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A New Home on the Net for Anyone Planning to Buy, Sell, Rent, Finance or Move. SYDNEY, June 29, 2001 Buying, selling, renting, financing, moving or conveyancing? The new Yahoo! Australia & NZ Real Estate site (http://realestate.yahoo.com.au) lays out the welcome mat to help you go from door to door, easily, quickly and with all the information you'll need to make that big decision. With thousands of listings nationwide and comprehensive information to help you settle (and then settle in!), the service is of interest to buyers, sellers and renters. Powered by domain.com.au, the real estate site operated by f2, the Fairfax Interactive Network, the easy to navigate site has a comprehensive range of national listings, as well as information and tools from local content providers like HWW, Your Mortgage Magazine, Lawyersearch.com.au and movinghome.com.au, the many needs of buyers and sellers are covered. "Real estate is always one of the top five most searched for topics on Yahoo! Australia & NZ," said Peter Crowe, senior commerce producer. "So we felt there was a real need to create a resource for our users that would make their property search easier and more enjoyable." "Yahoo! Australia & NZ Real Estate is for people looking to save time, save money and make informed decisions. Everything you need is in the one place," he said. Mr Chris Meehan, General Manager for domain.com.au, said, "Yahoo! provides domain's agent clients greater opportunity to reach consumers looking to buy or rent real estate. As the #2 site in traffic and listings, and with our unrivalled audience demographic of highly employed, high-earning professionals, we can contribute greatly to the listings and expansion in this dynamic area. Our CitySearch Directories listings of real estate agents nationwide is also a big asset for Yahoo!'s users." Highlights at the Yahoo! Australia & NZ Real Estate site (http://realestate.yahoo.com.au) include:
Buying:
Financing:
Renting:
Moving:
Selling:
Conveyancing: In addition to the resources above, Yahoo! Australia & NZ Real Estate also offers links to the latest real estate news, a school finder, local service directory, housing issues web sites and home and garden sites. There are also links to featured products from Yahoo! Australia & NZ Shopping merchants, ranging from outdoor equipment to white goods, bathroom items to kitchen appliances. Finally, there's a whole raft of Yahoo! services that can make your move easier, and all are easily accessed from the site. They include:
· Yahoo! Australia & NZ Mail - Keep in touch with your friends and family during all the disruption... you can even have your home and work email accounts forwarded to your Yahoo! Mail account so you can read them from any internet-connected computer
Yahoo! Australia & NZ Address Book - Keep track of personal information for friends and contacts Yahoo! Australia & NZ Real Estate is for buyers, sellers, renters and anyone looking to salvage some time while in search of the great Aussie dream!
About Yahoo! Australia & NZ Yahoo! Australia & NZ is one of the most recognised Internet brands in the region. It and SOLD.com.au are part of the Yahoo! global network of sites. By working with leading local companies, Yahoo! Australia & NZ provides comprehensive and localised media, commerce and communication services to millions of Australians and New Zealanders each month. For marketers and businesses, the company offers intelligent, innovative and integrated marketing, selling and Internet broadcast solutions for maximum impact. Yahoo! Australia & NZ has offices in Sydney and Melbourne and can be found on the Web at www.yahoo.com.au and www.yahoo.co.nz. About Yahoo! Inc Yahoo! Inc. is a global Internet communications, commerce and media company that offers a comprehensive branded network of services to more than 192 million individuals each month worldwide. As the first online navigational guide to the Web, www.yahoo.com is the leading guide in terms of traffic, advertising, household and business user reach. Yahoo! is the No. 1 Internet brand globally and reaches the largest audience worldwide. The company also provides online business and enterprise services designed to enhance the productivity and Web presence of Yahoo!'s clients. These services include Corporate Yahoo!, a popular customised enterprise portal solution; audio and video streaming; store hosting and management; and Web site tools and services. The company’s global Web network includes 24 World properties. Yahoo! has offices in Europe, the Asia Pacific, Latin America, Canada and the United States, and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif.
Anna Featherstone Yahoo! Australia & NZ Tel: 02 8925 0100 or email: | |||