SANTA CLARA, Calif.,
June 6, 2017 /PRNewswire/
-- Realtor.com®, a leading online real estate destination
operated by News Corp [NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA]; [ASX: NWS, NWSLV]
subsidiary Move, Inc., announced today a strategic agreement with
real estate franchise United® Real Estate to offer a customized
solution package for brokers and agents to help optimize
performance and generate powerful results.
The relationship with realtor.com® is the first and only
third-party portal alignment for the standout franchise, best known
for its innovative 100-percent commission brokerage model. United
encourages brokers and agents to invest their marketing spend
according to their individual needs, and offers a host of preferred
third-party solutions from hand-selected providers who meet its
rigorous standards for quality and value.
"We are highly selective when it comes to the relationships we
establish on behalf of our agents and brokers," said Peter Giese, president of United Real
Estate. "Since launching this program earlier this spring,
participating brokers are reporting that their lead-gen system
investments with realtor.com® are really paying off - helping them
to recruit, retain and secure more closed transactions. This
offering combines solutions we trust with training to help agents
incorporate them into their daily practice, and it's generating the
results we're all looking for – we couldn't be more pleased."
The solution set includes premium branding and digital
advertising, enhanced listing marketing, and lead generation and
response services in addition to tailored education and training to
help agents and brokers use the tools to most effectively achieve
the best outcomes.
"We are extremely excited to be working with United Real
Estate to offer the most powerful set of tools available to the
marketplace along with the training and support to help their
agents and brokers use them to their full potential," said
Ray Picard, executive vice president
at realtor.com®. "This is a powerful example of the level of
innovation that a franchise can pursue in taking the best of what's
available and building an environment in which its agents and
brokers can achieve the best outcomes for their business. We are
delighted to be collaborating with United, which shares our values
for quality, efficiency and effectiveness."
Launched in 2011, United Real Estate is a division of United
Real Estate Group, representing more than 2,700 agents across more
than 60 locations.
To learn more about professional offerings from realtor.com® and
Move, visit the company online at marketing.realtor.com.
To learn more about United Real Estate's franchise
opportunities, visit GrowWithUnited.com or call 888-960-0606.
About Move, Inc. and realtor.com®
Move, Inc., a
subsidiary of News Corp [NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA] [ASX: NWS, NWSLV],
provides unsurpassed real estate information, tools and
professional expertise across a family of websites and mobile
experiences for consumers and real estate professionals. The
Move network includes realtor.com® as well as Doorsteps®,
Moving.com™ and SeniorHousingNet℠, and offers a complete
solution of software products and services to help real estate
professionals serve their clients and grow their business in a
digital world.
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
Move under a perpetual license from the National Association of
REALTORS®. For more information, visit realtor.com®.
About United Real Estate
United Real Estate – a
division of the United Real Estate Group – was founded with the
purpose of offering solutions to the challenges facing agents in
the residential real estate brokerage industry. Providing the
latest training, marketing and technology tools to both agents and
brokers under a 100-percent commission strategy, United Real Estate
makes it more profitable for an agent to sell real estate and for
real estate brokers to leverage a complete system to better grow a
successful, thriving real estate brokerage. Named as a
"frontrunner" in the real estate industry in 2013, "part of the
next generation of real estate brokers" in 2014, as well as being
listed in the "Power 200 Most Influential" in 2015, 2016 and 2017
by the Stefan Swanepoel Power 200 TRENDS Report, United Real Estate
has more than 60 offices and over 2,700 agents. Through a worldwide
franchise solution, United continues to rapidly expand and was
named to the Inc 5000 fastest growing private companies in 2015 and
2016. Driven by an unwavering commitment to giving back, a pillar
of United's core values and guiding principles, United Real Estate
is proud to support and partner with Autism Speaks, the world's
leading autism science and advocacy organization, as United's
charity of choice.
Media Contact:
David Siroty
David.Siroty.contractor@realtor.com
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