New Home Source Professional unveiled a site overhaul this week. The new site, which was the result of feedback from working REALTORS® across the country, introduces several new tools for RMLS™ members to find new homes and communicate with clients about them.

Here are five features worth checking out:

Multiple Search Options
On the refreshed New Home Source Professional site, filters and sorting have been improved. Select multiple cities, ZIP codes, or school districts. You can even search within a map! Users will have multiple search result options including list, map, or photo view, with quick previews.

Saved Listings, Saved Searches, Listing Reports
When you find new homes or communities that you like, save them! You can save the listings, save the search, or download and print PDF reports for each property.

Your Own New Home Website
Enhance your brand as a local new home expert with a branded consumer portal. This serves as both a way to communicate with clients and attract new buyers. Free!

Drive More Leads for Your Business
Potential home buyers can visit your consumer portal (free!), search new homes, then interact with you directly. Integrate it into your current website, email signature, and social media accounts to generate new clients.

Track All Client Activity

Which actions are your clients taking? You’ll know exactly what they’re doing on the site and can respond with timely, helpful communications. Net result? Efficient use of time for both you and your client, from initial engagement through a home purchase.

Sound exciting? Connect to New Home Source Professional via the link in the left-hand sidebar on RMLSweb or by navigating to Toolkit and clicking “New Home Source.” Search for a perfect new home for your client today!

Did you know?

• The National Association of REALTORS® expects new home sales to increase by 62% in 2013.
• The median new home price exceeds resale homes by 41%.
• 54% of home shoppers may consider buying a new home.
• 47% of new home buyers will contact an agent before visiting a builder community.

However, only 63% of new homes are actually sold by agents, and only 50% of new homes will be listed on an MLS!

REALTORS® need ways of targeting new homes for sale. New Home Source Professional, now live on RMLSweb and available to all subscribers at no cost, provides this important tool.

Subscribers can connect to New Home Source Professional via the link in the left-hand sidebar of RMLSweb or by navigating to Toolkit in the navigation bar and clicking “New Home Source.” Once on the New Home Source Professional site customized for RMLS™ (left), subscribers can search for and view a variety of builders’ community listings to find that perfect new home for their client.

New Home Source Professional provides RMLS™ subscribers exclusive community information and details about each home such as pricing, rooms, square footage, story, and amenities. The site also provides photos, floor plans, maps, directions, contact information for builders, and exclusive promotions for agents and consumers. Users will also receive weekly email updates on new inventory and incentives. Read more about New Home Source Professional.

As resale inventory shrinks, access to information about new homes become increasingly important. New Home Source Professional can help you find these opportunities, and RMLS™ is happy to help.