Archive for 2005

PropertyShark.com Forms Strategic Alliance with PostcardBuilder

Thursday, November 3rd, 2005

New York City, November 3, 2005 – PropertyShark.com, a data analytical tool for property search, announces their strategic alliance with PostcardBuilder to better serve the real estate community by offering one-stop for building information and full service mailings.

Says PropertyShark.com chief executive officer Ryan Slack, “In our continual efforts to level the playing field in New York City real estate we have strategically formed an alliance with a major postcard designer and mailing house, PostcardBuilder.”

“Previously, a smaller agency or broker didn’t have the ability to easily research building information and efficiently perform targeted mailings themselves. Through our alliance with PostcardBuilder, we can now make it easier than ever for all real estate professionals to target buildings, get building photos, generate mailing lists and design and mail postcards,” continues Slack.

PostcardBuilder is a full-service direct mail firm that prints and mails postcards in 48 hours. PostcardBuilder is used by real estate professionals and other businesses nationwide to execute their postcard mailings.

Says PostcardBuilder president, Kurt Johnson, “The strategic alliance makes us both stronger. We can offer tools for businesses to design, print and mail postcards, but the mailing list is the critical component that drives response. PropertyShark.com offers realtors customized, targeted mailing lists.”

Nothing its broad appeal, Corcoran broker, Michael Guerra comments, “Combining the ease of use of PropertyShark’s accurate data with a vendor who can make cards is helpful to a myriad of people: brokers, investors, developers, realtors, contractors, landscapers, and architects.”

Allen Harris, an independent broker, has this to say about his recent use of the new offering, “As an independent broker, I am always looking for ways to get my name out. I had already decided to do a postcard to my local neighborhood, having lived here 23 years, and when I saw the page on PropertyShark.com, I made my decision. I found it very convenient to do it all in ONE STOP and for a very reasonable rate….overall a great program.”

With over 20 million properties in twenty major markets, PropertyShark.com provides real estate professionals and investors with data and tools on all aspects of property, including building details, ownership information, recent sales prices, property tax, sophisticated maps, apartments for sale, foreclosures and pre-foreclosures, mailing lists, photos, and more, available directly from the web. PropertyShark.com strives to level the playing field by offering independent real estate firms, investors, and savvy consumers the information transparency essential to evaluate real estate and make informed decisions. For more information go to: www.propertyshark.com

PropertyShark.com Adds New Mapping Features

Tuesday, October 18th, 2005

New York City, October 18, 2005 – PropertyShark.com, a data analytical tool for property search, recently launched version 2.0 of its highly interactive maps to further improve their mapping product offering.

Says PropertyShark.com founder, Matthew Haines, “Real estate is location-specific and our goal was to make specialized maps for NYC that incorporate local information that is rich enough to make Google look bland and generic.”

“As a result of recent weather calamities and interest in Katrina, we worked quickly to add a FEMA flood zone overlay,” adds Ryan Slack, chief executive officer of PropertyShark.com.

In PropertyShark.com’s efforts to continually provide relevant and desired data for NYC, in addition to a FEMA flood zone overlay, v2.0 adds new data, including:

  • Subways
  • Borough and community district outlines
  • Outlines of each individual lot on a block
  • Outlines of actual buildings
  • Detail inside of parks such as ponds, creeks, walkways and park buildings
  • Landmark and historic district overlay
  • A special building class theme showing how each building or lot is used (different colors show residential, stores, churches, industrial, government, vacancies, etc.)

With over 20 million properties in twenty major markets, PropertyShark.com provides real estate professionals and investors with data and tools on all aspects of property, including building details, ownership information, recent sales prices, property tax, sophisticated maps, apartments for sale, foreclosures and pre-foreclosures, mailing lists, photos, and more, available directly from the web. PropertyShark.com strives to level the playing field by offering independent real estate firms, investors, and savvy consumers the information transparency essential to evaluate real estate and make informed decisions. For more information go to: www.propertyshark.com