AmericanTowns.com Adds Local Ratings of Real Estate Agents and Restaurants to Its Community-Based Websites.

New Offerings Include Sales Histories of Local Realtors, Restaurant Reviews by Local Residents

FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- AmericanTowns.com, the national network of community-based websites, announced the addition of two new resources that capture the real-world experience of local residents. As part of the information-rich "community webspace" that AmericanTowns.com provides for each town in the country, users now have access to reviews of nearby restaurants as well as ratings of local real estate agents and their actual sales histories.

"Everyone wants to find the best local knowledge about where to eat, so we present restaurant reviews from lots of other sites, while letting our users add their own opinion to the mix," explained Jim Maglione, AmericanTowns co-president, Community. "Similarly, the real estate agent ratings include actual sales history for individual realtors, plus reviews by local homeowners. It's exactly the info you want in order to pick a real estate agent, but the hardest to find."

The restaurant information is powered by BooRah, a guide that aggregates reviews from multiple online sources into thousands of insightful ratings. The real estate agent ratings, with realtors' sales histories and reviews from local homeowners is, powered by Homethinking. AmericanTowns is the first national partner of each of these unique resources for local information.

The restaurant reviews and realtor ratings are available within the distinct community webspace that AmericanTowns provides for each town in America. Each webspace is a "virtual town square" for local residents to find and share the best local information. Collectively, the AmericanTowns sites include over 10 million local events per year, listings of over 120,000 community groups, news and announcements, local videos, postings by residents, maps, train schedules, town guides, real estate listings, nearby farmers markets, and other on-line resources and local services. This content imbues each town's site with the insights and interests of its residents, all in a convenient one-stop "community webspace."

"People need to find information that is pertinent to them, their families, friends and communities in a way that is simple, fast and fun," said Ted Buerger, AmericanTowns chairman and co-founder. "From restaurant reviews to realtor's sales histories, AmericanTowns brings together the information that is most relevant to each community, while allowing individuals to add their own thoughts, opinions and content, creating a truly personalized town environment."

About AmericanTowns.com

AmericanTowns is a national network of community-based websites where residents can find and share local information. For every town in America, AmericanTowns has created a "community webspace" that brings together the nation's most extensive online database of community events, community groups, news, maps, videos, local resources and special tools for organizations. Dedicated to connecting citizens, community organizations and locally-focused businesses and strengthening the bonds of our nation's communities, AmericanTowns has featured more than 10 million community events in the last 12 months, and offers powerful tools to help more than 120,000 listed community organizations interact more effectively with local citizens. Founded in 2000, AmericanTowns is headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut. Visit www.AmericanTowns.com.