Realtor.com already employs 400 people in Austin, where it eventually plans to add hundreds more employees, with many of those to be recruited locally

The company says it expects to add hundreds of new hires in Austin over the coming years, with many likely to be recruited locally.

Online real estate services provider Realtor.com has announced plans to relocate its headquarters to Austin. The News Corp-owned website is currently headquartered in Santa Clara, California, but has made Austin its top hiring priority as it hopes to develop talent from the state.