HomeSeekers.com Signs Marketing Pact With Homebuyers Guide

HomeSeekers.com Inc. said it entered into a marketing agreement with Homebuyers Guide, a publisher of new home publications with circulation in California and Nevada.

The joint marketing agreement was formed to establish HomeSeekers.com’s newest offering, NewHomeSeekers.com. NewHomeSeekers.com will database New Home projects in various geographic areas. Financial arrangements were not disclosed.

“We are very excited with the prospect of building a feature rich ‘New Home’ Web site utilizing the talents of HomeSeekers.com,” said Walter Crowell, president of Homebuyers Guide.

NewHomeSeekers.com will be made to offer floor plans, still image photography, 360-degree walk-throughs, mapping and a robust search engine, the firms said.

Builder participation will require a monthly advertising fee which will average $500 with a modest startup fee, the companies said. Homebuyers Guide will be offering the Web services through its sales force to its current client base of 500 builders. Homebuyers guide has a circulation of 125,000 in the Southern California and Nevada markets with 3,000 distribution points.

NewHomeSeekers.com will launch from the HomeSeekers.com site that currently claims 20,000 user views per day. Homebuyers Guide will also promote and advertise NewHomeSeekers.com in its publication. The new site is scheduled to launch Oct 1.