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| 10.25.2018
The Perfect App for Coming Soon, Off-Market and PRE-MLS Listings
Listings that are not on the MLS give an air of exclusivity for both the seller and buyer, especially in areas that have very few homes on the market. PRE Open House allows potential buyers to enjoy elite access to homes that are not on the market yet and cannot be found on any other site. This PRE-MLS, or Coming Soon, feature allows agents to hold an open house for a property that is not yet on the MLS. This gives agents a chance to “PRE-market” a listing prior to it going on the market. This opportunity to PRE-market a home is a great way to allow interested buyers to see the home before it goes on the market. This allows buyers who are interested in homes in a popular neighborhood that has very little inventory a chance to get ahead of other buyers and PRE-view a Coming Soon, Off-Market or PRE-MLS listing.
Coming Soon, Off-Market and PRE-MLS Listings with PRE Open House
Real estate agents can now advertise their Coming Soon, Off-Market and PRE-MLS listings and hold “PRE-view” open houses for potential buyers. The PRE Open House app will now allow agents to PRE-market a property before it goes live on the MLS giving potential buyers a chance to see it first.
Agents will finally be able to advertise Coming Soon, Off-Market and PRE-MLS homes to potential buyers without having to pay exorbitant fees on other platforms. This will allow agents to now hold a PRE-MLS Open House open to potential home buyers. Home buyers that have saved a search that match the criteria of the home will get an email notification of a new PRE-MLS open house once it is posted on the site, giving them a head start to other interested buyers who may be interested in attending the open house as well. The instant messaging feature on the app will allow interested buyers then to have the ability to message the listing agent and possibly set up a private showing prior to the Open House, again getting ahead of any other competing home buyers.
Do you have questions about Coming Soon, Off-Market and PRE-MLS listings through the PRE Open House App? Click here to learn more.
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| 10.25.2018
Want to Know About the PRE Open House “Available for Showings” Feature?
Two ways home buyers can view a listing in-person is by an appointment with a real estate agent or through an open house that is open to the public.
Open Houses on Your Time
Open Houses are great for home buyers driving around looking for homes in a potential neighborhood, but sometimes agents aren’t available to sit at a home all day on a weekend due to other obligations. The “Available for Showings” feature will now allow buyers to see homes that are available, at the same time that they are driving around looking at Open Houses. This makes viewing a property very convenient for buyers who don’t have a lot of time to set up a private showing during the week only to have the seller only allow showings at certain times inconvenient to the home buyer. This opens up so much more inventory for buyers who enjoy spending their Saturdays or Sundays driving around looking at homes on their time. An Available for Showings appointment is also uninterrupted, private, and more convenient for both potential home buyers and real estate agents.
Benefits of Available for Showings
The “Available for Showings” feature allows agents to hold an open house without having to sit at the open house. By creating an “Available for Showings” open house event, agents can post a time range in which they are available throughout the day to show the home, and buyers can now message agents directly with a time that works for them to meet at the property. This is a great way to have open houses in guard gated or gated communities, or open houses that are located in exclusive neighborhoods as well. Available for Showings open houses will display as an open house, but with a specific range of time that the agent will be available to show the home on short notice. Buyers who are looking at open houses in the same area will see an Available for Showings open house and can contact the agent directly for a time that works for them. Buyers out looking at open houses now will not miss the opportunity to see an available property just because the agent did not have the time to sit at the house all day.
Do you have a question about the Available for Showings feature? Click here to learn more.
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OpenHousesDirect
| 10.25.2018
Why PRE Open House is a Better Way to Find Open Houses
Times have changed when it comes to selling and buying homes, but one thing that hasn’t changed is that agents still hold open houses and that open houses still prove to be a very effective way of allowing buyers to preview homes in person without having to make an appointment with a realtor. Home buyers still enjoy previewing a neighborhood or homes at their leisure months before actually hiring a realtor to help them with their home purchase. Home buyers wanting to visit open houses used to have to check local newspapers, get flyers attached to their door or follow signs in order to find them. Nowadays, the search for open houses is mostly done online through property search websites leading buyers down a line of confusing miscommunication and misdirecting them to agents that know little or nothing about the property they are inquiring about.
Why PRE Open House is a Better Way to Find Open Houses Instead of Other Platforms
Home buyers can look for open houses on other sites and are only given a time and a date about that open house. Open House Agents are currently not allowed to enter any other information regarding an open house nor can they be contacted directly by a home buyer for questions regarding that property. Information such as gate codes, special directions or any changes to the open house in real time can not currently be communicated to the buyer given the current platforms. PRE Open House is revolutionizing the open house experience by allowing agents to enter detailed information regarding the open house event, and update that information in real time, as well as provide a direct point of contact for pertinent information such as gate codes or questions needing immediate attention regarding the property. On other platforms, a buyer that clicks on a "Contact Agent" button is unknowingly sending their contact information to numerous agents who have all paid for the “buyer lead”. The agents paying for these leads often have little or no knowledge of the property which leads to frustrated buyers. The majority of the time, the actual listing agent or open house agent is not the one being contacted at all and has no knowledge of the inquiry, again leading to a frustrated buyer trying to attend an open house.
PRE Open House is Different
PRE Open House is the first website and mobile app created with a direct line of communication between the buyer and the agent. Whether it be the listing agent or the open house agent, buyers can click on the contact agent button and are directly connected with the agent holding the open house. This makes for an easier and much more enjoyable open house experience for both the buyer and the agent. Buyers can instantly message about gate codes, directions, running late, private showings, or simply to ask questions about the property that are not displayed online. This information is all communicated in real time which allows for a more enjoyable open house experience for both the buyer and the agent.
Do you have questions about how you can use PRE Open House to find your open houses more easily? Click here to get in touch with PRE Open House today!
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OpenHousesDirect
| 10.25.2018
PRE Open House Gives You a Stress-Free Open House Experience
PRE Open House gives you an open house platform built for today’s buyer. With an easy way to find and attend open houses, our free app makes open houses and showings convenient for both the real estate agent and buyer. Open house information can be updated in real-time and consumers now have a direct line of communication with the open house agent for the first time.
What is PRE Open House?
PRE Open House is creating a seamless, more relaxed open house experience for both agents and buyers. Built to streamline the relationship between buyer and agent, our app makes it easy to find, map, book a private showing, RSVP, and save a list of favorite properties for future reference. Our app also allows “direct” engagement with open house agents with an instant messaging feature that allows agents and consumers to communicate directly in real time via the easy to navigate mobile app. Buyers can also now attach themselves to their real estate agent on the app when creating their account, allowing them to visit more open houses with less pressure from the open house agent. Buyers can check in to an open house online and the open house agent will be notified that they are currently working with another realtor. Buyers who save an open house in their list will also be notified in real time of any changes or cancellations related to that open house.
We DID IT!
Finally! What everyone has been waiting for has finally arrived! The first open house platform that is dedicated “exclusively” to finding and attending open houses. PRE Open House is the first online open house platform to have direct consumer to agent instant messaging. Home buyers can have real-time communication with the listing agent and/or open house agent for the first time ever! Home buyers can instantly message an agent, via a ping notification, through the messaging feature in the mobile app regarding any questions they may have. There will be no more sitting at a gate trying to find a gate code, or driving around trying to find a house with signs that have fallen down only to leave a buyer lost and frustrated. Buyers will be able to receive up-to-date information about the open house as well in regards to things such as time changes, earlier showings, special directions, last minute cancellations, etc. We are truly dedicated to creating a more enjoyable open house experience for both home buyers and agents.
Would you like to know more about our innovative PRE Open House app? Click here to learn more.
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