Homes.com’s new Mortgage Calculator app for iPhone gives consumers AND agents an edge!
Homes.com’s new Mortgage Calculator application for the Apple iPhone has the real estate industry buzzing! This innovative app not only gives consumers valuable information about their mortgage, like a monthly payment based on down payment, length of term, interest rate and amount of mortgage, it also calculates whether buying or renting would be a better deal.
Application helps consumers navigate tough financial decisions
NORFOLK, Va., May 5, 2011— Homes.com, a division of Dominion Enterprises, announced today the release of its new Mortgage Calculator Application for the iPhone. The Mortgage Calculator app joins Homes.com’s already extensive mobile suite, which includes home search applications for iPhone, Blackberry, Windows Phone 7 and Android users, as well as a mobile website, making Homes.com the first real estate portal to reach consumers on all major mobile platforms.
Homes.com’s Mortgage Calculator app offers a variety of tools to help home buyers and renters searching for their next home. The “Buy or Rent” tool, which calculates the home searcher’s best financial option based on factors like monthly expenses, local market conditions and taxes, is the first of its kind offered in a mobile app designed by a real estate search site.
Other tools on the app include:
In a previous post, we’ve discussed the Top 5 Reasons to advertise listings on Homes.com. Now, let’s take a look at picking the right package for your real estate business. To get started, let’s discuss three major factors for advertising real estate listings online.
First, what is the size of your listing inventory? Are you a heavy lister or do you specialize as a buyer’s agent? Knowing your listing inventory will ensure that you’re getting the best return from your online listing package. Next, what is most important to your marketing success? Do you advertise mainly to keep your sellers happy or to get your listings in front of active, local homebuyers? Understanding your advertising goal will help you in outlining your online advertising strategy. Continue reading
NORFOLK, VA, February 24, 2011—Homes.com, a division of Dominion Enterprises, announced today the release of its application for the new Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system. The Windows Phone app joins Homes.com’s already extensive mobile suite, which includes applications for iPhone, Blackberry and Android users as well as a mobile website. This makes Homes.com the first real estate portal to allow consumers to search for homes for sale and rent on all major mobile platforms. Continue reading
The National Association of Realtors® (NAR) conference is currently taking place in New Orleans. This exceptional conference offers agents infinite opportunities about real estate marketing in the upcoming year. There are many education sessions on topics ranging from “green”, legal matters, social media, professional & personal growth, marketing suggestions and more! Throughout the conference we will be posting information we’ve learned at NAR on our blog and today’s spotlight is mobile marketing in the real estate industry.
Today there was one education session that spoke to the validity of mobile marketing in the real estate industry and that was Connecting with Consumers through Mobile Technologies with Todd Carpenter, Rudy Bachraty, Eric Blumberg, Max Pigman and Randall Standard. This informative session gave weight to the mobile technology landscape and how real estate professionals should use it in order to foster connections with consumers.
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