About SouFun.com
Founded in 1999, SouFun.com is China 's number one real estate web site and one of the world's top 100 online destinations.
Each month over 44 million users visit SouFun.com, with over 1.3billion page views conducted as people access China's most comprehensive database of new and pre-owned homes, homes to rent, and home furnishings and fittings information.
Today, SouFun.com covers 56 cities throughout China , with plans to expand to 100 cities by 2008.
In August 2006 Telstra , Australia 's leading telecommunications and information services company, acquired a 51% shareholding of SouFun. This acquisition provided Telstra with a strategic entry point into China , and further growth opportunities for Telstra's advertising subsidiary, Sensis.
Sensis and SouFun continue to work closely to enhance the value SouFun delivers to advertisers and users of the web site.
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SouFun: a company on the move |
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| 1999 |
In June 1999, SouFun Holdings Ltd. was founded by the main founder Mr. Mo Tianquan.
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| 2000 |
In March 2000, American International Data Group (IDG) and Goldman Sachs Investment Bank (Goldman Sachs) became main shareholders of SouFun.
In the second half of 2000, SouFun.com was established in Beijing , Shanghai , Shenzhen, Chongqing , Hong Kong and Tianjin .
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| 2004 |
In 2004, SouFun.com expanded into the other areas of China , including Wuhan , Nanjing , Chengdu and Jinan .
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| 2005 |
In January 2005, SouFun.com entered Xi'an , Changsha , Suzhou , Wuxi , Kuming Dongguan and Hangzhou .
In July 2005, French media company Trader invested 200 million RMB to SouFun and became the company's second largest shareholder after IDG.
In October 2005, SouFun.com entered Shijiazhuang , Taiyuan , Hefei , Ningbo , Hainan, Wenzhou , Zhengzhou , Changchun , Haerbin, Guiyang , Xiamen and Dalian .
In December 2005, SouFun.com was named by Alexa as one of “the 100 most commercial valued websites in China ” for the second time. It was the only real estate site in the top 100. SouFun received the title of “the most popular website” at the same time.
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| 2006 |
On September 4th, 2006, SouFun.com and Telstra , one of the World's 500 Strong Enterprises, announced the 2 billion RMB (US $254 million) Strategy Cooperation Agreement. Telstra became majority shareholder of SouFun and a strategic investor introduction plan commenced.
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On 20 March 2007, Telstra and SouFun announced the release of an English version of SouFun.com, available at English.SouFun.com.au.
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About World.SouFun.com
World.SouFun.com is the world's first global scale solution for people in the English speaking community wanting to buy, lease or furnish real estate in China.
World.SouFun.com is the English version of China 's number one online real estate advertising website, SouFun.com , which has been helping the people of China find, buy, rent and sell property since 1999.
The release of English.SouFun.com demonstrates Telstra's commitment to extend SouFun's unique online offering to the English-speaking world.
Whether you're moving to China from abroad, relocating within China , looking to invest in Chinese real estate, or wanting to buy and sell furnishings, English.SouFun.com can help.
World.SouFun.com currently covers China 's growth provinces of Beijing , Shanghai , Guangzhou , Shenzhen and Tianjin . |
About Telstra
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Telstra (insert link to Telstra homepage www.telstra.com ) is Australia 's leading telecommunications and information services company, with one of the best known brands in the country. Telstra offers a full range of services and compete in all telecommunications markets throughout Australia , providing more than 9.86 million Australian fixed line and more than 8.9 million mobile services. |
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About Sensis |
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Sensis (insert link to Sensis homepage www.about.sensis.com.au ) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Telstra. As a leading Australian information and advertising business, Sensis' network of products and services help people find, buy and sell. Sensis' network includes popular Australian brands such as Yellow Pages® (insert link to hompage www.yellow.com.au ), White Pages ® (insert link to www.whitepages.com.au ), Trading Post ® (insert link to homepage www.tradingpost.com.au ) and Whereis ® (insert link to homepage www.whereis.com )
Each month over 12.5m Australians use a Sensis product or service, available across print, voice, online, mobile and in car platforms. |
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Intro for the home page of world.soufun.com
Welcome to World.SouFun.com!
Whether you're moving to China from abroad, relocating within China , looking to invest in Chinese real estate, or wanting to buy and sell furnishings, English.SouFun.com can help meet all your needs.
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