Weichert Realtors Press Release
Weichert Enhances Internet Presence Through Agreement with Homes.com
4/16/2008
MORRIS PLAINS, N.J. –
Weichert, Realtors®, one of the nation’s largest privately held real estate
companies, announced a marketing agreement with Homes.com, a division of
Dominion Enterprises. Through the
agreement, all 40,000 of Weichert, Realtors’ residential property listings will
now be displayed on Homes.com.
“This
agreement provides greater exposure for Weichert listings and increases lead
generation for Weichert sales associates and brokers,” said Mike Montsko,
president of Weichert Lead Network.
“With the large majority of buyers using the Internet for their home
search, it is critical to have a strong Web presence. Working with Homes.com to
reach the millions of buyers that visit their site each month will enhance the
national exposure of Weichert listings online.”
Weichert
property listings from the company’s Web site, Weichert.com, will be uploaded
to the Homes.com database, where over 4 million home buyers visit Homes.com
each month to search more than 1.6 million listings of homes for sale across
the country.
“Weichert,
Realtors® is a great real estate brand made up of talented industry leaders.”
said Jason Doyle, vice president of Homes.com.
“We are excited to partner with Weichert, Realtors® by displaying all of
the company’s property listings on Homes.com and look forward to working
closely with their sales associates to generate quality leads.”
Weichert
has nearly 18,000 sales associates in more than 500 company-owned and
franchised sales offices in key markets throughout the U.S. A family of full-service real estate and
financial services companies, Weichert helps customers buy and sell both
residential and commercial real estate, and streamlines the delivery of
mortgages and home and title insurance.
For more information, Weichert's customer service center can be reached
at 1-800-USA-SOLD or at Weichert's Web site, www.weichert.com. Each Weichert franchised office is
independently owned and operated.
Homes.com,
a division of Dominion Enterprises, is a leading provider of real estate
marketing and media services, including brand advertising, property listing
exposure, website development, search engine marketing and lead generation
solutions. More than 4 million homebuyers visit Homes.com each month to search
more than 1.6 million homes for sale, to locate real estate agents in their
area and to find useful tips on home buying. Homes.com recently united with
Harmon Homes to create a media powerhouse that distributes over 2.4 million
real estate related publications every month in more than 130 markets. Homes.com provides the best advertising
solutions for real estate professionals to reach active home buyers. For more
information, visit www.Homes.com.
Dominion
Enterprises, Norfolk, Va., is a leading media and information
services company serving real estate, employment, automotive, marine,
recreation, travel and industrial markets. The company operates a variety of
technology businesses that offer Internet marketing, Web site design and
hosting, lead generation, CRM, and data capture and distribution services
including eNeighborhoods, Advanced Access, eProspecting, Agent Advantage and
Number1Expert. Dominion Enterprises has more than 500 paid and free magazine
titles, such as the Homes.com print
publication, with a combined weekly circulation of over 5 million. Dominion
Enterprises also operates more than 40 market-leading Web sites, such as
Homes.com, with a combined reach of more than 9 million unique monthly
visitors. The company has more than 7,200 employees nationwide and 2006 annual
revenue of more than $850 million. For more information, visit www.DominionEnterprises.com.
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