User-friendly IDX Search Tools Help to Speed-up and Simplify the Online Real Estate Search for Home Seekers

IDX Broker uses its custom IDX solution to create a sense of ease and efficiency for consumers preforming their real estate search online.

Eugene, OR -- (SBWire) -- 04/05/2010 -- IDX, Inc. announces today its newest client addition Roy Horn with The Horn Company, in congregating with the elite rank of real estate professionals opting to give their websites an advantage over their competitors by integrating the highly customizable IDX Broker software. This innovative Internet Data Exchange (IDX) technology has a unique relationship with Multiple Listing Service's (MLS), in which is can extract raw listing data from the San Antonio MLS (SABOR), and format the information to be viewed as though it is an easily searchable part Horn's website. Potential home buyers in Helotes, Texas and its surrounding areas will have access to an abundant amount of the most current and up-to-date property listing information and details on the market, and all without ever being redirected to a different site.

Five comprehensive and easy-to-navigate search categories are supplied to home seekers visiting Horn's website, enabling them to develop the most personalized real estate search on the web, all the while narrowing their specifications, in efforts to find a home that meets their every want, need and desire. One of the most unique of the search functionalities is the map search. Powered by Google Maps, the map search allows prospective home buyers to identify their chosen property on an interactive road, satellite or terrain map. They may then exercise this information to justify their relativity to nearby convenience locations, main roads, malls, other cities, landmarks, parks, school districts and neighborhoods, to determine is this is truly a location they could see themselves residing in the near future.

Not only is this IDX Broker software incorporation beneficial to home seekers, but to Horn as well. Via his own personal administrative login page, he has the capabilities to control all aspects of his online real estate business. He has the ability to edit his custom CSS and global wrappers, developing a sense of unique branding and personalization throughout each page of his site. He has the resources to receive daily updates from the SABOR, regarding property additions and removals, as well as price increase and decreases. Horn also has the tools to create dynamic title tags and custom XML codes, increasing his listings visibility, along with their chances of being linked to popular real estate search sites, such as: Truila, RSS Feed, Real Estate for Sale Network and Google Base, to name a few.

About Roy Horn
“In 1999, The Horn Company entered the residential market. We offer a full range of services and information to help you through the home-buying or selling process. In 2004, we opened our Property Holdings International, LLC division. Through this endeavor, we offer a full service operation for clientele in Mexico and China in the areas of residential and commercial real estate, as well as investments. The Horn Company’s strength is measured by our outstanding service.”

About IDX, Inc.
Based in Eugene, Oregon, IDX Inc. is nationally known as a leading provider of real estate search applications. IDX, Inc. actively manages over $1 trillion worth of active listings data from over 340 Multiple Listings Services (MLS). IDX Broker is IDX, Inc.’s principle real estate software utility and myAgent IDX is its principle mobile application available for the iPhone. The easy to manage and customizable software helps real estate professionals display home listing data from their multiple listing service (MLS) on their individual and/or office websites. For more information on all the services provided by IDX, Inc. please visit http://www.idxbroker.com.

Media Relations Contact

Cara Anderson
IDX, Inc.
800-421-9668
http://www.idxbroker.com

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