{"id":55,"date":"2013-03-27T22:34:14","date_gmt":"2013-03-28T02:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sierrasothebysrealty.blog\/2013\/03\/27\/how-internet-changed-the-way-people-search-for-homes\/"},"modified":"2013-03-27T22:34:14","modified_gmt":"2013-03-28T02:34:14","slug":"how-internet-changed-the-way-people-search-for-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/sierrasir\/blog\/2013\/03\/27\/how-internet-changed-the-way-people-search-for-homes\/","title":{"rendered":"How Internet Changed The Way People Search For Homes"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ScreenThe way people navigate through the world of real estate is constantly changing as technological advances continue to put more emphasis on speedy, user-friendly searches and instant access to\u00a0market data.<\/a>\u00a0A recent article by\u00a0Realty Times<\/em>\u00a0<\/a>suggests that is important to not only recognize that home buyers are using technology more than ever, but home owners as well.\u00a0Studies show many home owners are looking at refi rates and making mortgage payments via smart phones in addition to search on their mobile.\u00a0Some revealing statistics to consider: 90% of home buyers use the internet to kick off their search, 24% contact an agent the same day after starting their search, and 40% wait an average of 120 days.\u00a0Nearly 30% of home buyers are shopping via smart phone.<\/p>\n

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Over the past four years, growth in real estate related search has increased by an astonishing 253%. For more statistics see\u00a0How Home Buyers Use Technology<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em>Sierra Sotheby’s International Realty\u00a0<\/a>(SIR), a leader in the sale and purchase of residences throughout Lake Tahoe is ahead of the pack in terms of utilizing technological advances to enhance the way their clients search for real estate. From the\u00a0SIR mobile app<\/a>, to\u00a0YouTube channels<\/a>,\u00a0social media platforms<\/a>\u00a0and more, SIR continues to provide the utmost in technological advances and service. Download the SIR app now by scanning the QR code.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The way people navigate through the world of real estate is constantly changing as technological advances continue to put more emphasis on speedy, user-friendly searches and instant access to\u00a0market data.\u00a0A recent article by\u00a0Realty Times\u00a0suggests that is important to not only recognize that home buyers are using technology more than ever, but home owners as well.\u00a0Studies […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":248546753,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1369,1370],"tags":[1552,1573,1725],"class_list":["post-55","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tahoe-real-estate-news","category-sierra-sothebys-international-realty","tag-internet-search-for-homes","tag-lake-tahoe-area-real-estate","tag-realty-times-search-tips"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pfNAru-T","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/sierrasir\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/sierrasir\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/sierrasir\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/sierrasir\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/248546753"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/sierrasir\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/sierrasir\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/sierrasir\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/sierrasir\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/sierrasir\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}