A Zillow clone for your market, without the MLS.
A Zillow clone is a property portal where buyers and renters search homes on a map, save them and book viewings. Yclas gives you the map search, key facts, agency pages, feeds and viewing requests on your own domain. It does not connect to an MLS and does not estimate home values, and this page says what that means.
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The big portals made house hunting a map.
Zillow, founded in 2006, put homes for sale and rent on a map with prices on every pin, and became a habit for anyone curious about their street. In the UK, Rightmove became the place agents list because buyers look there first.
What a Zillow clone can and cannot have.
Most US portals show every home for sale because they receive MLS data through IDX feeds, which come with membership rules and licence agreements. Yclas does not connect to an MLS and does not offer IDX. Your listings come from agencies and owners who post on your site, or from feeds they send you.
Zillow's Zestimate is an automated valuation built on public records and sales data. Yclas has nothing like it. It shows the price per square metre or foot, and a hint when a home is above or below the average of enough similar homes on your own site, which compares listings on your site and does not value a home.
Outside the US, and for rentals, holiday homes, new builds, land or one city's agencies, you do not need an MLS: you need agencies to list with you.
| Listings come from | How |
|---|---|
| Agencies | Kyero and XML feeds from a link or a file, up to 20,000 properties and 50 photos each, or a CSV with a dry run. |
| Owners and landlords | The post form, with key facts read into a clean block. |
| Developers | Business accounts, with every home or plot of a development on their page. |
Each feed import is started by you; properties that leave a feed are listed in the import report for you to review.
Draw the area, see the prices.
A list beside a map with a price on every pin. Visitors search as they move the map, draw an area by hand or pick a radius from 1 to 50 km, then filter by sale or rent, type, bedrooms and price. It runs on OpenStreetMap, so there is no map bill.
Key facts, monthly costs and a viewing button.
Type, sale or rent, bedrooms, bathrooms, size, plot, energy rating and more in one block, with floor plans, a virtual tour and an estimate of monthly costs. "Book a viewing" offers 30-minute slots in person or by video, and agents accept or decline from their account.
- Price reduced shows the old price for 14 days and emails everyone who saved the home.
- Compare up to four homes side by side.
- Open houses: up to 10 dates per property.
Agencies get a branded page, and that is what they pay for.
Each approved agency has a page with its logo, licence number, phone, a team of up to 20 agents and all its properties, filtered by sale or rent, type and bedrooms. Its listings carry an Agency badge. This is the Rightmove model: agents pay a monthly fee to be where buyers look.
Zillow and Rightmove features, and what Yclas has for each.
What a real estate portal clone gets on Yclas, with the two big gaps first.
| The big portals are known for | On Yclas |
|---|---|
| Every home from the MLS through IDX | Not included. No MLS or IDX connection. |
| Automated home values (Zestimate) | Not included. Price per square metre and an above or below average hint instead. |
| Map search with drawn areas | Included: draw, radius, or search as the map moves. |
| Saved homes and price-drop alerts | Favourites, saved searches and price-drop emails. |
| Agency profiles | Agency pages with team and listings. |
| Agency feeds | Kyero, XML and CSV imports, re-run to update. |
| Viewings and open houses | Viewing requests and open house dates, free for both sides. |
| Mortgage pre-approval and agent lead programmes | Not included. A monthly cost estimate and banners for lenders. |
Zillow is a trademark of its owner. Yclas is not affiliated with Zillow. This table uses public information; your site gets its own name, look and listings, not a copy of Zillow. Rightmove and Zestimate are trademarks of their owners, also not affiliated with Yclas.
How a property portal makes money.
Buyers and renters browse free. Agencies and landlords pay to be seen.
Prices are examples: you set your own, in your currency. Yclas takes no commission on what you earn. All the ways to make money →
A launch plan for one market.
- Pick a marketA city, a coast, a country without a strong portal, or one kind of property.
- Switch on the packChoose Property in the wizard. Key facts, map search and viewings are set up.
- Sign five agenciesImport their feeds for them and check the categories matched.
- Open to landlordsLet owners post rentals, with the AI photo check for better pictures.
- Charge agenciesAfter a season of viewings, move agencies onto memberships.
Is it legal to build a Zillow clone?
Yes. A property portal is a legal business. You may not use Zillow's name, logo or design, copy its pages or listings, or call your price hints a Zestimate.
Can a Zillow clone show MLS listings?
Not on Yclas. There is no MLS or IDX connection. Listings come from agencies and owners posting on your site or sending feeds.
Does it estimate home values?
No. It shows price per square metre or foot, and whether a home is above or below the average of enough similar homes on your site.
How much does it cost?
Starter is $19 a month, Professional is $99 with agency pages, and Marketplace is $149. The Property pack is on every plan. 15-day free trial.
Can I build a Rightmove clone for the UK?
Yes. UK agencies can send XML feeds, sizes show in square feet or metres, and energy ratings use the A to G scale.
Can it do rentals only?
Yes. Use only rent categories, show rent plus fees as the monthly cost, and let renters book viewings.
Can buyers book viewings?
Yes. Book a viewing offers 30-minute slots up to 60 days ahead, in person or by video. Nothing is paid for a viewing.
The parts of Yclas this leans on.
Your property portal, on your own map.
Choose Property in the wizard and the map, key facts and viewings are ready. Free for 15 days, no credit card.
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