"HotPads is a map-based services as well as real estate market. Launched in November 2005, the site permits individuals to search for housing using an interactive map. Listings are displayed at their addresses, allowing customers to conduct a location-based search. With the graphical interface, individuals click on specific property listings illustrated by color-coded building icons.

In 2012, HotPads.com was gotten by Zillow for $16 Million.

In August 2014, HotPads introduced an updated version of the website."