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I recently bought my first house in the greater Wellington area, so have spent the last four or so months dealing with real estate agents. I think anything to reduce their influence is probably going to be popular. The fixed commission is probably a good move as it makes you look more neutral, unlike agents who wants the highest sale price possible. From a buyer's point of view the biggest problem with the site is th…
Would anyone buy a house without viewing it first? I know it definitely wouldn't work in my country in Malaysia.
Would anyone buy a house without viewing it first? I know it definitely wouldn't work in my country in Malaysia.
You would definitely be able to see it first! You'd just organise a suitable viewing time with the owner (you can send messages back and forth using the system)
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You would definitely be able to see it first! You'd just organise a suitable viewing time with the owner (you can send messages back and forth using the system)
Then how you prevent transacton bypassing you? Since buyer /seller are able to meet?
idea 1 : Now, concerning the UX, Key traction user is the seller.
When you go to "seller", it directly ask for my adress. At beginning, I didn't want to give it. not now. but I have no other choice. SO I did it. and then, you did a great job with the house finder and market price.
But I think there might be some defects at that step. You should track and or test this step. Maybe you could say more at the beginning : "We're happy to offer you a free estimate of your property, please locate it and directly see a price estimate".
Idea 2 : Seller might not search for an online real estate at beginning but for sure, they want to know more about the market. Your site should give more at beginning and transform them after.
There is a French startup very successfull : http://www.meilleursagents.com/
, who has a business like this : They have the best tool ever to estimate your property for free (very big traction of qualified prospects), and then they transform them as seller and connect them to local real estate agency.
When you type a Parisian adress in google.fr, they are on the first results with the average estate price in the area.
Really, really, nice design. Clear, clean, effective. I hope you started a trend and million of people will copy your style. idea 1 : Now, concerning the UX, Key traction user is the seller. When you go to "seller", it directly ask for my adress. At beginning, I didn't want to give it. not now. but I have no other choice. SO I did it. and then, you did a great job with the house finder and market price. But I think t…
We've talked about adding more information about the market in general, and that's the intent of the blog (blog.200square.co.nz), but it's not very prominent at the moment.
Thanks!