Wikihood, Hip Factor, Community Profiles and Heat Maps Bring Communities Alive Online
Written by Realtor.com
Tuesday, 13 November 2007
Get the 411 on Everything Local for 50,000 Communities
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 13 -- Cool heat maps, rich data on local schools, and new tools including sliders measuring a neighborhood's "hip" factor and family-friendliness distinguish Find A Neighborhood, a new online search tool premiering today on REALTOR.com. Available on the homepage at REALTOR.com(R), Find A Neighborhood goes beyond census data and search engine factoids by delivering details on 50,000 neighborhoods in 34 major metro areas.
This unparalleled neighborhood search capability provides consumers with a visual overview of a neighborhood through high-resolution photos and interactive satellite maps while connecting them with reliable local details on community history and personality, resident lifestyles, average home and rental prices, park locations, population changes, household income, as well as proximity to professional sports franchises or universities for some communities.
Find A Neighborhood also delivers information not found on other sites including reliable ratings information on local schools provided by GreatSchools that includes feedback from parents, a Wikihood feature used by locals to define their favorite areas, REALTOR.com listings with local REALTOR(R) contact information, and details on whether locals are considered "Digerati", "Upper Crust" or any one of 64 lifestyle categories. Consumers can now find everything they'll want and need on Find A Neighborhood, including listings in a selected neighborhood, when searching for reliable local information.
"Because neighborhood information is one of the most important factors people want when considering a move," said REALTOR.com President, Errol Samuelson. "We developed Find A Neighborhood, to give consumers the ability to see and feel an area before they use valuable time searching for a home. It's also a great discovery tool for new arrivals or locals interested in learning more about their own neighborhood."
Residents are encouraged to customize, establish and describe their favorite, everyday areas of town through Wikihood, a unique and exclusive feature of Find A Neighborhood. Other opportunities for locals to share their view of their local neighborhood include features for uploading favorite videos offering unique insight into the community's personality.
Find A Neighborhood currently features the following cities: Chicago; Houston; New York; Los Angeles; Phoenix; San Antonio; Philadelphia; Dallas; San Diego; Las Vegas; Atlanta; Charlotte; Austin; Denver; Jacksonville; Seattle; Baltimore; San Jose; Columbus; Tucson; Indianapolis; Louisville; Washington; San Francisco; Miami; Tampa; Sacramento; Milwaukee; Raleigh; Orlando; Boston; Thousand Oaks; and Kansas City.
"Find A Neighborhood brings together information people want when they're looking to move or purchase a home across town or across country," said Joe DeTuno, Senior Vice President, Product Development Move, Inc. "We hope it helps to transform the scary process of finding a place to live into the emotional connection of home."
A guided demonstration on how to explore any one of 50,000 neighborhoods throughout the U.S. using Find A Neighborhood is available at http://labs.realtor.com/ or by calling Jason Avila at 310.552.4137 or Julie Reynolds at 805.557.3080. Self-navigational instructions for Find A Neighborhood are available at the Move.com media room.
ABOUT REALTOR.COM
REALTOR.com -- "Where the world shops for real estate online" -- is operated by Move, Inc., and is the official Web site of the National Association of REALTORS. Ranked as the No. 1 homes-for-sale site, REALTOR.com(R) currently offers potential home buyers access to over four million property listings as well as the most brokers and agents to contact. The site also provides REALTORS and the home sellers they represent with the Internet's largest real estate marketplace, reaching more than 5.3 million consumers in September 2007.(1) Agents and companies have the power to customize the resources of the REALTOR.com Web site to maximize their brand and productivity. The REALTOR.com Web site (http://www.realtor.com/) is operated by Move, Inc. (NASDAQ:MOVE) .
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