Realtor.com launches redesigned website

Visitors to Realtor.com today are seeing a redesigned website that's been in beta testing for the last couple of months.

The key features of the simplified, more-open design include a larger home search form higher up on the home page and a wider main layout of 1,020 pixels throughout the site.

Search results pages also saw a big change in the redesign, said Scott Boecker, chief product officer for Realtor.com operator Move Inc. Search filters now show up as a header, allowing the page to shift to a two-column format, which allows more prominent display of search results, he said.

Realtor.com competitors Zillow Inc. and Trulia employ a similar clean, wide layout.

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