CHICAGO, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Apartments.com today announced a
national partnership with Smarter Agent to provide apartment listing
content through wireless carriers. While in a neighborhood, subscribers to
this service will be able to find apartments for rent using cell phones
equipped with global positioning system (GPS) technology. The commercial
launch of the application will take place immediately after the Super Bowl,
the traditional start of the "real estate season".
Smarter Agent is the premier provider of GPS real estate applications
that work on mobile devices including cell phones. Consumers download
Smarter Agent just as they would a ring tone or game and get a robust
experience designed specifically for mobile users.
Once the Smarter Agent application is downloaded to a cell phone, each
time it is engaged, the user is located and Apartments.com listings from
that area are instantly shown. The user may also access rental price,
apartment features and pictures directly from this service. Appointments
with the apartment owner/property manager can then be made through an
immediate and direct connection.
All properties that advertise directly with Apartments.com will have
their listings uploaded to Smarter Agent for access by these mobile
subscribers.
"As mobile phones are practically everywhere, partnering with Smarter
Agent is a logical step in capturing this valuable rental audience. By
providing listings through this service, renters across the United States
can now access Apartments.com on the go," said Chris Long, vice president
of product development at Apartments.com.
"Bringing print to the web is powerful, and mobile is certainly next.
Smarter Agent has created a tool that is a win for our Apartments.com
partner, their advertisers, and most notably the consumer who now has
instant access to great apartments from devices they carry at all times,"
said Brad Blumberg, CEO of Smarter Agent.
In addition to GPS searches, a user can search anywhere in the US by
city and state to research multiple areas of interest, save properties to
their phone, or call the listed number for more information right from the
application.
The application will make its debut at the Consumer Electronics Show
(CES) this week in Las Vegas as part of the Navteq and Qualcomm exhibits
showcasing new mobile lifestyles.
About Apartments.com
Apartments.com is the most visited national apartment Internet listing
subscription service distinguished by more than two million rental listings
from managed properties, newspaper classifieds and for-rent-by-owner units.
Its personalized searches, highly visual ads featuring 360-degree virtual
tours and professional photography, and comprehensive community listings,
make it possible for in-market renters to access rental inventory from
across town or across the country and make informed decisions quickly. The
site's foundation of solid partnerships with the local newspaper and
television station Web sites of more than 190 affiliates across the country
includes the Chicago Tribune (http://www.chicagotribune.com), The Washington Post
(http://www.washingtonpost.com) and the Los Angeles Times (http://www.latimes.com).
Apartments.com, a division of Chicago-based Classified Ventures, LLC,
delivers highly qualified, ready-to-rent prospects to more than 14,500
trade customers, which increases closure rates and decreases the average
cost of leasing an apartment.
SOURCE Apartments.com
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CONTACT:
Lisa DeVries of Apartments.com,
+1-312-601-5305, or fax, +1-312-601-5115, or
ldevries@apartments.com
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