New Poll Finds 88% of Public Use Web Sites as Primary Source for Latest Real Estate News and Information
SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Nov. 26 /PRNewswire/ -. A new survey finds that 88% of public rely on Web sites as their primary source for the latest real state news and information, with newspapers coming in a distant second at 12%. The poll reinforces the results of a study earlier this month by the National Association of REALTORS(R) concerning the use of the Internet to buy or sell homes.
The latest survey was commissioned by Edward Segal, author of Profit by Publicity (iUniverse, 2007), a how-to PR guide for the real estate industry.
This is the third in a series of surveys Segal is conducting on media-related issues. For more information about the book, go to http://www.ProfitByPublicity.com.
A study released on Nov. 13 by the National Association of REALTORS(R) (NAR) shows a similar reliance on Web sites by people looking to buy or sell residential real estate. According to the 2007 NAR Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, 84 percent of recent home buyers used the Internet in their search, up from 80 percent in 2006.
Segal observed that, “Web sites represent the new level playing fields for real estate agents and brokers who want to promote themselves or their properties. Although real estate professionals know how to promote listings, this latest poll shows that it is essential they also know how to promote themselves to the media.”
The telephone poll of 1,000 adults was conducted Nov. 9-11, 2007 by Synovate, and has a margin of error of plus or minus four percent.
About Profit by Publicity
Profit by Publicity is a how-to reference guide that shows real estate agents and brokers how to generate news coverage about themselves or the properties they sell. The book is based on Segal's 25-year career in public relations, journalism, politics and real estate. The book was published by the Marin Association of REALTORS(R) in Marin County, Calif., where Segal serves as the organization's CEO and communications director. For more information about the book, go to http://www.ProfitByPublicity.com.
Profit by Publicity is available from all online book stores, including Amazon, Borders, Barnes & Noble, and the California Association of REALTORS(R).
Segal is the CEO and communications director of the 1,700-member Marin Association of REALTORS(R), former marketing strategies columnist for The Wall Street Journal's StartupJournal.com, senior media relations consultant to Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide, and a PR consultant who generated thousands of stories about hundreds of clients. He is a former press secretary to members of Congress and campaign aide to congressional and presidential candidates.
SOURCE Marin Association of REALTORS
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