LoopNet Launches The First Mobile Commercial Real Estate Search Application For iPhone and iPod touch
January 27 2010 - 11:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
- New App Allows Users To Search For Available Commercial Property
Anytime, Anywhere And With Location Specific Relevance - - 745,000
For Sale And For Lease Listings Accessible On The Go - SAN
FRANCISCO, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LoopNet, Inc. (NASDAQ:
LOOP), which operates the largest online commercial real estate
marketplace, released the first commercial real estate search
application for iPhone and iPod touch users. Now available as a
free download from iTunes, the LoopNet Commercial Real Estate
Search Application allows users to search, locate and access all
745,000 available properties nationwide from their mobile devices.
With this application, LoopNet remains at the forefront of
technology and information services offerings for the commercial
real estate industry, increasing the speed and ease with which
investors, brokers, sellers, tenants and other professionals can
find information on property that is for sale or lease. "The new
LoopNet iPhone application for commercial real estate search
provides industry professionals with amazingly easy access to
listings from anywhere at any time, and uses the iPhone's GPS
capabilities to return results based on the searcher's physical
location," says Mike Manning, Vice President of Marketing for
LoopNet. "This benefits both property searchers and real estate
professionals marketing property. With listings at your fingertips
on the go, business gets done in real time from wherever the
broker, prospective investor, or tenant happen to be." Features on
LoopNet's iPhone application include: -- Location Finder: Explore
properties in your immediate area using the iPhone's built-in GPS
capabilities, then walk or drive around and explore properties in
your vicinity ... without having to go back to the office to access
a computer or run a listings report. -- Custom Search: Filter
results by price, building size and property type (office,
industrial, retail, land, multifamily, etc.). -- Driving
Directions: Use Google Maps to plot properties or email directions
to a client or friend. The LoopNet iPhone App is FREE to download,
and available for both the iPhone and iPod touch, in Apple's App
Store. Search for "LoopNet" in the App store. About LoopNet LoopNet
operates the largest and most heavily trafficked commercial real
estate listing service online with more than 3.9 million registered
members and approximately 5 million quarterly unique visitors. The
LoopNet marketplace, available at http://www.loopnet.com/, covers
all commercial property categories, including office, industrial,
retail, multifamily (apartment properties for sale), hotel, land,
specialty properties, investment properties and businesses for
sale. At the end of September 2009, the LoopNet marketplace
featured more than $480 billion of property available for sale and
6.3 billion square feet of space for lease. LoopNet customers
include virtually all of the top commercial real estate firms and
organizations in the U.S., including CB Richard Ellis, Century 21
Commercial, Coldwell Banker Commercial, Colliers International, The
CORE Network, CORFAC International, Cushman & Wakefield, First
Industrial Realty Trust, Grubb & Ellis, Jones Lang LaSalle, Lee
& Associates, Lincoln Property Company, Marcus & Millichap,
NAI Global, ONCOR International, ProLogis, Prudential CRES, RE/MAX,
Retail Brokers Network, SIOR, Sperry Van Ness, and TCN Worldwide.
Forward-Looking Statements This release contains forward-looking
statements regarding the anticipated benefits of LoopNet's iPhone
and iPod touch application, our efforts to differentiate our online
commercial marketplace, deliver increasing value to our customers,
and the exposure for available properties listed on our
marketplace. These statements are based on current information and
expectations that are inherently subject to change and involve a
number of risks and uncertainties. Actual events or results might
differ materially from those in any forward-looking statement due
to various factors, including, but not limited to, the
accessibility and functionality of our new mobile application,
ongoing volatility in the commercial real estate market, whether
increased traffic will lead to new registered members, and our
ability to convert them into Premium Members and retain them, our
ability to continue to attract unique visitors to our web site, our
ability to obtain or retain listings from commercial real estate
brokers, agents and property owners, competition from current or
future companies, seasonality and our ability to manage our growth.
Additional information concerning factors that could cause actual
events or results to differ materially from those in any
forward-looking statement is contained in our filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Copies of filings made by
us with the SEC are available on the SEC's web site or at
http://investor.loopnet.com/sec.cfm. LoopNet does not intend to
update the forward-looking statements included in this press
release that are based on information available to us as of the
date of this release. For more information contact: Cary Brazeman,
310-205-3590 DATASOURCE: LoopNet, Inc. CONTACT: Cary Brazeman of
LoopNet, Inc., +1-310-205-3590, Web Site: http://www.loopnet.com/
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