1. Houston Association of REALTORSReal Estate Information Symposium:Understanding the Internet Buyer Spencer Rascoff, COO Zillow.com Twitter: @spencerrascoff March 30, 2010
2. The Internet Consumer… Inhales information Does a lot on her own Demands timely responses Uses mobile devices 2
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5. Information Overload? No such thing. Buyers routinely accessing information including: Historical asking prices Days on market AVMs Mortgage amount of seller Purchase price paid by seller Valuations on nearby homes Comps 5
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7. The Internet Buyer 84% of buyers. They’re using Realtor.com and Zillow, and top local brokerage sites (and yes Bob, sometimes MLS sites) looking for listings and agents. They do a lot for themselves, and expect a lot from agents, including instant responses. And they use mobile devices.
8. What should agents & brokers do about it? Syndicate listings Meet internet clients’ needs Sharpen your game Fish (& spend) where the fish are
9. Listings Syndication Agents & brokers need to cast their net far and wide, including mobile IDX is not enough
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11. Meet clients’ needs 1/3 of online leads ignored Only 5% of online leads answered in their entirety Avg response time to email: 10 hours, 16 minutes Consumers expectations:56% within 30 minutes! Source: WAV Group “The Consumer Online Real Estate Search Experience” March 2009
12. Sharpen your game Arm yourself with information, because your clients already have it
13. Fish where the fish are Linger at top of the sales funnel by providing free, useful advice
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15. Fishing is free, but bait’s not Spend smartly online for extra exposure
No such thing as “the internet buyer”. Everyone is an internet buyer.But there are still some subtle differences among people who use the internet a lot and those who use the internet less
No such thing as “the internet buyer”. Everyone is an internet buyer.But there are still some subtle differences among people who use the internet a lot and those who use the internet less
No such thing as “the internet buyer”. Everyone is an internet buyer.But there are still some subtle differences among people who use the internet a lot and those who use the internet less
No such thing as “the internet buyer”. Everyone is an internet buyer.But there are still some subtle differences among people who use the internet a lot and those who use the internet less
No such thing as “the internet buyer”. Everyone is an internet buyer.But there are still some subtle differences among people who use the internet a lot and those who use the internet less