Tools for help in a down market

Home sellers and real estate agents looking for an extra push in today's more difficult markets have two new offerings coming their way today:

HomeGain's Home Sale Maximizer

Details count in today's market -- especially for sellers. Real estate agents know there are select things sellers can do to get their homes in tip top shape before listing that tend to aid in the speed of sale and get more interest from prospective buyers.

HomeGain today released an online home improvement evaluation tool, Home Sale Maximizer, that aims to help homeowners identify key repairs for getting a home ready for sale that can help fetch a higher sale price.

The company says it recently surveyed over 2,000 real estate agents nationwide and configured a list of the top 10 moderately priced home improvements that will benefit sellers most when they sell their homes.

RealBird Listing Publisher

RealBird today released Listing Publisher, which aims to help agents who may be struggling for leads to gain online traffic to their listings.

The tool aims to help agents market their properties by embedding their branded MLS search tools directly inside every published single-property Web site, which are then syndicated to more than 10 classified search portals.

Single-property Web sites have grown in popularity in the last year. Agents who use them say they streamline their marketing efforts for a single property.

Other vendors offering single-property Web site services include AgencyLogic and Single Property Sites. And listings syndication services are offered by Point2 Technologies and SubmitYourListings.com.

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