USA Waterviews

Name

USA Waterviews

Legal name

USA Waterviews

Website

https://usawaterviews.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

USA Waterviews is a subscription-based online marketplace that lists waterfront and water-view residential properties across all 50 US states and Canada, serving individual buyers (free search) and real estate agents and sellers (paid monthly listings starting at $7.99).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Richmond

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Property Listing Subscriptions: Monthly subscription fees from agents and sellers listing waterfront properties. Single listing at $7.99/month or unlimited listings at $19.99/month. Revenue is recurring subscription-based with automatic monthly billing until ads are deleted.
2. Featured Listings: Optional paid upgrades for listings: Featured placement on homepage for $25/month and Promoted ads at top of homepage for additional $45/month.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

USA Waterviews operates a web-based property listing marketplace specialized in waterfront and water view residential real estate across the United States and Canada. Buyers can search listings for free without registration, while real estate agents and property sellers pay monthly subscription fees ($7.99 per listing or $19.99 unlimited) to post waterfront homes, with optional paid upgrades for Featured ($25/month) and Promoted ($45/month) placements.

Product overview

USA Waterviews operates a single unified platform for waterfront property listings. The core product is a marketplace where buyers can search properties (free, no registration required) and sellers/agents can post listings via subscription ($7.99/month per listing or $19.99/month for unlimited listings). Additional paid features include Featured listings ($25/month) and Promoted ads ($45/month extra). The platform also includes a Find an Agent directory connecting buyers with waterfront-specializing realtors, and a Property Alerts system for buyers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• USA Waterviews Property Listings Platform A premier waterfront and water view property listing marketplace connecting buyers with realtors and sellers across the USA and Canada. Free search for buyers with no registration required; agents and sellers pay monthly subscriptions to post listings, with optional Featured and Promoted placement upgrades.
• Single Property Listing Subscription Subscription tier at $7.99 per month allowing a single waterfront property listing. Targeted at individual agents and sellers posting one property at a time.
• Unlimited Listings Subscription Subscription tier at $19.99 per month allowing unlimited waterfront property listings. Targeted at real estate agencies and high-volume sellers managing multiple waterfront properties.
• Featured Listing Upgrade Optional paid upgrade at $25 per month placing a listing in the Featured section on the platform homepage for increased visibility.
• Promoted Listing Upgrade Optional paid upgrade at $45 per month additional to place a listing at the top space on the platform homepage for maximum exposure.

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• HorseProperties.netminorOthersSister website operated by the company for equine properties. Similar niche market approach with easy search functionality and cost-effective advertising for horse property sellers.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Redfin: Tech-enabled residential brokerage and listing platform with waterfront search capability. Competes for high-end property listings and represents the kind of well-capitalized incumbent that could marginalize niche specialists.
• Zillow: The largest US residential real estate marketplace, offering waterfront search filters as part of a broad inventory across all property types. Competes with USA Waterviews for agent advertising spend and buyer attention, though it does not specialize in waterfront listings.
• Realtor.com: Major US residential real estate portal operated by Move (News Corp) with MLS-fed listings and broad property type coverage including waterfront. Competes for agent subscriptions and buyer traffic through similar self-serve listing models.
• Trulia: Major residential real estate marketplace (owned by Zillow Group) with broad property type coverage including waterfront. Competes for both agent advertising and buyer search traffic through a similar self-serve listing platform.
• Homes.com: CoStar-owned residential real estate portal with growing market presence and aggressive agent subscription pricing. Represents a competitive threat to USA Waterviews' agent subscription model with greater capital backing.

Direct peers

• LandWatch: Specialty marketplace for land, waterfront, and rural properties operated by LandWatch.com. Most direct comparable to USA Waterviews in terms of niche specialization, subscription-based listing model, and focus on non-mainstream property types.
• Land and Farm: Marketplace for rural land, farms, ranches, and waterfront properties with subscription listing tiers. Highly comparable to USA Waterviews in business model, niche focus, and target audience of buyers seeking specialty properties.
• HorseProperties.net: Sister site of USA Waterviews offering the same niche marketplace model for equestrian properties. Demonstrates the company's own playbook and provides a directly comparable operational and revenue model.

Emerging players

• Luxury Portfolio International: Luxury real estate network marketing high-end and waterfront properties to affluent buyers. Comparable target audience for premium waterfront listings and a potential strategic partner or competitor in the luxury waterfront segment.

Regional players

• Point2 Homes: International real estate listing platform with strong US presence offering property search across categories including waterfront. Comparable subscription listing model and self-serve approach, though with broader geographic scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/usawaterviews
• Facebookfacebook.com/WaterviewProperties
• Pinterestpinterest.com/USAWaterViews

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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