"HotPads is a map-based leasings and also real estate industry. Released in November 2005, the site permits customers to look for real estate using an interactive map. Listings are shown at their addresses, enabling individuals to carry out a location-based search. Via the visual user interface, users click private residential property listings depicted by color-coded building icons.

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

In August 2014, HotPads launched an upgraded version of the website."