Cell Phone in Hand? Now, That's All You Need to Instantly Receive Information on Home Values, Other Data.HouseFront HouseFront is a U.S. real estate search service. The company has data on over 100 million residential homes. HouseFront's data is accessed through text messaging. Aside from standard text messaging rates, the services is free of charge. , A New Service, Provides Home Information to Your Mobile Device Via Text Message; Information on More Than 100 Million Homes Now Available DENVER Denver, city (1990 pop. 467,610), alt. 5,280 ft (1,609 m), state capital, coextensive with Denver co., N central Colo., on a plateau at the foot of the Front Range of the Rocky Mts., along the South Platte River where Cherry Creek meets it; inc. 1861. -- If you're you're Contraction of you are. you're you are you're be like most people, it's it's 1. Contraction of it is. 2. Contraction of it has. See Usage Note at its. it's it is or it has it's be ~have probably happened to you more than once: You've you've Contraction of you have. you've you have you've have driven through a neighborhood filled with beautiful homes and wondered how much they're they're Contraction of they are. they're be worth. The next time that happens, just reach for your cell phone, text message the home's address, and within seconds you'll receive detailed property information including estimated values, number of bedrooms and bathrooms, and sales history. This unprecedented access to instant information is possible through a new company called HouseFront. Launched just three months ago, HouseFront has expanded its coverage area this month to include information on more than 100 million homes, representing over 90% of the residential housing market. It takes only seconds: simply text message the home's address, city and state to 46873 (which spells "HOUSE") and hit "send." This free service is also available online at HouseFront.com. Within the first 90 days, HouseFront has gained substantial traction Traction Definition Traction is the use of a pulling force to treat muscle and skeleton disorders. Purpose Traction is usually applied to the arms and legs, the neck, the backbone, or the pelvis. with consumers and real estate professionals, resulting in more than 1 million property searches. The young company already has been highlighted by leading media organizations, including U.S. News & World Report U.S. News & World Report Weekly newsmagazine published in Washington, D.C. U.S. News was founded in 1933 by David Lawrence (1888–1973) to cover important domestic events; he founded World Report in 1945 to treat world news. The two magazines were merged in 1948. . "For the first time, anyone with a cell phone has the ability to access real estate information on more than 100 million homes," said James Eberhard, chief executive officer of HouseFront, "and we save their searches online at HouseFront.com so they can access their searches, view home comparisons, map search history, or access detailed home information." "With HouseFront, we've taken real estate search to the next level, allowing more than 230 million wireless users to get information on a house anytime anywhere -- whether it's for sale or not." Eberhard, 28, is a pioneer in the emerging mobile space. When he was just 19, he left college early and founded 9 Squared in 2001, one of the first providers of downloadable ringtones. In 2004, he sold the company for $40 million to UK-based Monstermob Group PLC, a publicly traded company publicly traded company A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. . He launched HouseFront as a way to make real estate search information available anytime, anywhere, while linking home buyers and sellers with real estate professionals. Through HouseFront.com, consumers can also view maps and aerial aerial: see antenna, in electronics. photos of homes, get information on the number of bedrooms and bathrooms, and other details, including the home's sales history. HouseFront users also can view information on other homes by selecting HouseFront's "Compare Similar Homes" feature. What's more, the "My Searches" feature lets consumers view charts of the homes that have been queried, while "Compare Checked Homes" provides detailed, side-by-side comparisons. Eberhard said consumers can save the houses they've searched for future reference by simply registering at HouseFront.com. Any HouseFront.com search completed online or by cell phone will be saved to their online account. About HouseFront HouseFront provides real estate search and home valuation tools directly to a consumer's mobile phone or desktop computer, using its patent-pending technology. The company enables consumers to have access to property valuations, details, market trends and sales history on more than 100 million homes in the U.S., both through the mobile phone (by texting an address to 46873, which spells "HOUSE") and works on all major wireless carriers and online at HouseFront.com. |
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