) August 5, 2009 -- Z57 Inc., a real estate online marketing company, announced a 115% increase in client acquisition for the first half of 2009 as compared to the first six months of 2008. This statistic supports the fact that real estate professionals nationwide find added value in choosing an experienced, one-source personal Web marketing company. With Z57's AE Premiere and Pro websites, Z57 offers a traffic guarantee which provides a money back guarantee if someone does not receive 60 unique visitors in 60 days.

) July 14, 2009 -- Z57 Inc., a real estate online marketing company, is proud to announce four new management leaders. Z57 10-year veteran, Jeff Gordon was promoted from senior technology manager to director of technology. Kevin Ames was hired as senior finance manager. Leanne McDaniel was announced as the company's new human resource manager, and Rosa Romaine was named senior manager customer service. With the responsibility of providing thousands of REALTORS® nationwide with their online marketing, Z57 has added a new mix of talent, skills and experience to their management team leaders.

) November 5, 2008 -- VisiStat, the first on-demand Web analytics provider to focus on complete Website management and online marketing performance, announced today that VisiStat and Real Pro Systems, a formidable player in the real estate Website marketplace, have signed a deal for Real Pro Systems to provide VisiStat Web analytics to all Real Pro Systems client Websites.

) April 17, 2009 -- Colton Creative LLC announces that OutrageousAgents.com is now live. With thousands of page views a month during beta testing, and critical praise in "Realtor Magazine," OutrageousAgents.com is rapidly becoming the leading resource for independent reviews and ratings of Realtors and real estate agents. The site also aggregates news related to buying and selling real estate.
   

) February 7, 2009 -- 74% of Real Estate Agents in Memphis ask the same question. "What in the world is 9to5 Realty?"    

9to5 Realty offers a retro--and revolutionary-- business model designed to fill a specific niche in the real estate marketplace. Real estate agents can build their own personal, independent, non-affiliated business in real estate and can now avoid questioning both their role in a larger organization and their compensation programs. 9to5 Realty evolved to address shortfalls in the real estate sales process. Real estate experts themselves, the developers of 9to5 Realty recognize that the home sales process model must change.

) March 31, 2009 -- Though some reports in the news media might suggest otherwise, people are still buying and selling homes. In fact, during 2008, more than 66,000 homes changed hands in the metropolitan Chicago real estate market, according to data compiled by Midwest Real Estate Data, LLC (MRED).

However, there is no question that home sellers faced a more challenging environment in 2008 and will have to deal with similar issues in 2009, according to Jim Merrion, regional director of the RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate network.
   

) October 14, 2008 -- When the housing market was booming and gas prices were low, it was easy and fun spending hours driving house to house taking clients to look for a home. Now, with fewer buyers and higher prices at the pump the costs in terms of time, money and the environment are simply too high especially when there are alternatives to visiting every house while still getting a solid understanding of what is available in the market.

) August 13, 2009 -- Foreclosure.com and RealtyTech Inc. -- an online real estate marketing powerhouse that specializes in Web site design and Internet traffic generation -- have teamed up to integrate foreclosure content into more than 3,000 custom agent/broker Web sites.

In addition, RealtyTech Inc. agents -- who are located in all major metropolitan areas and corners of the United States -- will benefit from free leads from the motivated buyers who visit their sites, ensuring that qualified traffic is captured and available for future marketing initiatives.

) July 25, 2009 -- RealUp, a new commercial real estate marketing site offering free listings and industry data, has experienced tremendous growth since the launch of the RealUp.com website. Only sixty days since the May 15, 2009 beta launch, RealUp has grown an astounding 1,319%, experiencing just shy of 7,000 unique visitors in the month of June, as reported by Compete.com. With such a high percentage of growth, RealUp has become the fastest growing commercial real estate site in the industry and has catapulted its way into the top ten of major industry competitors based on traffic.

