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Smith & Associates Real Estate Launches New 2.0 Website

Posted 08/26/2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Robert Glaser, President/CEO
Smith & Associates Real Estate
Phone: (813) 839-3800
rglaser@smithandassociates.com

Tampa, Florida – Smith & Associates Real Estate, today announced the launch of their newly designed website, www.smithandassociates.com. Visitors to the new Smith & Associates website will find that this new website will provide a comprehensive and sophisticated means of allowing buyers and sellers search capabilities not seen anywhere else in our market, as well as a heightened visibility using the most advanced tools on the web. Smith & Associates also has created “Be the First to Know” a program started a year ago that allows buyers & sellers to be automatically notified when a property that meets their criteria has come on the market or had a price reduction. We also see this service as a great benefit to our sellers so that they have the ability to be informed as homes surrounding their home come on the market, have a price reduction or are put under contract.

"We have always been on the cutting edge at Smith & Associates Real Estate and I am always looking to differentiate the company from all of our competitors," said Robert Glaser, President and CEO of the Bay Area real estate firm. "Our new website will elevate our customer service and expertise in the marketplace."

The primary focus of this newly designed website is to create a heightened user experience. The new site is able to provide a vast amount of community data, recent sales information, “Best Values”, and a select vendors list to allow further transparency and assist buyers and sellers. The site also supports a variety of media including virtual tours, our blog, podcasts, and video. As a member of the Enterprise Network, Smith & Associates Real Estate will be able to take advantage of new technologies that are developed for other companies in the network. Of course central to the site will be all of the Bay Area property listings. “The new site will be user friendly and easy to navigate,” said Glaser. “Users will enjoy the comforts of search saving, favorites, the ability to share and email content.” The site is designed to reflect modern web design, easy to use navigation and a simple look that is in keeping with the company’s overall brand. Another unique feature to our website is the new web cam positioned at our retail location on

Beach Drive

in downtown St. Petersburg allowing followers to check in on the activities of the neighborhood and enjoy a live view of

Beach Drive

.

Also accessible through the website will be extensive resources for buyers and sellers of real estate including quarterly market reports, buyer and seller guides, recent press, and an electronic version of the company’s relocation package.

The “Be the First to Know” feature of the site allows frequent visitors to become a part of the Smith & Associates Real Estate community. Users will have access to custom home alerts by email, and abilities to save searches and favorites, as well as share those favorites with their preferred agent."

The new site reflects 12 months worth of research, planning and implementation. We are very excited about the results.” said Robert Glaser, CEO of Smith & Associates Real Estate and a driving force behind the project. “It will be both easy to use and visually appealing." The newly refaced homepage includes local photography and showcases the Bay Area through extensive community information and links to useful websites.

With a "quick search" on the smithandassociates.com homepage, viewers in search of property listings are able to navigate directly to a targeted list that meets their criteria. They can narrow their search by specifying city/town, pricing, bedrooms, and bathroom preferences with ease.

The site is developed by Smith & Associates Real Estates' technology partner, Active Website in conjunction with the Enterprise Network. Smith & Associates Real Estate is a member of the Enterprise Network, an invitation-only network of private independent Real Estate firms. The network functions through the principle of regional exclusivity, which allows for open collaboration and sharing of information among its members who are not in direct competition with one another.

About Smith & Associates Real Estate.
Smith & Associates Real Estate has been connecting sellers and buyers of distinctive properties since 1969. The Company has 2 offices located in Tampa and St. Petersburg servicing urban, rural and coastal Tampa Bay . For more information about Smith & Associates Real Estate visit www.SmithandAssociates.com or call (813)839.3800

in downtown St. Petersburg allowing followers to check in on the activities of the neighborhood and enjoy a live view of .

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