New 7.0 Features

Welcome to the Merkley Marketing Group, Inc.'s  iHomefinder 7.0-Platform demo site! We’re glad you’re here to take a look at some of the latest and greatest developments!

These new templates are available in two widths – 550 pixels and 950 pixels.

Take a look at both to get a feeling for which might be the right fit for your site. Both versions support all of iHomefinder tools and features.

The 7.0-platform is based on a new technology framework that allows iHomefinder to create templates that are more flexible, more responsive, and more visually exciting. Some key enhancements you’ll see with the new pages:

Full Feature List

The iHomefinder IDX product supports the following comprehensive list of features:

IDX Property Search
  • The #1 reason consumers go to real estate websites is to search for listings
  • Basic and Advanced Search Option
  • Search by MLS Number or by Street Address
  • If you belong to more than one board – easily search multiple markets
Interactive Map Search
  • Update your website with the latest in Map Search technology
  • Offer consumers an easy way to find listings in the exact location they want
  • Provide a market overview of listing inventory in different areas
Email Updates - Stay in Touch with Your Leads!
  • Automatic daily emails to homebuyers
  • Your email address, your branding, your contact information
  • Track when homebuyers get new listings and what they view
  • Links back to your site and the homebuyer’s property organizer
  • Export data to contact management software
  • Analyze the popularity of your listings
Property Organizer - Keep Homebuyers Coming Back To Your Site
  • A folder where homebuyers save listings
  • Save their custom search settings
  • Manage their daily email updates
  • Enables you to understand what homebuyers are seeking and who is hot
  • Capture more detailed contact information from leads
Featured Properties - Highlight Your Own Listings
  • Display your active listings automatically from MLS data
  • Customize with your own description, photos, open home times, and more
  • Display sold & pending listings
  • Multiple layouts available
Hot Sheets - Highlight Your Specialty And Market Insights
  • A custom collection of listings from your MLS
  • Handpicked or based on a custom search
  • Showcase listings you specialize in: fixer uppers, waterfront, condos, etc.
  • Add your own comments to each listing
  • Blog about your insights and impressions of the local market
Open Homes - Capture the Hottest Leads
  • Easily maintain an open homes page
  • Open home dates automatically published with detailed listings
  • Past open homes deleted automatically
Agent Bio Pages
  • Give your Agents’ their own presence on your site
  • Agent roster with links to agent bio pages or agent’s own website
  • Bio pages with photos, profile, and contact information
  • Agents can showcase their active and off-market listings
Agent Lead Routing
  • Assign new leads to agents
  • Allow consumers to select an agent they’d like to work with
  • For office listings, option to route lead notifications to the listing agent
Agent Login System
  • Separate Control Panel for each agent
  • Allow agents to manage their own listings and leads
  • Customized toolset for each agent
Listing Management
  • Customize and enhance data for Active listings
  • Manage off-market properties
  • Add non-MLS properties as Supplemental listings
Lead Management
  • Instant access to all your leads and subscribers
  • At-a-glance view of who is active and who is not
  • Assign leads to agents, with broker PLUS packages
  • Export your leads for use with other marketing tools
Reports
  • Analyze traffic and activity on your site
  • Track your most active leads
  • See which listings are attracting to most attention
Lead Capture Forms
  • Prominent calls to action on nearly every page
  • Schedule a Showing for capturing your hottest leads
  • Request More Info for consumers who know what they’re looking for
  • Email Updates for ongoing cultivation of leads
Multi-Office Support
  • Showcase each of your offices
  • Display an office photo and list all agents who work there
  • Highlight listings specific to that office
High Traffic Volume
  • Searching, Email Updates, Listings – these all provide valuable Search Impressions to every visitor to your site
  • If you’re driving traffic or have a large lead base, upgrade to a package designed to handle to load
Listing Syndication (w/ MLS Approval)
  • Market and promote your listings to a wider audience
  • Drive traffic back to your site and capture those leads
  • Save time and money spent on manually uploading listings to syndication sites
  • Track which sites provide the best leads so that you can better focus your marketing efforts
Other Tools - More Ways To Engage Homebuyers
  • Mortgage calculators
  • Home valuation request tool
  • Online open home scheduler
  • Virtual tours
  • Flexible layout and configuration

Smooth, responsive User Experience:  •   AJAX technology supports more interactivity •   Tab-based design creates natural flow through pages

We’re thrilled to be taking this step into new technology and an updated user experience. Thanks for coming along for the ride!

Have questions or feedback? Please contact us at 904.254.7010 | 877.743.6748


We offer the following IDX options:

1. Merkley Marketing Group, Inc. can develop a new Wow website for you and incorporate the IDX solution.

2. Merkley Marketing Group, Inc. can work with your website developer to add the IDX solution to your current website.

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