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Remax" Ranks Second Among Real Estate Search Terms

According to the Hitwise Internet usage statistics for June, "remax" holds steady as the No. 2 real estate search term and remax.com ranks No. 4 for real estate Web sites.
Hitwise, a subsidiary of Experian, has been collecting and analyzing data directly from Internet Service Providers (ISPs) since 1997.

The search terms in the latest results were ranked by volume of searches that successfully drove traffic to Web sites in the Hitwise Business and Finance - Real Estate category for the four weeks ending June 28, based on U.S. Internet usage.

Hitwise Real Estate Search Term Rankings
1. realtor.com - 1.64 percent
2. remax - .81 percent
3. zillow.com - .56 percent
4. zillow - .39 percent
5. real estate - .38 percent
6. apartments - .37 percent
7. century 21 - .33 percent
8. realtor - .31 percent
9. homes for sale - .30 percent
10. www.realtor.com - .29 percent

In addition, Hitwise confirmed that remax.com was No. 4 among the most popular real estate sites in June.

Hitwise Most Visited Real Estate Web Site Rankings
1. realtor.com - 4.46 percent
2. Yahoo Real Estate - 2.70 percent
3. ZipRealty - 2.65 percent
4. RE/MAX - 2.47 percent
5. Rent.com - 2.36 percent
6. Zillow - 2.30 percent
7. Homegain - 1.77 percent
8. ServiceMagic - 1.69 percent
9. Trulia.com - 1.63 percent
10. Apartments.com - 1.62 percent

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Copyright © 2008 RE/MAX International Inc. 7/14/08

Scale is based on the average worldwide traffic of remax.com in all years.

It's no wonder nobody sells more real estate than RE/MAX.

Good news? We always try to keep it positive here on Lake Oconee and Lake Sinclair when it comes to real estate, but helps when the media backs us up!

Here’s something we found from the National Association of Realtors (NAR).

May Existing-Home Sales Show Modest Gain

WASHINGTON, June 26, 2008

Existing-home sales increased in May with buyers responding to lower home prices, according to the National Association of Realtors®.

Existing-home sales -- including single-family, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops --increased 2.0 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate 1 of 4.99 million units in May from a level of 4.89 million in April, but are 15.9 percent below the 5.93 million-unit pace in May 2007.
NAR President Richard F. Gaylord, a broker with RE/MAX Real Estate Specialists in Long Beach, Calif., said buyers are seeing value in the current housing market. "Home buyers are starting to get off the fence and into the market, drawn by drops in home prices in many areas and armed with greater access to affordable mortgages," he said. "Today's buyer plans to stay in a home for 10 years, which is a good strategy for building long-term wealth."


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