Mar
4
2009
Real estate search tool enables home buyers and renters to find homes, view maps, directions and more using Apple iPhone and iTouch.
NORFOLK, V.A., MARCH 4, 2009- Homes.com, a division of Dominion Enterprises, today announced the launch of its new real estate search application in Apple’s iTunes Store. The free application can be downloaded from the iTunes App Store by simply searching the keyword “Homes.com.”
In addition to offering one of the most powerful and full-featured national property searches available for homebuyers and renters, the application features maps, driving directions and rich property details including photo slideshows.
A touch or two on the iPhone or iPod Touch screen enables users to quickly find nearby homes for sale or for rent. The Homes.com application also adds features not found in other mobile real estate applications such as the ability to quickly refine basic searches without starting over. The application includes the Homes.com “grid view” feature for better selection of closely clustered properties displayed on a map. Other features include the ability to: Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: agent, Homes.com, iPhone application, marketing
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Feb
17
2009
PARSIPPANY, N.J., Feb. 17, 2009 – Realogy Corporation, a global provider of real estate and relocation services, today announced a listing distribution marketing agreement with Homes.com, a leading provider of online and print real estate services. The agreement enables four of Realogy’s residential brands – Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, Century 21, Coldwell Bankerâ and ERA – to distribute property listings on Homes.com, which receives more than four million homebuyer visits each month. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Dominion Enterprises, Homes.com, marketing, property listings, realogy
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Feb
11
2009
Some depressed real estate markets showed a significant increase in search activity
NORFOLK, Va., Feb. 11, 2009 – Homes.com (www.homes.com), a division of Dominion Enterprises, is celebrating its 10th anniversary with record Web site traffic for January 2009. Compared to one year ago, unique visitors to the site this January increased 33.4 percent to more than 3.1 million.
“Over the last 10 years, Homes.com has grown through all types of economic environments by remaining focused on delivering high quality traffic and serious buyers to our advertisers,” said Jason Doyle, Homes.com vice president and general manager. “Seeing search activity increase by nearly one-third over last January is a very positive start for 2009.”
Homes.com trend reports also showed a marked increase in search traffic in some of the toughest real estate markets. Cities such as Detroit and Naples, Florida, which have experienced falling prices, enjoyed a significant increase in property searches compared to January 2008. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Homes, Homes.com, marketing, website traffic
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Oct
30
2008
The Homes.com Listing Advantage Network Provides Brokers unprecedented exposure
NORFOLK, Va., October 30, 2008 – Homes.com (www.homes.com), a division of Dominion Enterprises, is now providing free listing exposure to real estate brokers through its Broker Listing Advantage (BLA) product. Four million consumers visit Homes.com each month.
“There is a general consensus that the glut of listing inventory is a major source of fuel for the current economic storm we are in,” say Jason Doyle, vice president of Homes.com. “By opening up our site to allow brokers free listing exposure, we believe we can better facilitate a connection between the millions of consumers coming to Homes.com and the brokers that are trying to get their listings sold.” Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Dominion Enterprises, Homes, Homes.com, listing advantage, marketing
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Jul
21
2008
Online Listing Network Expands Opportunities for Agents and Brokers
NORFOLK, Va., July 21, 2008 – Homes.com (www.homes.com), a division of Dominion Enterprises, announced today that it has partnered with BobVila.com, an award-winning home improvement Web site, in a listing agreement.
The agreement allows more than 105,000 Homes.com hand-entered, active property listings to be directly available to home buyers and sellers on BobVila.com. By integrating Homes.com’s property listings with BobVila.com, home buyers and sellers can receive the latest Homes.com properties while researching home improvement products on BobVila.com. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: BobVila, Homes.com, marketing, online listing
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