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RealSeekr.com, becomes the latest social network devoted to real estate. It appears there’s no end in sight for all of these networks. Some of them are kind of fun to use, while others are a real pain.

RealSeeker.com was founded by agents and it looks like it may be a promising site.  It centralizes many of the traditional social networking tools into one place, thus making it easier to set up and manage.

The following is RealSeekr’s announcement describing their new real estate social network.

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We’re excited to announce the beta launch of RealSeekr^SM - a FREE real estate search and social networking site, built by brokers for home buyers, sellers and professionals that’s Social, Useful & Fun^SM. For the first time, RealSeekr brings together nationwide Real Estate and Social Media in one central location with instant real-time interaction. RealSeekr is the place where home buyers, sellers and professionals Seek, Learn, Share & Connect^SM.

We focused on three important objectives with our initial release:

1. To present a comprehensive property database, with accurate and detailed listing data. Data includes enhanced content such as video tours, audio tours, additional photos, keywords, descriptions and more, with a lightning quick, easy to navigate search interface.
2. To drive traffic to our database of property listings, participating broker and listing agent sites, by optimizing all listings for search engines, for increased views which generates greater home buyer interest and greater results for home sellers and real estate professionals.
3. To provide an interactive community, social network and marketing destination for everyone to directly engage and communicate in real-time with one another using a variety of technologies, in a fun-filled, friendly, informative environment.

RealSeekr connects you, the home owner (Buyers and Sellers), with agents and other service providers in a personalized, trusted environment. We save time by providing content, information and functionality in one inclusive location. In essence, we are a community populated by millions of nationwide listings with the ability to connect and network instantly with one another using a variety of communication channels.

Ultimately, relationships are about communication. The challenge was to embrace the technology of today and open up new ways to interact and build an integrated platform that could benefit everyone. For the first time, we can all utilize a variety of communication tools, functionality and resources in one place.

We are proud to present nearly 1.6 million listings to coincide with our launch, comprising agent listings, as well as nationwide foreclosures and properties being sold by owner (which can be uploaded directly by you), with additional properties scheduled for integration as we create the largest real estate listings and community destination on the web.

To ensure we are building the best site possible, we’ve launched in Beta that means over the next few months RealSeekr will continue to grow and change based on the feedback we get from you, the Seekr^SM Community. While in Beta, we will be adding more and more properties to the search database, which will boost the total properties and also provide the most coverage across the country then you ever thought possible.

Our Beta release comprises of agent listed properties from selected regions within the following 20 States:

Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin. In the days and weeks ahead, additional properties from the following markets will be added: Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia.

By working in harmony with Listing Associations and partnering with Brokers and Agents on a local and regional level throughout North America, we are making sure that the quality, reliability and integrity of the listing data presented to users is of the highest caliber.

RealSeekr also provides you with an unparalleled research capability to accompany property search including property profiles, neighborhoods (coming this summer), schools, blogs, questions and answers, media files, networking tools and agent profiles representing just a sampling of the many opportunities. In future releases we plan to expand on these offerings and include many other innovative products.

Most importantly, we have taken interaction a step further by integrating real-time communication into the mix, powered by Skype™ with the inclusion of Video Conferencing, Instant Messaging, Voice-to-Voice (VOIP), file sharing, as well as Mobile SMS Text messaging, Twitter™ and more. In essence, we have created a highly transparent medium for the first time that now enables you to directly meet, participate and converse online, and in real-time, with other home owners and professionals around the country.

Personalized agent profiles, similar to an online resume, are a great way to locate, research, compare and interview potential REALTORS® to assist you with your real estate transaction(s). Use the RealSeekr research tools to learn each agent’s areas of expertise, specialization, background, interests, languages and experience and use the real-time functionality to interview a network of tech-savvy agents from the comfort of your own home.

As brokers ourselves, we fully understand the important role that Listings Associations and Agents have in the real estate transaction and the valuable opportunity that the web presents for everyone with an interest in real estate. By addressing the needs of the home owner, and to better embrace the internet, as well as a place to meet online, we arrived at a solution that we feel benefits us all.

Seek, Learn, Share, Connect^SM: For example, you can Create watch lists to keep your eye on properties of interest, get your questions asked and answered in real-time, share listing(s) with family and people in your network, and Connect and make friends with others in the Seekr Community.

RealSeekr is your community. The Members Feedback Corner is your place to communicate opinions, share ideas, suggestions and more. Your input will make RealSeekr even better. With an exciting version 2.0 already under development, with your help we will raise the bar even higher and provide even more compelling tools and functionality. Let us know what you would like to see in successive releases, and particularly, what else we need to include and improve upon. Your feedback is important to us, so give RealSeekr a test drive and tell us what you think.

With RealSeekr the possibilities are endless, restricted only by our collective imaginations.

Welcome to RealSeekr - we are thrilled to have you part of the community!
Team Seekr

Socializing Real Estate^SM

To Your Success

Mark Schwartz

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