) February 11, 2009 -- To greater serve vertical business markets with easy to use Do-It-Yourself Web tools, leading online services provider Network Solutions announces a new Web site solution for real estate marketing. Available in both Standard and Premium packages, these all-inclusive, pre-packaged Web sites offer a number of services geared toward real estate agents and property managers in an easy, right-out-of-the-box solution.

) November 21, 2008 -- "We are very excited to provide our real-time website analytics to Advanced Access's thousands of real estate professionals," said Tina Bean, Director of Sales and Marketing for VisiStat, Inc.

VisiStat, the first on-demand Web analytics provider to focus on complete Website management and online marketing performance, has announced that Advanced Access has agreed to provide VisiStat Web analytics to its customer base. Advanced Access is the top real estate Website design and hosting company, and a division of Dominion Enterprises.

) April 6, 2009 -- Real estate agents looking for a powerful cost-effective tool to manage their online reputation can now create a free profile at AgentWorld.com. The site provides many of the core features of social networking; including profiles, blogs, photos, and videos but avoids the time-wasting features of typical social networks that are geared more toward generic socializing with friends.

"AgentWorld.com was built strictly for real estate agents and real estate buyers and sellers. It is a site where agents can showcase their skills and experience and connect with buyers and sellers. It is not a place to find long-lost school mates or keep track of how many cups of coffee your friend has had today", says founder Tyler Kraemer.

) July 30, 2009 -- How can selling homes lead to building homes for the homeless? That's the challenge that Barbi Bistrowitz, founder and president of VirtuallyShow.com, set for her team. "When I first started my business in 1992, I was only focused on making a profit," states Ms. Bistrowitz. According to Barbi, the recent housing crisis and economic downturn, had her rethink her profit only focus and come up with a business model that could really help families get decent housing. At the same time Ms.

Raleigh, North Carolina Dakno Marketing, Inc. a rapidly growing real estate web design and marketing firm, incorporates innovative consumer-friendly web tools for an enhanced web site experience. These creative tools were featured in a recent article in the April issue of REALTOR Magazine. In its article entitled 5 Cool Things Real Estate Pros Are Doing on Web Sites, this industry-leading publication highlighted three web sites designed and developed by Dakno Marketing.

) September 2, 2009 -- The website, www.dreamhomesdot.com is an international luxury property website that helps you to find or advertise your luxury real estate to a global audience. Dreamhomesdot.com specializes in advertising and marketing luxury real estate around the world through real estate agents and brokers uploading their luxury properties, on behalf of their clients, onto www.dreamhomesdot.com in order to find a buyer.

The Home of Luxury Real Estate

) October 16, 2008 -- Trulia, the best place to start your real estate search, has launched the Trulia Partner Program to enable trainers, small and mid-sized brokers, MLSs, associations and publishers to promote the Trulia Pro marketing solution to their members and visitors, while generating additional revenue.

"Trulia Pro has proven to be a cost effective and targeted way for real estate agents to market their listings and their personal brand, in the local areas that matter most to them," said Sami Inkinen, co-founder of Trulia. "Dozens of partners have already joined the Trulia Partner Program in order to provide their agent communities with smart, ROI driven marketing tools in today's uncertain market."

) September 8, 2009 -- Facebook has exploded in the real estate community, and forward thinking vendors such as My Single Property Websites ( http://mysinglepropertywebsites.com ) have followed suit. The company, which helps real estate agents create single property websites for their listings, has completely redesigned their listings for easy Facebook posting.

) March 30, 2009 -- HomeGain®, a leading real estate website, today announced that Alan Shafran, Realtor® with The Alan Shafran Group of Prudential California Realty in La Costa, CA, and HomeGain AgentEvaluator® member, has reached one million dollars in gross lifetime commissions with HomeGain.

"HomeGain has been instrumental to building my online business," stated Alan Shafran. "AgentEvaluator consistently puts me in touch with home buyers and sellers in my area. HomeGain is the secret sauce to growing my client list, to closing 20 percent additional homes per year, and to making me one of the top Realtors® in the U.S."

