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2007 BEST OF THE NORTH BAY – FRANK HOWARD ALLEN WINS BEST REAL ESTATE COMPANY, BEST WEBSITE

Novato, CA, July 10, 2007 – Frank Howard Allen Realtor’s new website went live on Friday, January 26, 2007 and it has already garnered the distinction of “Best Website” as voted by the readers of NorthBay biz Magazine for the publication’s annual reader’s poll, recognizing outstanding businesses in Marin, Napa and Sonoma.  Additionally, Frank Howard Allen took top prize for Best Residential Real Estate Company, an honor it has proudly accepted every year since 2003.   

“Thank you to the community, agents and staff who made this possible,” said Larry during his acceptance speech.  “We have the best agents, executives and support staff working for us and we are all thankful to be acknowledged once again for being the leading real estate firm in the North Bay,” Larry continues.  “We are also pleased that you have decided to recognize the significance of having a good website and are proud to be the first recipients.” 

The importance of Internet marketing is widely acknowledged and statistics show that a vast majority of all homebuyers begin their search online.  In order to serve the needs of today’s real estate market, Frank Howard Allen set out to redesign its website to be fast and user-friendly, complete with state-of-the-art technologies that provide buyers and sellers with the up-to-date information that they want.  The result is an innovative, community and customer oriented site with over 2 million hits and counting since the re-launch in January. 

Fhallen.com offers all the requisite property listings, agent profiles and company information that a user expects to find on a good real estate website.  However, Frank Howard Allen’s site offers several key features that make it unique and useful to its users, including an innovative mapping feature that allows users to search properties using a virtual map of the North Bay. For those searching outside of the North Bay, fhallen.com allows viewers to search properties all over the United States and abroad, through their unique affiliation with Leading Real Estate Companies of the World™ and Luxury Portfolio™.  

The search options are just one way that the site makes it easy to find and research available properties.  Another feature is the Home Alert e-mail system which automatically notifies customers when new properties come on the market that matches criteria they have set.  The alerts only go out according to the parameters set up by the user, but the data is updated by MLS every 30 minutes. Users may sign up for this program on their own or through their Frank Howard Allen agent and will find value in the tool whether they are trying to buy or sell a home, or simply just want to monitor housing values and pricing trends. 

Fhallen.com also offers users access to detailed neighborhood information, including population, demographics, income ranges and weather statistics, through the OnBoard Navigator tool.  

To explore the website, visit www.fhallen.com  

About Frank Howard Allen

Frank Howard Allen is the leading real estate company in the North Bay and recognized as one of the top 50 largest real estate companies in the nation. Maintaining a network of over 20 local offices in San Francisco, Marin, Napa and Sonoma counties with more than 500 agents, the Company is big enough to offer buyers and sellers comprehensive resources and support—yet is small enough to serve people with extraordinary care. To discover more about Frank Howard Allen, stop by any local office, or visit www.fhallen.com.

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