SAN JOSE, Calif., June 30, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Move, Inc.
(NASDAQ: MOVE), the leader in providing consumers the most accurate
U.S. residential listings online*, has selected housing trends
expert Jonathan P. Smoke as the
first chief economist for realtor.com®, the official
site of the National Association of REALTORS®.
Smoke, a 20-year real estate veteran, will lead a team of real
estate analysts and report to Luke
Glass, Move's executive vice president of industry
platforms. Smoke will be based in the Washington, D.C. area. He can be followed on
Twitter at @SmokeonHousing.
"Jonathan brings to our team analytical horsepower, a depth of
experience in all aspects of the housing marketplace, and a keen
ability to communicate trends to experts and novices, alike," Glass
said.
For the past six years, Smoke has served in key executive roles
for Hanley Wood, a premier
information, media, event, and strategic marketing services company
serving the residential, commercial design and construction
industries, including chief economist and senior vice president,
executive director of market intelligence, and senior vice
president of products and innovation.
"Jonathan is a highly respected housing economist and has proven
himself as a leader and a strategic thinker in creating innovative
data and analytics related to housing," said National Association
of REALTORS® Chief Economist, Lawrence Yun. "He brings to the position more
than 20 years of industry experience and a passion for creating
leading edge insights into consumer needs, preferences, and
demands, and will help drive realtor.com®'s reputation
as the most accurate site for residential real estate listings and
information."
As an entrepreneur, in 2006, Smoke founded BlueSmoke, LLC of
Atlanta, a housing market research
company that provided consulting services to builders, developers,
lenders, and real estate investment companies and operated
HousingIntelligence.com and RatingInsights.com. Prior to founding
BlueSmoke, LLC, he served in several executive roles for
Beazer Homes of Atlanta for which he developed its online
business strategy. Smoke started his career as a management
consultant with Deloitte.
Smoke earned a masters degree in business administration in 1994
from the University of Texas at Austin
and a bachelor of arts degree in economics and religious studies
from Rhodes College.
Realtor.com® closely tracks residential real estate
listings from more than 800 multiple listing services, 98% of which
are updated every 15 minutes, to provide monthly housing reports as
well as current news and analysis of housing trends.
Supporting Resources
- Read more about realtor.com®
- Follow @realtordotcom on Twitter
- Like realtor.com® on Facebook
* "Most accurate" claim(s) pertain to the accuracy of home
listings, are based on comparison with other national listing
portals, and are based on the greater frequency of listings
updating on realtor.com®.
About Move, Inc. and realtor.com®
Move, Inc. (NASDAQ:MOVE), a leading provider of online real
estate services, operates realtor.com®, which connects
people to the essential, accurate information needed to identify
their perfect home and to the REALTORS® whose expertise
guides consumers through buying and selling. As the official
website for the National Association of REALTORS®,
realtor.com® empowers consumers to make smart home
buying, selling and renting decisions by leveraging its direct,
real-time connections with more than 800 multiple listing services
(MLS) via all types of computers, tablets and smart telephones.
Realtor.com® is where home happens. Move's network of
websites provides consumers a wealth of innovative tools and
accurate information including Doorsteps®,
HomeInsightSM, SocialBiosSM, Moving.com™,
SeniorHousingNetSM, homefairSM and
Relocation.com. Move supports real estate agents and brokerages by
providing many services to grow their businesses, including
ListHub™, the nation's leading listing syndicator and centralized
intelligence platform for the real estate industry;
TigerLead®; Top Producer® Systems; and
FiveStreetSM; as well as many free services. Move is
based in the heart of the Silicon Valley — San Jose, CA.
REALTOR® and REALTOR.COM® are
trademarks of the National Association of REALTORS® and
are used with its permission. These and all other trademarks used
in this work are the property of their respective owners.
Media Contact:
Move, Inc. – Mary A. C. Fallon, (408) 558-7191,
mary.fallon@move.com
Forward-Looking Statements
This news 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 from 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.
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