On this page you will
find details of links to online property portals, property search engines
and directories to help you find the property or accommodation you want...
Advertising a property for sale or for
rent using the Internet is a very simple exercise. There are literally
thousands of websites available which represent either local agents in a
particular geography, or act as a property portal. A property portal
provides any other web site or individual the capability to advertise the
property within minutes. The advantage of using the Internet is that it is
low cost, convenient and freely accessible. Potential buyers or tenants
first point contact in the decision making process, is usually via the
Internet, saving themselves time and money in visiting a local property
agents such as the letting agent, estate agent or realtor. Online Property
Advertising advertising revenue is a huge vertical growth sector of the
Internet and includes short term accommodation such as hotels, bed and
breakfasts, guest houses, short-term house lets and shared housing.
The ability to sell your own property
provides online without an agent, huge benefit as it saves the commission
payable to an estate agent or realtor. For sale by owner (as it has been
commonly known as in America), has provided a means for thousands of
individuals to cut out the middleman and advertise directly to potential
buyers, saving themselves thousands of pounds. It is a huge growth area of
online Property Advertising and for the minimal cost of advert, can
potentially reach millions potential property home buyers. The only thing
the advertiser needs is the ability to fill out a simple online form by
the computer and upload some photos.
Not all online of property advertising
is chargeable. There are many property portals such as let-a-property.info
that make it easy to post an advert in minutes for free. Buyers or
potential tenants should be aware of the risks of private advertising, as
its anonymous; there is not necessarily a simple means of identifying who
anyone is from a simple advert. The Internet is essentially anonymous and
even the most slickly produced website needs to be was checked by its
users. Never post your personal contact details online or (if you are
responding to an advertisement), never provide personal details apart from
your email or mobile phone number. When visiting a property to buy or
rent, it's always preferable to have somebody else with you. In addition,
independently check the identity and credentials of the seller of the
property before you visit them - don't rely on the advertisement or what
the seller tells you on the phone..
Some property portals share Property
Advertising data feeds using xml technology so that 'search results from
one portal can be seamlessly displayed on another. The benefit of this is
that web site property portals can potentially attract more visitors to
its adverts by third party Internet traffic. Even large search engines
such as Google's Googlebase provide an advertising platform owners of a
property to sell off of rent.
