A Custom IDX Solution Enhances the Search Function of Jay Lagace’s Real Estate Website

Eugene, OR, February 19, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Jay Lagace of Century 21 Birchwood has joined the ever growing amount of real estate brokers and agents opting to integrate a custom IDX solution into their real estate websites, in efforts to create and quick and simple way for their clients to search for properties online. With the relationship that IDX Broker software has with Lagace’s MLS provider, Fort Myers MLS (FtMyers), potential home buyers in Cape Coral and its surrounding areas can easily browse thousands of property listings, without ever being redirected from Lagace’s site. The IDX solution takes raw data from FtMyers, and formats it to be seamlessly integrated onto Lagace’s website. This provides his clients with an easy to use search function, that is automatically updated the second a property is added or removed from the Fort Myers MLS.

With the help of custom IDX software, clients of Lagace have an abundant amount of resources to help narrow down their search fields and find the exact home they are looking for. With five different search categories to browse, basic, advanced, map, address and listing ID, potential home buyers have the opportunity to create a truly custom search. They also have the option of saving their search and receiving automatic email alerts the moment a property matching their specified criteria becomes available on FtMyers.

Custom IDX software helps Lagace manage his business more efficiently through and administrative login page. He can view traffic reports detailing which pages on his site are being viewed most frequently, he can create custom XML codes and dynamic title tags for each of his listings, which will increase their visibility and chances of getting picked up by popular real estate websites, and he also has the ability to edit his custom CSS and global wrappers, which allows him to truly personalize the look of his website and what's viewed by his clients.

About Jay Legace
Residing in Cape Coral, Florida, Jay Legace is a member of the Century 21- Birchwood team. He has a background in Business Mgmt., Sales and Service. Jay is an outstanding realtor and believes that his real estate team is one of the best in the Cape Coral area stating, “Our team has over 40 years of Real Estate experience in the Cape Coral / Lee County Market. The majority of our business is repeat and referral, as we give our clients the service they deserve! “

About IDX, Inc.
Based in Eugene, Oregon, IDX Inc. is nationally known as a leading provider of real estate search applications. IDX, Inc. manages over $1 trillion worth of active listings data from over 250 Multiple Listings Services (MLS). IDX Broker is IDX, Inc.’s principle real estate software utility. The easy to manage and customizable software helps real estate professionals display home listing data from their multiple listing service (MLS) on their individual and/or office websites. For more information on the services provided by IDX, Inc. please visit www.idxbroker.com.

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