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Central California Realtor Web Site Tops Home Searches

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RISMEDIA, Dec. 4, 2007-Real Bird, Inc., a supplier of MLS search solutions and single property Web sites for real estate, announced that Keith Byrd, a Century 21 Realtor® in San Luis Obispo County, California, generated more MLS searches through his Web site than any of their other agent subscribers nationwide. Byrd’s interactive MLS Search Map was accessed by over 225,000 unique visitors in the first 11 months of 2007 resulting in over 625,000 MLS searches.

“Keith has a great Web site that every real estate agent should study and learn from,” said Gabe Gross, CEO of Real Bird, “He has shown that having a superior MLS search combined with local information is the right mixture for a successful real estate Web site. Even though Keith is in an area of California where the average city population is under 15,000, he generated lots more searches than agent Web sites in large metropolitan areas. We are pleased that Keith has chosen RealBird as his MLS Map Search service.”

According to the California Association of Realtors 2007-2008 Internet vs. Traditional Buyer Report, individual agent Web sites were the preferred Web site for the majority of buyers surveyed. Individual agent Web sites have an advantage over national real estate portals in that they typically provide more local information. Byrd’s Web site, www.SloCountyHomes.com, contains MLS Searches, local market statistics, area photos and information, and a local blog. Keith was one of the first REALTORS to start a blog in 2003, and he recently published his 1000′th post.

“When someone asks me about real estate in the area I encourage them to visit SloCountyHomes.com,” said Dennis Krueger, owner of Kayak Horizons in Morro Bay, CA. “I’ve been using this site for years to keep up on the local real estate market. The site has a wealth of information and is very easy to use, taking only two clicks to display homes in a neighborhood with new listings highlighted.”

For more information visit www.Realbird.com.

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