Printer Friendly
The Free Library
14,701,494 articles and books
Member login
User name  
Password 
 
Join us Forgot password?

U.S. Condo Exchange makes letting information Real Simple.


The U.S. Condo Exchange announced that in its quest to provide every conceivable type of condo information to potential buyers and sellers of condominiums, it has added Real Simple Syndication technology to its website.

The technology, one of the hottest features overtaking the Internet lately, allows for USCONDEX to be an aggregator of "all things condo" in the news, taking condo news from around the nation and situating it in one central place for viewing at www.uscondex.com.

"You're no longer chasing down information, information can now find you," explains James Haft, chief financial officer of the USCONDEX.

That streaming news can then be easily added to anyone's desktop so they can have all the latest and greatest in condo news at the tip of their fingers, just one more convenience from USCONDEX as it strives to create the most informed condo marketplace possible.

For ease of use, USCONDEX has aggregated news by user category: Buyer, Seller, Developer, Market Headlines and USCONDEX News. That allows users to cut to the chase and personalize per·son·al·ize  
tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es
1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner.

2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify.
 news they want to receive.

In effect, the new RSS (Really Simple Syndication) A syndication format that was developed by Netscape in 1999 and became very popular for aggregating updates to blogs and the news sites. RSS has also stood for "Rich Site Summary" and "RDF Site Summary.  technology reduces clutter, streamlines information, and transmits news in a cost- and time-effective manner. Together with XML XML
 in full Extensible Markup Language.

Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations.
 technology, which facilitates the sharing of data across different systems especially those connected with the Internet, RSS is personalizing the web like never before.

"There is so much news out there, that people could spend all day trying to sort through what is applicable to their interests. Now, USCONDEX has it all in one central place that's easily accessible and usable," added Richard Swerdlow, chief executive officer of the USCONDEX.

USCONDEX, which aims to be the "eBay of the condo market," is a one-stop marketplace where buyers, sellers, developers and financial intermediaries Financial intermediaries

institution that provide the market function of matching borrowers and lenders or traders.
 can access virtually every possible piece of data they need for informed condo decision making right online.

The exchange offers buyers and brokers exhaustive research capabilities so they can make the most educated purchase possible; the service provides sellers cost-effective access to a worldwide customer base; and offers developers and financial intermediaries objective real-time data Real-time data denotes information that is delivered immediately after collection. There is no delay in the timeliness of the information provided.

Some uses of this term confuse it with the term dynamic data.
 for development and underwriting decisions.

The USCONDEX's goal is to increase liquidity and standardization to revolutionize rev·o·lu·tion·ize  
tr.v. rev·o·lu·tion·ized, rev·o·lu·tion·iz·ing, rev·o·lu·tion·iz·es
1. To bring about a radical change in: Television has revolutionized news coverage.

2.
 the $190-billion plus U.S. condo market.

USCONDEX was founded by principals of Miami-based Swerdlow Group and Pacific Alliance Limited, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol.

LLC - Logical Link Control
, a New York-based merchant bank specializing in e-commerce, communications businesses, technology and emerging markets. The firm's offices are located in Miami and New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
.
COPYRIGHT 2005 Hagedorn Publication
No portion of this article can be reproduced without the express written permission from the copyright holder.
Copyright 2005, Gale Group. All rights reserved. Gale Group is a Thomson Corporation Company.

 Reader Opinion

Title:

Comment:



 

Article Details
Printer friendly Cite/link Email Feedback
Title Annotation:TECHNOLOGY
Publication:Real Estate Weekly
Date:Nov 30, 2005
Words:410
Previous Article:On the web.
Next Article:New Century 21 site unifies market info.(TECHNOLOGY)(Brief Article)
Topics:



Related Articles
Developers confident in condominium market. (real estate developers)(Focus on Thunder Bay)
Court: Lenders get first lien on defaulting condos. (Appellate Division court upholds ruling on defaulting condominium owner's units)
Condo for non-profits to announce buyers. (non-profit condominium at 120 Wall St. in New York, New York finds buyers)
Y2K will see spurt in Chelsea condo market.
Room with a view. (Executive Travel).(Four Seasons building 70-story condominium tower in Miami, Florida)(Brief Article)
Entry level homes.(Housing--Condominiums)
State law failing to result in new condos.(condominium )
Retail condominiums a nice fit for fashion.(condo development aimed at apparel manufacturers)
MLS makes Daft decision.(TECHNOLOGY)
Best deal on insurance that won't leave you stranded.(INSIDERS OUTLOOK)

Terms of use | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc. | Feedback | For webmasters | Submit articles