) November 24, 2008 -- Real estate professionals can now add unique value to their websites using Kate's Free Mortgage Blog Widget. Jam packed with up-to-date real estate information, Kate Ford, mortgage insider and creator of http://www.get-your-best-mortgage-rate.com/mortgage-blog.html, offers a free mortgage widget allowing Realtors and mortgage lenders to provide daily content to their websites, ezines, blogs and on-line newsletters with little effort on their part. It's as easy as three clicks of a mouse.

) June 22, 2009 -- There is a vast difference in income between real estate agents who use social marketing and provide a video tour for their listings, and those who do not. Only one percent of real estate agents use effective social marketing tools. They know how important it is to have potential buyers find them on the internet. Just having a website and using email is no longer enough. Top agents reach out to buyers. And when a potential buyer finds an agent on the internet, their first impression is critical. A quick response is important because buyers closely watch the clock after initiating a contact.

) September 30, 2008 -- Leading the way as a top provider of small business website solutions, The Design People, Inc. announces its Client Success Program and commitment to free, ongoing coaching of its clients. The company's Client Success Representatives (CSRs) are responsible for proactive communication to its customers, sharing best practices and ensuring that they achieve full adoption and value from the company's website products.

The Design People, Inc.

) September 27, 2009 -- Movoto.com (www.movoto.com), today announced the expansion of the company's online home buying solution to include property listings in the Tucson, Arizona area. Movoto.com adds the Tucson real estate market to the growing list of regions where Movoto's "start to finish" home buying solution is available to real estate consumers. Movoto's inclusion of Tucson homes for sale listings increases the over 37,000 Arizona homes for sale listings already live and available on Movoto.com.

) August 12, 2009 -- Mycondonetwork.com is proud to announce the launch of one of the largest real estate websites in the GTA. This website contains a database of thousands of properties, with more being added each day.

) October 20, 2009 -- Visual Data Systems, the leading independent provider of website design; software integration; online marketing including search engine promotion; managed email marketing and consultation for the vacation rental industry, has announced the launch of mobile websites for its vacation rental industry clients with its newest c

) August 6, 2009 -- GorillaState, a real estate technology company, today announced the introduction of several new Web 2.0 products for real estate brokers, agents and teams. These new application platforms include GorillaRouter, GorillaDevelopments and full service Broker Websites.

GorillaRouter - Open House Search Tool

) March 26, 2009 -- Paso Robles real estate agent and broker Kristina Wesley has joined the distinguished team of professionals at Prudential Hallmark Realty in Paso Robles, CA. A broker and Realtor®, Kristina brings over eight years of experience in the real estate market, as well as a background in real estate office management.

) December 10, 2008 - Fizber.com, the real estate property listing website, forms a partnership with Help-U-Sell® Real Estate, the nation's best provider of professional licensed real estate services. With this partnership, Fizber.com will showcase Help-U-Sell® Real Estate properties on the Fizber.com website providing Help-U-Sell® Real Estate advertisers with increased exposure.

) February 16, 2009 -- One of the biggest challenges, and highest priorities, in the real estate industry is to have a comprehensive online marketing presence. The cost and skill level needed to provide these ever-expanding services are difficult to meet for many real estate professionals. RealeFlix® is now open to provide a true video real estate listing platform and tools to integrate online media, distribution, management, and monitoring services for real estate professionals and sellers.

RealeFlix Searchable Video Real Estate Listing Service

) July 1, 2009 -- eppraisal.com, a consumer-focused home valuation and real estate information site, today announced the launch of a new version of its Real Estate Professional Directory. This updated service gives real estate professionals one location to list their business profiles not only on eppraisal.com, but also on Google Maps, Yahoo! Local, Yellowpages.com, and 80 other search engines and local directories.

Using the advanced directory service, real estate professionals get a profile page on top-ranked eppraisal.com as well as numerous other local directories, improving their online visibility on local search engines and directories.

