Press Release

Weichert.com Offers a Fresh Take on the Home Search Process

MORRIS PLAINS, N.J.,– Weichert.com, the highly-trafficked Web site for Weichert, Realtors, has made several enhancements to provide a simpler, more personalized experience for consumers searching for a home online.  The Web site, now also make it possible for visitors to share listings and other information on Facebook, Twitter and a host of other social media, networking and bookmarking sites.

“Consumers today have shown an increased desire to turn the time they spend online into an experience they can share with family and friends,” said Mike Montsko, president of Weichert Lead Network, the Internet marketing arm for Weichert, Realtors. “Our latest release of Weichert.com not only enhances the home search for visitors, it makes it easy for them to share it directly through social media and social networking sites.”

The redesigned home page sets the tone for a more personalized experience for Weichert.com visitors from the onset.  The site employs technology that will remember returning user’s most recent home search and displays just listed, just reduced and open house listings that fit their criteria of interest. 

For even greater customization, Weichert.com added a number of new features to myWeichert, a program which allows homebuyers to save property searches, sign up for various e-mail alerts, and rank and save specific listings with personalized notes.  The latest version now offers a RSS Feed to notify individuals of new listings, price reductions and open houses.  A new mileage calculation tool helps visitors determine the potential distance, as well as driving directions, from work or another location to a specific listing.

In addition to creating a more personalized experience, the latest version of Weichert.com combines a simpler navigation and streamlined layout with a fresh, attractive design and more listing information to make it easier and quicker to find homes that meet your needs.  

Adding to a wide range of existing options, the site now allows users to search by days on market, square footage, lot size, year built and fees, such as those from a homeowners’ association.  In the map search view, visitors can now also see points of interest within the map such as schools, banks, restaurants and shopping centers.

Once they reach the detail page for a specific listing, Weichert.com visitors will find it easier to navigate for the information they need.  A new photo control simplifies the viewing of property images.  With a simple click of an icon, users can quickly share a listing through Twitter, Facebook, Digg or other social media sites.

A top 30 real estate Web site, weichert.com had over 30 million visitors in 2009.  Indicative of its value to consumers, weichert.com consistently ranks as a top site among all real estate companies for the length of time that visitors spend at the site, according to HitwiseÒ, which monitors the activity of major Web sites. 

Weichert has nearly 18,000 sales associates in approximately 500 company-owned and franchised sales offices in key markets throughout the U.S.  A family of full-service real estate and financial services companies, Weichert helps customers buy and sell both residential and commercial real estate, and streamlines the delivery of mortgages and home and title insurance.  For more information, Weichert's customer service center can be reached at 1-800-USA-SOLD or at Weichert's Web site, www.weichert.com.  Each Weichert franchised office is independently owned and operated.