SAN JOSE, Feb. 9, 2016
/PRNewswire/ -- Realtor.com®, a leading destination of online
real estate services operated by News Corp [NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA];
[ASX: NWS, NWSLV] subsidiary Move, Inc., today announced the launch
of House TalkSM, a new online community created to help
the millions of people who visit realtor.com® get answers to their
home-related questions.
House TalkSM is a resource for all things real
estate. Whether you're buying or selling a home, want to share a
home improvement tip, or have a question about a rental lease –
House TalkSM is the place for you. With a robust
community of peers and professionals, participants are empowered to
ask questions and give answers on real estate topics that matter to
them. Users looking for fast answers can also search for key
discussion topics to see if they have already been addressed by the
group.
Conversation topics that are currently trending include:
adjustable rate mortgages, bathroom remodels and kitchen cabinets.
General community topics include: financing, buying and selling,
home improvement, renting, talk of the town, unique homes and block
party. Realtor.com® House TalkSM is available at:
http://community.realtor.com/.
"Buying a home is a complicated process – one that only gets
more complicated after you've closed and walk through the front
door," said Tapan Bhat, chief
product officer for realtor.com®. "House Talk was born from a
desire to alleviate uncertainty and give home buyers, sellers,
renters and dreamers a forum to ask questions and share their own
experiences. When you have someone ready to help, suddenly things
seem more manageable."
Anyone can join the conversation by simply creating a community
account at community.realtor.com. Participants can then click the
"start a discussion" button to ask a question or "reply" in an
established thread. Users also have the option to "like" a
discussion and upload photos or videos to their posts.
About Move, Inc. and realtor.com®
Move, Inc. operates the realtor.com® website and mobile
experiences, which provide buyers, sellers and renters of homes
with the information, tools and professional expertise they need to
discover and create their perfect home. News Corp [NASDAQ: NWS,
NWSA] [ASX: NWS, NWSLV] acquired Move in November 2014, and realtor.com® quickly
established itself as the fastest growing online real estate
service provider as measured by comScore.
As the official website of the National Association of
REALTORS®, consumers know they can look to realtor.com® for
the most comprehensive and accurate information anytime,
anywhere. With relationships with nearly 800 multiple listing
services (MLS), realtor.com® has more than 3 million for-sale
listings, which account for more than 97 percent of all MLS-listed
for-sale properties. More than 90 percent of the listings are
updated every 15 minutes. Move's network of websites provides
consumers a wealth of innovative tools,
including Doorsteps®, Moving.com™,
SeniorHousingNetSM and others. Move supports real
estate professionals by providing many services to grow their
businesses in an increasing digital, on-demand world,
including ListHub™, the nation's leading listing syndicator
and centralized intelligence platform for the real estate
industry; TigerLead®; Top Producer® Systems;
and FiveStreetSM and Reesio as well
as many free services.
Forward-Looking Statements
This document contains certain "forward-looking statements"
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
reflect subsequent events or circumstances, except as required by
law.
Media Contact: Lexie
Puckett, realtor.com, 805-557-3151
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