REALTOR.com ® /Internet Facts & Figures The Power to Sell Your Home
Dec 23, 2015
REALTOR.com®/Internet Facts & Figures
The Power to Sell Your Home
Here are a few facts*:
80 are presently active in the market or thinking about buying or selling
66 visit more than once a week
48 contact a REALTOR®
Of every 100 visitors to REALTOR.com® …
*C.A.R. Internet vs. Traditional Homebuyers, January 2002; **Internal user survey
Of active shoppers …
75% are moving within 50 miles of their current home**
94% find a home of interest
REALTOR.com® - Where the world shops for real estate online™
ONLINE DISTRIBUTIONDistribution Partners
Through REALTOR.com®’s extensive online distribution network, your home receives the benefit of reaching some of the largest audiences on the Internet.
Being on REALTOR.com® means your home is also being promoted through the list of Web sites below, including a comprehensive set of local sites: AOL’s Digital Cities, forty-one local television station Web sites (Internet Broadcasting System), and a group of regional newspaper Web sites.
EXPOSURENot just the largest audience - the right audience
REALTOR.com®
Avg. Monthly Totals*
• Unique Users: More than 5 million
• Time Spent per User: More than 40 minutes
*comScore Media Metrix, April 2003
CIRCULATIONPercent of Time Spent on Real Estate Web Sites*
*comScore Media Metrix, April 2003.
7%ZipRealty.com
5%
Yahoo! Real Estate
2%
eBayRealEstate.net
75%REALTOR.com®
1%Other Real
Estate Web Site
10%
MSN House & Home
REALTOR.com®
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
*Source: comScore Media Metrix, April 2003,
** Note: Traffic to Yahoo! Real Estate and eBay RealEstate.net includes non-homes-for-sale content such as
Apartments, New Homes, Home Improvement, etc. REALTOR.com® only includes real estate content
(Total minutes per user/month)
3.6
5.78
2.64
9
5.55
43.25
9.15
HomeGain
MSN House & Home
RealEstate.com
eBay RealEstate.net
Yahoo! Real Estate.net
Homes.com
REALTOR.com®
TIME SPENT ON REALTOR.com®
Users spend the most time on REALTOR.com®
INTERNET REACH
AND GROWTH
Homebuyers Use of the Internet & Newspapers in Home Searches
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
1995 1997 1999 2001 2002
Newspaper Internet The 2000 and 2002 NAR Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers
Fannie Mae National Housing Survey, July 2000
home shoppers are looking on the Internet to find their
next home
NAR Survey of Buyers and Sellers, 2002
Only 4% of all newspaper readers go to the Real Estate Classified Section.
Copy content is limited, not interactive and effectiveness is hard to measure.
*The Media Audit 2002
Comprehensive content including customized home description, multiple photos, and interactive consumer contact opportunities allow me to present your home in the best possible light.
How I’ll market your home on REALTOR.com®
LISTING ENHANCEMENTSPutting your property on display
By listing with me, your home will be on REALTOR.com®. The door will be opened to millions of online buyers actively looking to purchase.
Benefits:
• Buyers can contact me 24/7 via email, phone or fax
• I’ll create a custom property description
• I’ll add what consumers want to see, additional photos
YOUR HOME WILL STAND OUT!Your home gets top local billing on the most visited real estate site – REALTOR.com®
Featured Homes™ ensures that your home stands out at the top of the search criteria page – linking buyers directly to your property’s details and my contact information.
Benefits:
• Differentiates your home in front of millions of potential buyers.
• Attracts targeted home searches to your property
Virtual Tours allow home shoppers to walk through your property, zooming in on the details inside and outside the home, all from the convenience of their own homes.
Benefits:
• Your home will stand out to the millions of buyers on REALTOR.com®
• You are not disturbed as home shoppers tour your home 24/7 from the privacy of their computer
VIRTUAL TOURSHome shoppers can view your property details online