NEW YORK, March 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Realtor.com®, a
leading provider of online real estate services operated by Move,
Inc., a subsidiary of News Corp [Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA], today
announced agreements with prominent New
York brokerages – Bond New York, Brown Harris Stevens,
Compass, Halstead Property, and NestSeekers – as well as leading
brokerage listing syndicator RealPlus for the display of
New York City real estate listings
on the realtor.com® web and mobile platform. These agreements
combine to provide more than 350 New York brokerage firms with the
opportunity for better exposure for their listings, while
turbocharging realtor.com® as the go-to and neighborhood-friendly
resource for consumers looking to buy, sell or rent a home in
New York City.
With the inclusion of content provided by these top brokerages
and listing syndicator, realtor.com® adds thousands of New York City listings to its national
database, which builds its position as the New York listings resource for buyers and
renters. Additionally, realtor.com® has enhanced its user
experience with the addition of new filters, property types and
images to make searching its growing number of New York listings more streamlined and
intuitive.
"Realtor.com® is laser focused on enhancing its presence in the
highly sought after New York City
market," said Ryan O'Hara, chief
executive officer for Move. "We expect a larger New York footprint will help amplify the flow
of prestigious properties to realtor.com® and lay the groundwork
for a more lucrative digital advertising platform."
"We are absolutely thrilled that Terra Holdings, parent company
of Halstead and Brown Harris
Stevens, has committed to maximizing our incredible listings
on the powerful platform of realtor.com®. Our clients deserve the
best possible exposure for their listings and we are firm believers
of the strength of realtor.com®. We have been proud to work with
them since they debuted in New York
City and we look forward to continuing our relationship,"
explained James G. Cahill, executive
vice president, chief technology officer for Terra Holdings.
"NestSeekers is always looking for opportunities to leverage
cutting edge marketing and technology solutions to deliver superior
performance to our clients," said Eddie
Shapiro, president and CEO for NestSeekers. "This agreement
with realtor.com® will help bring NestSeeker's prestigious listing
catalogue to a national audience of highly engaged home buyers and
sellers. We're confident Move's newly inked deal with News Corp
will lead to great opportunities for realtor.com® and we're excited
to see what they have in store for NestSeeker listings."
For-sale and for-rent New York
City listings with exclusive company branding from select
brokerages and listing syndication feeds are now available on
realtor.com®.
About Bond New York
Since its inception in 2000, Bond New York has quickly become
Manhattan's largest
independently-owned real estate firm with seven office locations
and a sales force of over 500 professionals. This full
service agency covers all New York
neighborhoods for residential sales and leasing, commercial sales
and leasing, new development marketing and corporate
relocation.
About Brown Harris Stevens
Brown Harris Stevens, established
in 1873, is the premier provider of residential real estate
services. The company has offices throughout New York City, The Hamptons, North Fork and
Palm Beach. Brown Harris Stevens offers more luxury
residential exclusives than any other firm and serves as the
exclusive affiliate of Christie's International Real Estate, Inc.,
a subsidiary of Christie's International PLC, the world's oldest
fine arts auctioneer.
About Compass
Compass is a technology-driven real estate platform based in
Manhattan. Launched by
Ori Allon and Robert Reffkin in 2013, Compass takes an
innovative approach to real estate, offering technology that
empowers agents and clients to collaborate on a home search that is
simple, intelligent and enjoyable.
About Halstead Property
Halstead Property is one of the largest and most visible
residential real estate brokerage firms in the New York metropolitan area. Headquartered at
499 Park Avenue, the firm has 1,200 sales and rental agents
throughout prime retail offices in New
York, New Jersey and
Connecticut. Halstead boasts seven
offices in Manhattan including the
Upper East Side, Upper West Side, East Side, SoHo, Greenwich Village, Harlem and Washington Heights as well as six offices in
Brooklyn. In addition, Halstead
has offices in Riverdale, the
Hamptons, Metro New Jersey, the Hudson Valley and Fairfield County, Connecticut. To learn more,
please visit www.halstead.com.
About NestSeekers
In less than ten years, NestSeekers has become a powerful
full service brokerage sales and marketing firm leading the real
estate industry in New York City,
the Hamptons, Miami and
Beverly Hills. With several
billion dollars in gross sales, NestSeekers is one of the
fastest-growing real estate firms in the world. Additionally,
it has a staff of over 700 professionals, as well as offices and
storefronts in 15 different locations.
About RealPlus LLC
RealPlus is a full service business-to-business technology
company which has been designing, developing, and delivering
essential software, listing syndication, data solutions, and
consulting services to the New York
City residential real estate industry for over 30
years. In addition to Jaguar, its industry-leading listings
and customers management system currently in use at over 300 firms,
RealPlus is the architect and operator of the first successful
NYC based electronic listings
exchange.
About Move, Inc. and realtor.com®
Move, Inc., a subsidiary of News Corp, is a leading provider of
online real estate services. Move operates the realtor.com® website
and mobile experiences, which connect people to the most important
and accurate information they need to find their perfect home and
to the REALTORS® whose expertise guides consumers through buying
and selling. As the official website of the National Association of
REALTORS®, realtor.com® empowers consumers to make smart home
buying, selling and renting decisions by leveraging its direct,
real-time connections with more than 800 multiple listing services
(MLS) via all types of computers, tablets and smartphones. In
addition to the industry's most comprehensive and accurate
information, Move's network of websites provides consumers a wealth
of innovative tools, including Doorsteps®, Moving.com™,
SeniorHousingNetSM and others. Move supports real
estate agents and brokerages by providing many services to grow
their businesses, including ListHub™, the nation's leading listing
syndicator and centralized intelligence platform for the real
estate industry; TigerLead®; Top Producer® Systems; and
FiveStreetSM; as well as many free services. Move is
based in the heart of Silicon Valley – in San Jose, Calif.
Forward-Looking Statements
This document contains certain "forward-looking statements"
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. These statements are based on management's views and
assumptions regarding future events and business performance as of
the time the statements are made. Actual results may differ
materially from these expectations due to changes in global
economic, business, competitive market and regulatory and other
factors. More detailed information about these and other factors
that could affect future results is contained in News Corp's
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The
"forward-looking statements" included in this document are made
only as of the date of this document and we do not have any
obligation to publicly update any "forward-looking statements" to
reflect subsequent events or circumstances, except as required by
law.
Media Contact: Lexie
Puckett lexie.puckett@move.com 805-557-3151
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SOURCE Move, Inc.