Stokes Valley News Online Real Estate Report
March 2002
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Cybersales - Your 24 Hour a day Salesperson
With the Internet becoming a part of our daily lives,
more and more people are using it to buy and sell real estate. Recent L.J. Hooker
statistics reveal that the www.ljhooker.com Internet site is receiving an average of two
million hits with more than 23,000 visitors per week. "Buying and selling real estate
has gone global," says Mr Peter Campbell of L.J. Hooker Stokes Valley. 1.The greatest advantage is that when you display property on an Internet site you are
not limiting your advertising to one geographical area. You can reach buyers from around
the corner, around the country and around the world. It may be difficult to sell the
property locally due to poor market conditions or an economic downturn. However you may
attract a buyer from overseas or from another area of New Zealand. "The Internet has added a new dimension to the real estate market says L.J.
Hooker's Peter Campbell.
Using the Internet hopeful sellers can show their homes to millions of people in hundreds
of countries.
Marketing your property on the Internet has many advantages.
2. Advertising on the Internet is immediate. Buyers can access information about the
property as soon as it is placed on the site. You don't have to wait for them to buy the
newspaper or magazine in which you have advertised. With the use of digital cameras,
properties can be on the Net within the hour of processing the listing.
3. The Internet is your 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year salesperson.
Your property is also on continuous display. Buyers, whether local, interstate or
international, can view properties at any hour of the day from home, work or even their
local library. They no longer need to wait for the real estate office to open in order to
see a property. Buyers can also return to the site repeatedly.
4. The Internet is also cost-effective. The cost to reach the same amount of buyers by
using conventional methods is enormous.