Getting Homes Sales Info Via Cellphone
[NyDailyNews] 8/23/06 Recently Sold Homes service tracks sales, prices on the spot
Stand in front of a property you like and Smarter Agent beams sales data - such as address, type of home, price and date sold - on the 10 closest homes sold within the past three years.
Jonathan Miller, president of real estate appraisal firm Miller Samuel cautioned buyers to be careful about making snap judgments based on sales data.
"So much of public [data] is wrong or incomplete," he said. "If misused it can be misleading."
The service, he said, "will satisfy people who want immediate gratification, but it won't replace a broker."
The service currently provides addresses and price information, without offering square footage, taxes or other specifics.
Home buyers seeking more instant gratification should stand by for two more services in the works from Smarter Agent. The company plans to offer real estate sales and rental listings by the end of the year.
Forging into those areas in the city depends on Blumberg's ability to sign agreements with New York's major brokerage firms. Blumberg said he's now in talks with big real estate agents in hopes of gaining access to their listings.
How big of a market there is for any of these services remains to be seen. Since launching last month, Smarter Agent has signed up "hundreds" of customers Blumberg said, but he declined to be specific.
Stand in front of a property you like and Smarter Agent beams sales data - such as address, type of home, price and date sold - on the 10 closest homes sold within the past three years.
Jonathan Miller, president of real estate appraisal firm Miller Samuel cautioned buyers to be careful about making snap judgments based on sales data.
"So much of public [data] is wrong or incomplete," he said. "If misused it can be misleading."
The service, he said, "will satisfy people who want immediate gratification, but it won't replace a broker."
The service currently provides addresses and price information, without offering square footage, taxes or other specifics.
Home buyers seeking more instant gratification should stand by for two more services in the works from Smarter Agent. The company plans to offer real estate sales and rental listings by the end of the year.
Forging into those areas in the city depends on Blumberg's ability to sign agreements with New York's major brokerage firms. Blumberg said he's now in talks with big real estate agents in hopes of gaining access to their listings.
How big of a market there is for any of these services remains to be seen. Since launching last month, Smarter Agent has signed up "hundreds" of customers Blumberg said, but he declined to be specific.
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