Today is President’s Day. However, we at Trulia are excited about our business, and this enthusiasm, plus the fact that both of our co-founders were born outside the US, result in us being in the office today.
So let’s talk about President’s day for a second. After some quick research, I found that way back in ancient times, in the early 1970s (probably around the time when Al Gore was inventing the Internet) the holiday was changed from Washington’s Birthday to Presidents Day. Seems like a bit of a knock to George, but I guess he’s still got the dollar bill. Also, if he were alive today, he’d be happy to know that real estate near his birthplace national monument, in Westmoreland County, VA is doing quite well.
And speaking of Virginia, is there something in the water there? Not only is it the home state of eight US presidents, but it also is also includes 4 of the top 10 cities that gained in search traffic on Trulia last month (see our monthly Trulia Trends report).
Way to go, Virginia! Maybe we should just rename the holiday “Virginia Day”. Then we’d just have to move our headquarters there so that we could have the day off.
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