Portland, Ore.-based Househappy Inc. is betting that photos alone can drive home search with a new photo-centric site sporting a Pinterest-like layout and associated social network.
Househappy.org, designed for brokers and home buyers and sellers, features a grid of square-shaped home photos on its simplified homepage. A search box and a set of search filters in a simple menu bar help users cull through listings. When clicked, a photo takes users to a property detail page with more info and more photos.
"Existing real estate sites limit visual search, are crowded with too many charts and graphs, and seem to hinder communication rather than encourage it," said Househappy founder and CEO Kevin McCloskey in a statement.
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Insulted by agent ratings, certifications Letter to the Editor BY INMAN NEWS, TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2013. Inman News® Re: 'NAR backing test of agent rating surveys' (March 12)
Dear Editor:
I find the attempts of NAR, Realtor.com or any other entity involved in rating the agents as insulting. Similar with handing out certifications, charging for advertising and trying to compete with local Realtors as abusive and insulting.
They serve to overcharge the agents, promote only those agents that have the means to spend the extra dollars without regard to the agent's experience, whether agents serve in small market, whether agents only deal with bank foreclosures (i.e. not receiving recommendations from individual buyers or sellers) etc. It is a shameless system designed to drive up costs and drive out small markets or specialized agents and it should be banned. The state of Florida hands out a state license that gives equal rights to all Realtors. Then it should be up to the Realtors to specialize, not up to third-party companies to hand out ratings or charge money for promoting agents.
Dorin Frai American Destiny Realty Cooper City, Florida
Portland, Ore.-based Househappy Inc. is betting that photos alone can drive home search with a new photo-centric site sporting a Pinterest-like layout and associated social network.
ReplyDeleteHousehappy.org, designed for brokers and home buyers and sellers, features a grid of square-shaped home photos on its simplified homepage. A search box and a set of search filters in a simple menu bar help users cull through listings. When clicked, a photo takes users to a property detail page with more info and more photos.
"Existing real estate sites limit visual search, are crowded with too many charts and graphs, and seem to hinder communication rather than encourage it," said Househappy founder and CEO Kevin McCloskey in a statement.
Fannie Mae REO specialist allegedly asked for kickbacks
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BY INMAN NEWS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 2013.
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Insulted by agent ratings, certifications
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BY INMAN NEWS, TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2013.
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Re: 'NAR backing test of agent rating surveys' (March 12)
Dear Editor:
I find the attempts of NAR, Realtor.com or any other entity involved in rating the agents as insulting. Similar with handing out certifications, charging for advertising and trying to compete with local Realtors as abusive and insulting.
They serve to overcharge the agents, promote only those agents that have the means to spend the extra dollars without regard to the agent's experience, whether agents serve in small market, whether agents only deal with bank foreclosures (i.e. not receiving recommendations from individual buyers or sellers) etc.
It is a shameless system designed to drive up costs and drive out small markets or specialized agents and it should be banned. The state of Florida hands out a state license that gives equal rights to all Realtors. Then it should be up to the Realtors to specialize, not up to third-party companies to hand out ratings or charge money for promoting agents.
Dorin Frai
American Destiny Realty
Cooper City, Florida
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Very nice Real Estate stuff I ever seen! Thanks for the info.
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