"HotPads is a map-based services and also real estate industry. Released in November 2005, the website allows customers to search for real estate using an interactive map. Listings are shown at their addresses, permitting users to carry out a location-based search. With the graphical user interface, users click private residential or commercial property listings depicted by color-coded building symbols.

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

In August 2014, HotPads released an updated variation of the website."