SANTA CLARA, Calif.,
Nov. 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/
-- Home buyers have a new, robust experience that makes global
for-sale home search more simple and efficient in the United States and across dozens of
countries, all within a single interface. Today,
realtor.com®, a leading online real estate destination
operated by News Corp [NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA]; [ASX: NWS,
NWSLV] subsidiary Move, Inc., announced the addition of U.S.
listings to realtor.com/international, giving users access to more
than 4.5 million listings from over 70 countries.
The site, which relaunched in July as part of a newly formed
global property network created by News Corp, REA Group [ASX: REA]
and Move, now allows users to view U.S. listings along with
for-sale properties all around the world within an upgraded common
interface using their preferred language, currency and units of
measurement. It also helps attract more global buyers to
realtor.com/international as the only site in the network to
display the complete property inventory including U.S. listings in
a single location. The American inventory is sourced from
realtor.com®, the most comprehensive inventory of
for-sale real estate listings in the United States with
approximately 1.5 million for-sale U.S. listings updated at least
every 15 minutes on average in most areas.
The global property network is the world's largest global real
estate listing community, offering more than 4.5 million listings
from 72 countries. The network consists of 13 leading international
real estate sites
in Australia, France, Germany, Hong
Kong, Indonesia, Italy, Luxembourg, Macau,
Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and the United States as well as News Corp's
Mansion Global and India-based PropTiger, collectively
attracting more than 200 million visits globally each month,
according to internal metrics.
"The expansion of realtor.com/international reflects the
increasing demand for global property information and experiences
across geographic boundaries, while helping make the process
simpler, easier and more personalized for consumers and
professionals alike," said Eleonore
Rojas, vice president, NAR partnerships and international at
realtor.com®. "We are constantly working to enhance our
solutions to help connect people wherever they are with properties
and with the professionals to help them through their home
journey."
In addition to making global home search easier for buyers and
sellers, the new opportunity offers expanded capabilities to real
estate professionals who represent U.S. sellers looking to promote
their listings to international buyers. All U.S listings on
realtor.com® are displayed and translated on
realtor.com/international as a free benefit, accessible by property
searchers around the world. Additionally, real estate professionals
who wish to take full advantage of the reach of the global property
network may opt to syndicate their U.S. listings to other global
property network partner sites as a free benefit through ListHub,
the nation's leading provider of listing syndication services and
performance marketing metrics, also operated by Move.
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®.
Forward-Looking Statements
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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
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Media Contact:
Realtor.com®
Christie Farrell - christie.farrell@move.com
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