Archive for October, 2009

Zoo Tuts – The Real Estate Agent Website

This is the first in a series of Video Tutorials on designing the real estate agent homepage. This goes through all the basics we think are needed to make a great real estate home page.

The Search Result Page

The search results page can make or break the user experience, only provide information on this page that is relevant to the search. if you website only has a handful of listings, never make them use a full search tool, get straight into the listings and allow them to refine down from there.

The Property Page

Creating a property page can be fraught with danger, especially since there are forces pulling you towards what you want. By far the most important things for users are price, location information, photography and features and for the real estate agent, a simple way for users to share information socially and also contact the agent.

Other Pages

Here is a look at some of the other pages we will find on a traditional real estate agent website. These pages may share information dynamically to the home page and also be jumping points to further information across your website. This Zooproperty.com tutorial on how to design some of the other pages such as team member pages and individual team member pages.


Zoo Tuts – Agents System

Here is an overview for the Realtor and Real Estate Agents. There will be more tutorials added to this section over the coming weeks.


Zoo Property Launches in the United States

Today Zoo Property launches in the United States and will it make it easier for web developers to build websites for their Realtor, property developers and property management clients. Realtors can directly use Zoo Property themselves to list their properties on the leading real estate portals in the Unites States and across the World.

Zoo Property is already operational in Australia and New Zealand and plans to launch in Canada and the United Kingdom in the coming months.


Zoo Property exporting to www.onthehouse.com.au

We have just set up exports to www.onthehouse.com.au who are a real estate portal based out of Queensland, Australia. They have extensive coverage in Queensland, New South Wales and are about to launch into Victoria.

Onthehouse.com.au provide property sales data and integrate this into the search results for property providing an informative experience for property seekers.