) October 31, 2008 -- Blevins Wist Real Estate, the Maryland-based real estate sales and consulting company of Keller Williams Realty agents Michael Wist and Matthew Blevins, has recently launched the upgraded version of their company's website (blevinswistrealestate.com), which now features real-time updates to listings of Maryland homes for sale and full user search capabilities.

) July 15, 2009 -- Internet consulting and online marketing firm Excalibur investments holding ltd is now officially online. The company is a one-stop shop offering every necessary component of a successful and effective internet marketing campaign. Providing high-tech services to clients worldwide, Excalibur specializes in generating targeted traffic to websites and enhancing their search engine rankings.

) June 6, 2009 -- TerraServer, the leader in online imagery, announces the launch of subsidiary company RealUp, a new commercial real estate information company. The beta site officially launched May 17, 2009 and is available to the public at www.RealUp.com. RealUp offers commercial real estate professionals free memberships, unlimited free searching, free recent sales comparables, free lending quotes and interactive listings.

) September 23, 2008 -- Dorsey Alston, REALTORS® has been recognized as having one of the top real estate websites in the world by the Web Marketing Association. Now in its 12th year, the WebAwards is the premier annual website award competition that names the best Web sites in 96 industries while setting the standard of excellence for all website development.

The Dorsey Alston website, www.dorseyalston.com, received a Real Estate Standard of Excellence Award for Outstanding Achievement in Website Development. The site was selected from among more than 2,400 sites in 47 countries. Dorsey Alston was the only real estate brokerage website in Georgia to win an award.

) July 22, 2009 -- Internet consulting and online marketing firm Enes Investments limited is now officially online. The company is a one-stop shop offering every necessary component of a successful and effective internet marketing campaign. Providing high-tech services to clients worldwide, Enes Investments specializes in generating targeted traffic to websites and enhancing their search engine rankings.

) July 2, 2009 -- RE/MAX recently introduced an extensive redesign of its popular Web site, www.remax.com, geared to meet the challenges of the current real estate market. In its new and improved form, the Web site should be especially welcome in major metropolitan areas, such as the Chicago real estate market.

The most popular real estate brokerage web site, remax.com, has recently been designed to be even more consumer friendly.

) November 19, 2008 -- Fizber.com, a U.S. real estate website, has recently entered into an agreement with Trulia.com, a residential real estate search engine, to create a co-branded online real estate section powered by Trulia's innovative search technology.

Fizber Partners with Trulia

The Trulia Publisher Platform (TPP) gives the Fizber audience the ability to find homes for sale nationwide directly from the Fizber.com website using Trulia's search technology and award-winning user interface.

) September 2, 2009 -- Rowell Auctions, Inc. is conducting an online only auction in Arkansas, Colorado, and Louisiana, as well as an absolute online auction of 80 properties in the south-eastern states of Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and Alabama. In the midst of difficult economic times, this multi-state sale is an opportunity for all licensed real estate professionals to earn commissions from online real estate auction sales by showing these properties to prospects and registering them with the selling agent, Rowell Auction, Inc.

Absolute Online Real Estate Auction Property - Rowell Auctions, Inc.

) August 12, 2009 -- Movoto.com announced coverage of the residential real estate market in the Chicago, Illinois metropolitan area today. Real estate buyers can now access over 90,000 active homes for sale listings in Northern Illinois communities using Movoto.com. The company offers a complete solution for consumers, helping real estate buyers from start to finish through the process of buying homes for sale.

) March 4, 2010 -- Visual Data Systems, the leading independent provider of website design; software integration; online marketing including search engine promotion; managed email marketing and consultation for the vacation rental industry, has announced the successful launch of their first wave of Away Wee Go!™ Mobile Websites for clients in the vacation rental industry.

Visual Data Systems

AgentWorld.com has combined real estate specific profile marketing with social media distribution to create a powerful online marketing tool for real estate agents. (PRWeb Oct 27, 2009)

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