Realty Times, the premier consumer and industry real estate news service online, as recognized by Yahoo! Internet Life, announces a new site design. With new features for its content partners that spell more lead generation opportunities for its members, Realty Times is putting its unique Market Conditions Reports(tm) front and center.

Market Conditions Report is a daily consumer alert posted by real estate professionals (Realty Times members.) They give their opinions of what is happening in their local markets and can be easily contacted by consumers for more information via e-mail.

"This new feature - getting agents to report on local market conditions - is a breakthrough for consumers as well as the agents," says Realty Times founder, Jody Lane. "The number one question a consumer wants to know is 'What's the market like?', and they get the answers from our members. There isn't a better consumer/agent meeting place on the Internet."

Among other new features is a sectionalized search feature for special interests including sections for Buyers Advice, Sellers Advice, Advice for Borrowers, New Homes, Rental Advice, a Canadian section, Industry Trends, and more.

Of special note is a new section called NAR News which is dedicated to news involving the National Association of Realtors. This feature will have a consumer news version, as well as an industry version to be posted on Agent News.

Moving to the front page are Agent News headlines. Agent News is a leading industry news service for real estate professionals. It is also a content provider for real estate associations, franchises and brokerages.

"Agent News is all about helping real estate professionals make more money," says Agent News publisher Blanche Evans. "Our columnists are among the most respected names in their fields. They cover topics as diverse as finance, agent marketing, broker profitability, business etiquette, personal safety, generational differences, trends, and more."

"Through our five years experience on the Internet, we know what consumers and real estate professionals are looking for," says Lane. "We've geared our site for easier navigation, better access to topics of interest, and generally made our site a more indispensable daily resource for consumers and agents, as well as for our content partners."

Published: February 18, 2002

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