Though a relative cyberspace newcomer, Rupron has already bulked up its online offerings to include a solid real estate journal, a properties database, a job market, and discussion boards. And there's a definite need for such a site. Despite the nation's economic tailspin, parts of Russia's real estate market are showing strong signs of coming back. Unhand That Power Cord, Sen. McCarthy Rupron's overall slant, for those with lingering Cold War wounds, is decidedly free-market. In addition to its free-market attitude, Rupron is also almost entirely free.
Users only have to register.
The only players who pay Rupron are those that already have free property listings, but chose to enhance them with floor plans, photos, hypertext links, etc. Deeper Rupron's searchable properties database is good - at least as far as it goes. Even so, the for-free listings are pretty thorough in and of themselves. Rupron's database includes offices, warehouses and industrial and retail space, as well as housing, raw land, and properties up for government auction. The online properties' geographic range, however, is largely limited to the Moscow area.