Property ManagementHomeseekers Releases New Integrated Personal Productivity Software Suite
HomeSeekers.com Software Solutions, having recently acquired IRIS, (Inc. 500,
2000) and ISG/Formulator, has developed an all in one product that links
HomeSeekers.com"s popular line of Lightning software products with new and key
functions such as a PIM (Personal Information Manager) specially oriented for
real estate, and a function that ties in a Realtor"s (R) contacts, calendar,
listings and transactions.
The software facilitates and integrates every step of the home purchase and
sale and also makes it easier for realty professionals to manage their
businesses and increase profitability. One of many unique features will be a 24
by 7 transaction status through the agent"s Lightning Web Site, offering access
for everyone involved to follow the status of the various steps of the home
purchase or sale online.
Synergy allows for contacts, schedules, listings and transactions to work
together. For tasks that typically took hours, this new combined product
handles them intuitively and efficiently, speeding the entire process and
eliminating many tedious repetitive functions. Synergy (TM) links data, as well
as customer information and keeps track of the myriad of complex steps and
transactions that make up the real estate process.
HomeSeekers.com will retail the product for $299 and is introducing the
product to realty professionals at an introductory cost of $249 if purchased
before April 15, 2001.
"Advance orders from the Lightning national re-sellers have started very
strongly," said HomeSeekers.com Vice President of Sales for HomeSeekers.com
Software Solutions, Greg Robertson. "We expect Synergy sales to significantly
increase overall software revenue in calendar 2001," added Robertson.
HomeSeekers.com sales professionals can answer Realtor"s questions and
process orders at (800) 336-1027. HomeSeekers.com is in the process of
establishing a new web site at www.HomeSeekersSoftware.com which will feature
product information and support for realty professionals.
"Lightning products have always been very popular with our membership and we
are very excited about the release of Lightning Synergy," said Gil Guggenheimer
with First MLS Enterprises in Atlanta, GA. "We are planning a week-long series
of presentations and events surrounding the launch of Synergy," he continued.
HomeSeekers.com"s suite of technology solutions currently serves a network of
275,000 real estate professionals -- 110,000 agents through its XMLSweb(TM)
multiple listing service product, more than 90,000 agents through its
HomeSeekers Software Solutions Division, 20,000 agents through its real estate
industry publications, and over 25,000 agents through its agent website
product. HomeSeekers.com also provides e-mail services to approximately 30,000
agents.
"HomeSeekers.com has identified and implemented a key aspect of the real estate
process -- and remains a pioneer in online realty," said HomeSeekers.com CEO,
John Giaimo. "We are continuing to provide realty professionals with the best
technology platform for their business," he continued.
"There are frustrating aspects of buying and selling homes from the perspective
of the real estate professional and the consumer," says Karl Ziegler, Executive
Vice President and General Manager of HomeSeekers Software Solutions. "With our
new Lightning Synergy we are the first to provide an integrated, one-stop
solution suite, and have created the tools for the future of the real estate
industry."
About HomeSeekers.com, Incorporated
HomeSeekers.com, Incorporated is a leading provider of technology to the North
American and International real estate industries. The company provides
technology solutions and services targeted to brokers, agents, Multiple Listing
Services (MLS), builders, consumers and others involved in the real estate
industry. Product and services offerings can be viewed at the company"s primary
website, http://www.homeseekers.com.
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