Homescape(R) and CENTURY 21(R) Northern California Broker Council Announce Advertising Partnership Increasing Exposure, Traffic
July 09 2008 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Partnership to provide increased exposure, traffic and branding
through Homescape.com and network of local newspaper websites
CHICAGO, July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Homescape, a leading national real
estate search site that connects home buyers and sellers with local
property listings and real estate professionals, has announced an
advertising partnership with CENTURY 21 Northern California Broker
Council. The partnership enables all listings from sixty-two
offices in the Northern California Broker Council area to be
featured on Homescape.com and multiple local newspapers in Northern
California. Enhanced features include: priority listing placement
on the site, unlimited photos, virtual tours, and the CENTURY 21
company logo for maximum branding. The brokers will receive leads
via email and phone, and enjoy increased traffic directly to their
website. "Homescape is pleased to provide the offices in the
CENTURY 21 Northern California Broker Council with the additional
traffic and exposure garnered with this advertising agreement,"
said Tim Fagan, President of Classified Ventures' Real Estate
Division. "According to the National Association of REALTORS(R),
84% of consumers begin their search online, so it's important for
agents and brokers to market their listings where motivated home
buyers and sellers are searching. Homescape's consumer audience
views an average of 17 pages per visit, and with our network of 140
online newspaper partners, we have the ability to provide an
unduplicated, engaged audience to our agent and broker customers."
"We are happy to deliver a greater level of advertising to our
agents, brokers and consumers," said Robert Fernandez, President of
the CENTURY 21 Northern California Broker Council and broker of
CENTURY 21 Golden Hills in San Jose, CA. "Our strengthened
advertising partnership enables us to provide enhanced property
search options to consumers locally and nationwide through
Homescape.com and their network of online newspaper sites."
Homescape announced a nationwide marketing agreement with Realogy
in February, which enabled approximately 700,000 property listings
from Realogy's residential real estate brands to be available on
Homescape.com and its network of 140 newspaper real estate sites
nationwide. Realogy's residential real estate franchise systems
include CENTURY 21(R), Coldwell Banker(R), ERA(R), Sotheby's
International Realty(R) and Better Homes and Gardens(R) Real
Estate. Homescape has over 10 years experience and provides more
than 31,000 customers nationwide with online marketing
opportunities, including priority listing placement, unlimited
photos and increased branding and traffic sent directly to the
advertiser. Additionally, Homescape offers over 3 million property
listings for consumers to search, with multiple options to view and
manage results. Content on Homescape.com includes a new Home Buying
Guide, a consumer-focused blog, Opening Doors, and local market
information, including neighborhood information and recent sales
data. Homescape is a division of Chicago-based Classified Ventures,
LLC, a strategic joint venture owned by Belo Corporation, Gannett
Co., Inc., The McClatchy Company, Tribune Company and The
Washington Post Company. About Homescape Homescape provides local,
comprehensive property listings and rich content to consumers
nationwide, while delivering a suite of advertising solutions that
offer choice and results to meet the individual needs of real
estate agents, brokers, builders and private party advertisers.
Homescape also serves a network of over 140 local online newspaper
websites nationwide with a full suite of online advertising
solutions. Our network includes The Arizona Republic
(http://www.azcentral.com/), Chicago Tribune
(http://www.chicagotribune.com/), The Dallas Morning News
(http://www.dallasnews.com/), The Miami Herald
(http://www.miamiherald.com/) and The Washington Post
(http://www.washingtonpost.com/). For more information, visit
http://www.homescape.com/, or contact us at . About Classified
Ventures, LLC Classified Ventures is a strategic joint venture
among five media companies, including Belo Corp. (NYSE:BLC),
Gannett Co. Inc. (NYSE:GCI), The McClatchy Co. (NYSE:MNI), Tribune
Co. and The Washington Post Co. (NYSE:WPO), whose objectives are to
collectively capitalize on the revenue growth in the online
advertising categories of automotive, real estate and rentals. To
execute on its objectives, Classified Ventures has four leading
businesses -- Apartments.com, Cars.com, HomeGain and Homescape.
Visit http://www.classifiedventures.com/. About Century 21 Real
Estate LLC Century 21 Real Estate LLC (http://www.century21.com/)
is the franchisor of the world's largest residential real estate
sales organization, providing comprehensive training, management,
administrative and marketing support for the CENTURY 21 System. The
System is comprised of more than 8,800 independently owned and
operated franchised broker offices in 60 countries and territories
worldwide. Century 21 Real Estate LLC is a subsidiary of Realogy
Corporation, a global provider of real estate and relocation
services. (C) 2008 Century 21 Real Estate LLC, A Realogy Company.
CENTURY 21(R) Is A Registered Trademark Licensed To Century 21 Real
Estate LLC. An Equal Opportunity Company. Equal Housing
Opportunity. Each CENTURY 21 Office is Independently Owned and
Operated. DATASOURCE: Homescape CONTACT: Shannon Swierczek of
Homescape, +1-312-601-5720, Web site: http://www.homescape.com/
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