Roost - Launch Social Real Estate Platform on facebook.com
02/03/10 Today Roost.com a leading real estate a real estate technology companying in the US SF, launched The Social Real Estate Platform on facebook. Roost's free Real Estate tab adds a local Real Estate section to your Facebook account in 3 easy steps.
The innovative application allows local real estate agents, to personalise their real estate tab and provide their own expertise, by providing their fans and connections with residential property data, schools information, walk ability - from optional partner features altosresearch.com education.com or walkscore.com. Agents can also brand this tab with their own company logo & links.
• Establish themselves as local experts within Facebook
• Generate real business by integrating information homebuyers and sellers have shown they want into their Facebook pages
• Save time and money by delivering killer content and engagement tools they would otherwise spend months finding, buying or building
[downloadable PDF instructions - how to add this app to your face book account are at the bottom of the article]
“Altos Research is all about helping professionals communicate local real estate market data to their clients and prospects,” Michael Simonsen, CEO of Altos Research.
“The new Roost app elegantly fits our vision because with it agents and brokers easily communicate powerful, valuable information to the vast Facebook audience.” , “Living in a walkable neighborhood is a social experience, when people are out of their cars they interact with each other. Real Estate is also a social experience and we’re excited to partner with Roost to help people find a great place to live on Facebook.”Matt Lerner, CTO of Front Seat
, “having access to information about area schools is critical for families evaluating real estate options. Social Real Estate brings this data to parents where they are, on Facebook, and we’re delighted to be working with Roost on this innovative application.”Ronald Fortune, CEO of Education.com
Real estate professionals across the country have already deployed the Social Real Estate℠ application.
“We all know the impact that social media, more specifically Facebook, is having on our real estate business,” Brad Coy, REALTOR® with San Francisco Real Estate Services. “It’s great to have an application like the one from Roost that allows me to elevate that social media presence and provide useable data to the visitors of my page.”
Check out Brad’s Social Real Estate℠ Tab on his San Francisco Real Estate Page and his San Francisco Real Estate Services Page.
“Facebook has been an important part of my business over the last several months,” said Joe Spake, REALTOR® with Revid Realty. “I’m so excited that Roost has developed an application that allows me to showcase relevant real estate data to fans of my Memphis Real Estate Page.”
Check out Joe’s Social Real Estate℠ Tab on his Memphis Real Estate Page.
"we think it's a great way to turn a business page into a local resource centre for agents and giving them more power tools - well done to all the team in the nest at Team Roost." 1property1.com
Snap Shots of the New App from Roost.com
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About Roost
Roost is a leading residential real estate search engine which directs consumers to a hosted network of real estate broker and agent "IDX" websites. [An Internet Data Exchange (IDX) is a real estate property search site which allows the public to conduct searches of approved Multiple Listing Service properties in a certain area]. Our mission is to provide the perfect search for your perfect home. To make this mission a reality we provide an easy to use, yet powerful user experience to enable you to get the information you're looking for.
But as with any search engine, the experience is only as good as the data it provides. In the real estate search arena, this is where Roost.com really shines. We partner with local Multiple Listing Services (MLS), RE brokers, builders, data providers and more to help ensure you're getting the freshest, most comprehensive data possible.
Your new home wish list is as unique as you are, so providing comprehensive and accurate inventory for discovering the perfect home is a big job. So if we don't serve your local area right now, rest assured that we are probably working on it. Check back soon because we are introducing new markets all the time.
in the Nest wiith Roost April 2009
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About Altos Research
Altos Research pioneered real-time real estate market data. Founded in 2005, the Mountain View, CA company’s products serve financial institutions, home buyers and sellers, and thousands of real estate professionals in 15,000 zip codes around the country. Because everyone wants to know, “How’s the market?” agents and brokers use AltosReports, AltosCharts, and the Altos Intelligence Marketing System to be the expert resource on local conditions for their clients and prospects – in person, on the web, via email and social media. Learn more here about Altos Research real-time real estate data.
About Education.com
More than two million parents a month come to Education.com to get the information they need to support their children’s unique educational and developmental needs, and to find ideas for how to make learning more fun. From kindergarten readiness to college prep, Education.com is the leading destination for involved parents. Often called “The WebMD of education,” the company has teamed up with leading universities, nonprofits, and research organizations to offer highly credible parenting, developmental, and educational information. The site also offers printable activities, community resources, access to best-of-breed educational services, and SchoolFinder – a tool that gives parents comprehensive data on the nation’s 125,000 public, private and charter schools. Education.com was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA. The company is backed by leading venture capital firms, Azure Capital Partners, TeleSoft Partners, and California Technology Ventures. For more information, please visit www.education.com.
About Front Seat and Walk Score
Walk Score (www.walkscore.com) is a project of Front Seat (www.frontseat.org), a civic software company based in Seattle. Since its launch in July 2007, Walk Score has become the most popular worldwide measure of walkability. Over 700 real estate websites show Walk Score on their listings and over 2.5 million scores are distributed to partners each day. The Walk Score team is advised by a ten-person Advisory Board, which includes urban planning, environmental and technical experts.
[downloadable PDF instructions - how to insert roost app to your face book account ]
