SANTA CLARA, Calif.,
Feb. 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/
-- Realtor.com®, a leading provider of online real
estate services, operated by News Corp [NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA]; [ASX:
NWS, NWSLV] subsidiary Move, Inc., today introduced iMessage
support for its realtor.com® iOS mobile app, making it
even easier for consumers to discover, customize and share home
listings with family and friends without ever leaving the messaging
screen on an iPhone. The feature allows consumers to share their
thoughts on what they love about the home with reaction
stickers.
The app extension makes it even easier for homebuyers to access
and share for-sale home listings from the entire realtor.com®
database, the most comprehensive source of home listings among
competing national apps.
"Today's home buyers, especially millennials who make up the
largest home buyer segment, are used to searching and communicating
on the go," said Nate Johnson, chief
marketing officer at realtor.com®. "Our iMessage app was designed
with this way of communicating in mind, making it simple to share
photos, and listing information of for-sale and for-rent homes
instantaneously within an iMessage conversation. We've made the
process even more fun and collaborative by giving users the option
to call out what they like about the home by adding reaction
stickers."
With the realtor.com® app for iMessage, consumers are able
to:
- Search for home listings they recently viewed and/or saved on
the realtor.com® iOS mobile app, and discover properties they
happen to be nearby
- Preview basic information about a home, such as price data, the
number of bedrooms and bathrooms and square footage
- Add a reaction sticker with the phrases "Love It!," "Let's go
see it!," "What do you think?," "Love the kitchen!," "Nice
bathroom!," or "Has a pool!" to a home listing or a specific photo
within a home listing
- Send off to the recipient as an iMessage
Once a home listing is shared via an iMessage, individuals in
the conversation can view basic information about a listing or tap
the listing to view more property information in the realtor.com®
mobile app. If they do not have the app, they will be prompted to
download the app on the App Store.
The realtor.com® app can be download for free on the App Store
here, and the realtor.com® app for iMessage is available for
download on iOS 10 and above here. Users must enable the
realtor.com® app for iMessage through the app drawer in iMessage to
use the functionality. Additional reaction stickers will be
available in the coming months.
About realtor.com®
Realtor.com® is the trusted resource for home buyers, sellers
and dreamers, offering the most comprehensive source of for-sale
properties, among competing national sites, and the information,
tools and professional expertise to help people move confidently
through every step of their home journey. It pioneered the world of
digital real estate 20 years ago, and today helps make all things
home simple, efficient and enjoyable. Realtor.com® is operated by
News Corp [NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA] [ASX: NWS, NWSLV] subsidiary Move,
Inc. under a perpetual license from the National Association of
REALTORS®. For more information, visit realtor.com®.
Media Contacts:
Janice McDill
Janice.McDill@move.com
312-307-3134
Gillian Roberts
Gillian.Roberts@move.com
818-395-2948
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SOURCE realtor.com