I feel a little guilty here. It’s been two weeks since I’ve posted anything even though there are plenty of great things happening in Durham that enhance our ability to market luxury homes . Being on vacation would be a decent excuse but the truth is I’ve been working harder then ever mostly on a consulting gig to re-launch what was already to best home search tool available anywhere…and it is being developed right here in our hometown of Durham, North Carolina by BestHomePro. The older version is what is on the search page of this site. Even this older version is the most comprehensive tool available but it takes some playing around with to really understand and take advantage of. Besides allowing you to search on over 60 features (most search tools typically allow a number in the low teens) the new version was specifically designed for ease of use and speed. Adjusting the search area on the map or changing one of the other search parameters automatically changes the results. The mapping capability also lets you see where important community features like schools, medical facilities and shopping are located relative to the search results.
For an agent or blogger like myself that is focused geographically, BestHomePro allows the creation of pre-set “search strings.” For example, on a page that describes the Hope Valley Neighborhood, I can put a link that pulls up a search focused on the area around the country club. I plan to add these as soon as the new version is ready for prime time which should be within the next two weeks.
If you would like to take a peek at the prototype system you can click the link. It is still a little “buggy” and may not allow you to save searches but you can see the improvements. If you want to use the old system, all the features are available and any saved searches will still be available after the conversion the new version.
