EMERYVILLE, Calif.,
Jan. 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
ZipRealty, Inc. (http://www.ziprealty.com) (NASDAQ: ZIPR), the
nation's most prominent online technology-powered residential real
estate brokerage firm and real estate marketing solutions
provider, today released a list of the hottest metros for home
buyers in 2014, based on consumer search activity on
ZipRealty.com.
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"We analyzed home search activity on our site over the past year
to find out where people are most interested in buying homes," said
CEO Lanny Baker. "Los Angeles, the San
Francisco Bay Area and Boston have the most Saved Home searches on
our website. And these three metros were among the healthiest in
2013, outperforming the nation in year-over-year median home price
growth and shortest days on market, based on a year's worth of data
collected in our Housing Trends Reports.
"Demand for Chicago homes has
also started to increase over the past few months with stable
growth in pricing, a 25% decline in inventory year-over-year and a
31% decline in median days on market as of the end of November 2013," noted Mr. Baker.
The Top 10 Metros to Watch in 2014 based on ZipRealty.com
Saved Home searches are:
- Los Angeles
- San Francisco Bay Area
- Boston
- Chicago
- Phoenix
- Dallas
- Atlanta
- Seattle
- Orange County
- Sacramento
Interested home buyers searching for real estate on
ZipRealty.com can select their home preferences, including
location, number of bedrooms, price range, the type of real estate
as well as dozens of home features. After all of the relevant home
listings are displayed, buyers can then select their favorite homes
to watch and save them for viewing later by selecting the yellow
"Save" button underneath photos of the property. Saved home
searches are synced between mobile and desktop devices, so
consumers can take their saved homes on the go. Each time there's
an update to a saved home, such as a price change or addition to
the listing description, consumers receive automatic email
notifications.
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About ZipRealty, Inc.
ZipRealty is a leading national
real estate brokerage and provider of proprietary technology and
comprehensive online marketing tools for the residential real
estate brokerage industry. For home buyers and sellers who
increasingly want control, choice and a seamless, customized
service, ZipRealty offers Internet-enabled, state-of-the-art
technology and complete access to accurate, timely information via
their website and mobile applications, which real estate
professionals can combine with their own local knowledge and
personal expertise to offer an exceptional start-to-finish client
experience. For real estate professionals who seek more productive
ways to conduct business, ZipRealty provides technology and online
marketing tools to enhance their online sales channel, including
lead generation, conversion and service of their clients.
ZipRealty's technology and online marketing products serve its
full-service, owned-and-operated residential real estate brokerage
business in 19 markets nationwide, as well as its Powered by Zip
network of leading third-party local brokerages in 20 markets.
Media Contact: Stacey
Corso
510.735.2667
scorso@ziprealty.com
SOURCE ZipRealty, Inc.