In todays ever increasingly technological world, ways in which
we do business are constantly evolving. In the real estate markets
here in Boston and internationally, no longer
are we faced with a round trip plane ticket just to see real estate
we may never end up having an interest in. Now we are able to
search websites and databases from wherever we are, viewing virtual
tours, videos, high resolution photos and other materials from the
comforts of our own living room thousands of miles away.
Realtor.com is a real estate listing
portal. What started as a US-based idea has caught on to the trend
of our globalizing world and has thus allowed for ways to diversify
its visitors. 900,000 home buyers every month in the United States
are relocating internationally. The top five foreign nations
visiting Realtor.com are; Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany,
Australia and India. China, it must be noted, is expected to make
the biggest leap up this ladder in the near future. In addition,
many of the worlds most frequently spoken languages are now able to
be converted from English for property descriptions and website
navigational purposes; this is only going to expand in time.
The most exciting news is that of the cities in the United
States that are commonly searched for properties, Boston ranks as the third highest
from the international community! Large cities such as New York and
Los Angeles are ranked seventh and fourth internationally, while
Chicago and Las Vegas are standing ahead of Boston as the top one and two
rankings respectively. Its clear from these recently released
figures that Boston is a top destination for
international real estate buyers.