New Online Real Estate Question and Answer Feature on Realtor.com
August 25 2009 - 8:15AM
PR Newswire (US)
Ask A REALTOR Gives Miami-Area Sellers, Buyers Direct One-Click
Access to Realtors With Answers On Local Real Estate LOS ANGELES,
Aug. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Ask a Realtor, a new online question and
answer feature recently launched by Realtor.com, offers homeowners,
sellers and buyers answers to real estate questions from Miami-area
Realtors who know and understand the local market. This free online
feature is now available on the Realtor.com Blogs homepage at
http://www.realtor.com/blogs. Through Ask a Realtor, visitors to
the Realtor.com Blogs site can now ask questions free-of-charge and
anonymously that will be answered only by licensed real estate
professionals. Questions can be on any real estate-related topic
ranging from local market trends, mortgages and home values to
buying, selling, home inspections and more. Questions will be
forwarded to a local Realtor or to one that specializes in the area
of expertise most relevant to each question. Most participating
Realtors in the Ask a Realtor program are active members of the
Realtor.com Blogs community. Answers are emailed directly to the
consumer by a Realtor.com moderator, and some are posted on the
homepage of Realtor.com Blogs for everyone to read and enjoy. In
addition, all questions and answers are archived on the Realtor.com
Blogs site, listed chronologically and by subject, for future
reference in an easily accessible knowledgebase so other visitors
can benefit from the professional expertise. While questions can be
posed anonymously, visitors to the blogs can also request a
personal follow-up by the responding Realtor, thereby establishing
a relationship with a local real estate professional at any stage
in the decision-making process. "Ask a Realtor creates an informal
yet highly informative, free service for anyone interested in or
involved in real estate," said Realtor.com President Errol
Samuelson. "Because homeownership is often one of the biggest
investments consumers make in their lives, Ask a Realtor was
developed to help people navigate real estate, establish
relationships with local Realtors, and as a convenient method to
ask questions that'll be answered by licensed professionals with
hands-on experience in the local market. We look forward to helping
millions of people become better informed as they engage with real
experts offering real estate answers through Ask a Realtor."
Samuelson continues by explaining that Realtor.com's approach
differs from comparable online sites in which anyone can attempt to
answer a real estate question. "By design, the answers published on
Ask a Realtor will come only from active members of the National
Association of REALTORS , professionals with real estate expertise
adhering to a strict code of ethics and conduct," said Samuelson.
"That combination of local knowledge and professionalism sets Ask a
Realtor apart." Typically, Realtors have approximately 10 years of
professional real estate experience, while brokers have 25 years of
professional real estate experience.(1) Ask a Realtor also provides
an additional solution for Realtors to showcase their skills and
market their brands on both the local and national levels to buyers
and sellers that don't already have a relationship with a Realtor.
Miami-area Majestic Properties Realtor, Ines Hegedus-Garcia says,
"Ask a Realtor is a great way for anyone to ask questions about our
real estate market and to connect with a Realtor that has local
experience and connections. I'm excited to participate, and help
people who might be contemplating a move or just curious about
Miami-area real estate or housing trends." ABOUT REALTOR.COM
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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 8.3 million(1) consumers in June
2009. Agents and companies have the power to customize Realtor.com
resources to maximize their brand and productivity. REALTOR and
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OF REALTORS . REALTOR is a federally registered collective
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[1] 2009 NAR Member Profile [2] comScore Media Metrix, July 2009
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