella, along with their sister media outlet Livabl, uniquely expands our presence in the Canadian market and we are excited about how this collaboration will continue to grow our offerings for our customers and the entire homebuilding industry.”

BuzzBuzzHome, founded in 2009, provides both supply-side and demand-side services in the real estate market for new home developments. On the supply side, BuzzBuzzHome serves as a data-driven marketing tool for developers, brokerages and marketing agencies across the U.S. and Canada. For consumers, BuzzBuzzHome provides access to information regarding new developments, including pricing, floorplans, renderings, associated builders and developers and other development-related information.

“Becoming part of Zonda is a critical step in BuzzBuzzHome’s progression,” said Matthew Slutsky, co-founder of BuzzBuzzHome. “We founded the company with the mission of perfecting the online experience for finding, buying, selling and renting new construction homes, and with Zonda’s and Urban Analytics’ industry-leading platforms and strong client bases, we will give our existing customer access to resources and a comprehensive solution that they wouldn’t have previously had.”

“BuzzBuzzHome’s success has been the result of our team’s passion for the accuracy and completeness of our new home data,” said Cliff Peskin, Co-President at BuzzBuzzHome.

“This is why Zonda, with their advanced technology stack and experienced leadership all geared around housing data, is the perfect company to help rapidly grow our platform.”