RealAcres.com Introduces Satellite Map Search
May 03, 2007 (PRLEAP.COM) Business News
India's one of the leading online real estate portal has introduced several new online search features to help consumers find the perfect home, including the ability to map out a home's proximity to public transportation in major Indian cities, enhanced neighborhood data and the ability to identify homes located in designated residential sector through virtual satellite map.In addition, RealAcres.com has also added a new feature that measures the relative interest and popularity of specific home listings compared to other local properties, based on the number of viewings by site visitors over the past 30 days.
Buyers Can Map Adjacent Hubs, Find Relative Interest and Popularity, Search for a particular property type in the given budget range and examine neighborhood information.
"These new features are in direct response to what our clients have indicated will help make their home search process more targeted," said RealAcres.com
CEO Ms.Smita Thorat. "We know that access to public transit is important to those living in urban centers, and plotting a home's relative distance from stations helps buyers find the ideal home. For baby boomers, the ability to find a home in the right community or with the right floor plan is invaluable. The introduction of these features exemplifies our commitment to innovation as we continue to meet our clients' needs."
In detail, the new RealAcres.com features and tools include:
* Additional Search Criteria
Two new search functions have been added under the
"Property details" section that aid buyers search
for homes area in square feet, budget range, locality search, locate agent and builder and detailed advance search.
* Enhanced Neighborhood Data
This feature allows clients to determine local school, railway station, bus stands, land routes, important places such as library, land marks, neighboring building, proximity to local market etc.
nearby.
* Mapping Hubs
Consumers in major Indian cities, including Mumbai,
NaviMumbai, Pune, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Chennai. View
the proximity of major transit hubs to active home
listings on RealAcres.com's interactive map feature.
* Relative Interest
Accessed through a home's detail page, this tool allows
Users to determine the popularity of a listing by
Measuring how many people have viewed a particular
Property on the RealAcres.com Website relative to how many
People have viewed other properties in the area.