The Brand New Condosetc.com - new features and a new look
Posted by Veronica Hicks on Thursday, May 20th, 2010 at 9:28am.After years of planning a new website, finding the right tools to promote our sellers and to conduct the most efficient search for our buyers and renters, our team of snappy condo experts pulled together a list of all the things we wanted to give website users in their search experience. This list is based on what we do to help find our clients their dream condo and to help promote our condo sellers.
Our objective with the re-launch is to make the buying and renting search experience every bit as good as the level of service that we provide our clients. Our clients are very sophisticated and generally don't have the time they used to when it comes to searching for their next purchase. When you hear other REALTORS say that 80% of the home buyers start their search online, we think that 80% for Orange County Condo buyers will be on Condosetc.com because we provide the tools that sophisticated and tech savvy searchers are looking for. Everything about our site is organized and designed to make the search experience efficient and productive.
After all, the more we please buyers, the more they will visit and refer our site, and the more exposure that we can get for our Orange County Condo Listings. In fact, this new site is so good, we call it the Orange County Condo MLS.
Orange County Condo Buyers
Condo buyers can expect to find more information to make a decision than they will find anywhere, and they will know more about the condo they purchase than ever before. The following tools are now available:
- Orange County City Profiles: Includes summaries about the cities, condo listings, condo stats, neighborhood profiles, demographics, schools and more.
- Google's Streetview (where available): In Streetview, the user can LITERALLY drive online in front of the condo and around the block. This google tool will allow condo buyers to see a neighborhood without even getting in the car. The BEST virtual tour available! (and best of all it isn't staged – it's real!).
- Bing BirdseyeView: Want to know if there is a train track next to the condo, or if the condo backs up to a busy street? Find out now, from the comfort of your own home.
- Get Local: Maybe you want to be close to Trader Joe's - now you can see everything that is in close proximity to the condo.
- Nearby Sales and Similar Listings: Discover listings similar to yours, and compare features and selling prices.
- Get Valuable Information about listings to give you the facts you need to make an informed decision. Understand pricing motivation with days on market and price reduction and find out the features and amenities without having to visit.
- HOA Fees
- Walk Score: If walking is important to you, find out if your prospective neighborhood will make you car dependent or be a “walker's paradise”.
- Bookmark Saved Searches, saved Favorites and tour summaries to remember what you liked!
- Detailed Building information so that you can get a sense for the communities.
- Tips and Guides: These will provide extensive information about buying a condo.
- Resource Directory:Now you can locate the perfect Handyman, Painter, Stager and more.
Orange County Condo Sellers
Condo sellers are going to be armed with all the information at their finger tips to be able to properly price their condo and stay on top of neighborhood sales. They may also stay in touch and track what is going on with their listing with the following tools:
- Sales Comparisons: Get nearby sales of this and nearby communities when you want it without having to call a REALTOR .
- Get Valuable Stats: Get helpful stats about your listing.
- Viewing History: Get a list of everyone who has viewed your property and find out what else they looked at.
- Online Showing Requests: These are available for buyers to easily reach Veronica and her team to show your listing.
- Communication System: This will help you stay in touch and up to date with your listing (coming in the next couple of months).
- Calendar of Activities: Get a record of activities being performed to market your condo (what everyone tells you they do, but I actually want you to hold me accountable for doing what I say you I will do).
- Alerts: These helpful reminders will keep you informed on the trends in your community and neighborhood.
- All the same information above
Real Time Stats and Reports (Available July 2010)
- Reports to summarize pricing and market trends
- Reports to feature really good buys out there
- Buying and selling trends (discounts, days on market)
There are so many great tools and ways to use this site that we are really excited about the launch. At the end of the day, our goal is to create a great search experience that mirrors the level of service we provide in the transaction and the relationships that we build with our clients.
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