CAMPBELL, Calif., April 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The search power
of Realtor.com is now available on the iPad at
http://www.realtor.com/mobile/iPad. Launched today by Move, Inc.,
(NASDAQ: MOVE), the leader in online real estate, the Realtor.com
iPad app is the only real estate search app delivering everything
from listings with maps and GPS directions to personalization tools
that keep users organized and connected when searching across
country or across town. Realtor.com mobile apps are also the only
real estate search apps with access to Realtor.com, the largest and
most accurate collection of online property listings, with more
than 80 percent of all property listings updated every 15
minutes.
Today, 10 properties are viewed every second on a Realtor.com
mobile app, including the iPhone, Android, Windows Phone 7, and now
iPad at http://www.realtor.com/mobile. Realtor.com mobile apps have
been downloaded 3.6 million times and active users have increased
by 79 percent in four months.
"With a Realtor.com mobile app, there's no waiting or wondering
anymore if a property is on or off the market, how much it costs,
or if it will fit your needs," said Steve
Berkowitz, chief executive officer of Move, Inc., operator
of Realtor.com. "Mobile is changing the way people buy and sell
homes and our iPad app opens up real estate to millions of people
with an amazing visual search experience. It combines mobile's
instant gratification and investigative component that everyone
loves with Move's search technology. We're very excited to expand
our mobile offerings and deliver the power of Realtor.com to
millions of iPad users."
Finding the ideal home among the millions of properties on
Realtor.com is fast, easy and fun with the Realtor.com iPad
app:
- Draw Your Own Search Boundaries anywhere in the U.S.
with Area Highlighter. It's fast and allows for hyper-local
searches down to street levels. Tap the Show More Listings button,
and more properties instantly populate the map. Use the iPad's
finger controls to slide, pinch, zoom and pan through a map to
drill down into a neighborhood or particular street.
- Personalize your experience by rating properties and
saving personal notes on each home for later reference or to share
with an agent via email. Sort, refine or filter your search results
according to what's important to you – price, distance, square
footage, etc. Create new searches for homes or open houses
nationwide or nearby based on your location, MLS ID number, or by
city, state, or street name. Tap My Real Estate to instantly access
My Listings, My Saved Searches, or My Recent Searches.
- Stay Connected with an agent from each listing detail
page via email with questions or to schedule a tour. Store their
contact details within the app so it's easier to send notes,
comments and ratings about properties to your agent. Keep friends
and family connected to your house hunting adventure by sharing
favorite properties via email, Facebook and Twitter.
"The Realtor.com iPad app gives buyers and agents everything
they need when they need it most to work together successfully in
finding properties," said Realtor.com President, Errol Samuelson. "In the past year, Realtor.com
mobile apps have contributed to a 240 percent increase in consumer
outreach to local agents, and open house views have increased by
459 percent in just four months. Even more exciting, in-app
communication between agents and consumers (1) has increased by 148
percent since December. We're very excited with the fast adoption
of Realtor.com mobile apps by agents and consumers. We expect these
numbers will only improve with the launch of our iPad app because
it includes so many easy-to-use interactive features that encourage
collaboration between agents and consumers."
The Realtor.com iPad app offers other notable features
including:
- Easy-to-Use results feed directly from Realtor.com to a
pull down menu that floats over a map with property pins or in a
magazine-style gallery view with bold photos. Switching between
views and three mapping options is easy, and diving into a
listing's detail page for open house dates, property details, large
photos, agent contact details, map's with GPS-based directions, and
share buttons requires one touch. Scroll through the helpful search
tips on the homepage.
- Self-Contained Listing Detail Pages feature maps
enabling users to view properties on a street or satellite view and
scan the neighborhood for items of interest. With one touch,
quickly enter the information into your personal notes field saving
notes on why a listing has great appeal, such as proximity to a
local park or hiking trail. There's no need to exit the app for
directions, maps, or for property details.
- Remain Organized by using the visual 'Check marks' that
appear on map-based property pins, the pull down menu and gallery
view to track previously viewed properties. Buyers can also add
open house events to their calendar, and save favorite listings or
frequently used searches to their Realtor.com account for later
use.
Realtor.com 2.0 iPhone App Also Announced
Today, Realtor.com also announced the availability of key
updates to the app compatible with the iPhone iOS 4.0, including a
new home screen with grouped features and easier access to recent
searches, Area Highlighter and Area Scout. In addition, a "My Real
Estate" screen has been added that includes Saved Listings, Saved
Searches, Recently Viewed Listings and Recent Searches. A
simplified location selection in Search mode and a more prominent
Search button on the search screen are also now available. A new
Viewed indicator on the list and map views displays once a user has
looked at a Listing Detail Page, while an "in-page" send and share
option have been added to the iPhone iOS 4.0 search experience.
The free Realtor.com Real Estate iPad app is compatible with
iPad iOS 4.0 or higher and can be downloaded at
itunes.apple.com/us/app/real-estate-search/id336698281?mt=8# or by
going to http://www.realtor.com/mobile/iPad. Additional photos and
short videos on key features can be found at:
http://www.realtor.com/mobile
ABOUT MOVE, INC.
Move, Inc. (Nasdaq: MOVE) is the leader in online real estate
with 14.5 (2) million monthly visitors to its online network of web
sites. Move, Inc. operates: Move.com, a leading destination for
information on new homes and rental listings, moving, home and
garden and home finance; Realtor.com(R), the official web site of
the National Association of Realtors(R); Moving.com;
SeniorHousingNet; Top Producer Systems, and ListHub. Move, Inc. is
based in Campbell, California.
ABOUT REALTOR.COM®
Realtor.com®, where the world shops for real estate
online, is operated by Move, Inc., (NASDAQ:MOVE) and is the
official web site of the National Association of Realtors®.
Ranked as the #1 homes-for-sale site, Realtor.com® currently
offers potential home buyers access to over four million property
listings, as well as the most brokers and agents. It also provides
Realtors® and the home sellers they represent with the
Internet's largest real estate marketplace, reaching more than 12.7
(2) million consumers in March 2011.
Agents and companies have the power to customize
Realtor.com® resources to maximize their brand and
productivity.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements,
including information about management's view of Move's future
expectations, plans and prospects, within the safe harbor
provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. These statements involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors which may cause the results of
Move, its subsidiaries, divisions and concepts to be materially
different than those expressed or implied in such statements. These
risk factors and others are included from time to time in documents
Move files with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including
but not limited to, its Form 10-Ks, Form 10-Qs and Form 8-Ks. Other
unknown or unpredictable factors also could have material adverse
effects on Move's future results. The forward-looking statements
included in this press release are made only as of the date hereof.
Move cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity,
performance or achievements. Accordingly, you should not place
undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Finally, Move
expressly disclaims any intent or obligation to update any
forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or
circumstances.
(1) Email leads, phone calls and
send to agent outreach from users to agents
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(2) comScore Media Metrics, key
measures report March 2011
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SOURCE Move, Inc.