It’s no secret; we’ve been busy with the release of our new market forecast report. We’ve already received some great press from sites like Bankrate, L.A. Times and CNN Money. And last week we released another component that I’m sure you’ll like.  We’re calling it the market forecast indicator and it can be added to any website or blog for free.

What’s The Market Forecast Indicator?
The Cyberhomes Market Forecast Indicator provides a 12-month local real estate market projection, right on your website.  By placing a tiny snippet of code on any page of your site, you can add value for your visitors and improve your site stickiness.

The indicator also works with our co-brands.  If you’re not already aware, cobrands are a free version of Cyberhomes that can be customized with your sites header and footer. The indicator when clicked will take the user back to your cobranded version of Cyberhomes.

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For anyone with a vested interest in real estate, we have some exciting news about the first ever consumer report to help predict future real estate trends in a local market by analyzing key information such as credit information, loan repayment data, delinquencies and foreclosures.

Using the proprietary data and analytics from LPS Applied Analytics, Cyberhomes Market Forecast is available for millions of properties and thousands of neighborhoods around the United States. Users can simply search for a property address or neighborhood on Cyberhomes, and we will show them whether their market is expected to increase in value, decline in value or remain neutral over the next year, based on the data used.

Anyone looking to delve deeper into the results can purchase a summary report for a special introductory price of only $3.99. For those seeking professional-level, rich analysis, a full-scale report showing all of the details will be available for an introductory price of $9.99. Here is what the reports include:

The Cyberhomes Market Forecast Summary:

• Overview of the local market direction
• Historical and future projections of distressed, foreclosure and REO properties in the area
• Estimated change in value for the neighborhood and the subject property over 12 months
• Detailed loan and assessment information, including assessor market value, the loan-to-value ratio, tax delinquency status and more

The complete Cyberhomes Market Forecast Report:

• A 24-month value forecast
• Local foreclosure trends and timelines
• Mortgage delinquency and loan deterioration trends
• Historical median sales price vs. volume trends
• Neighborhood lending and sales statistics
• Average area credit scores
• Local percentages of distressed homes compared to state and national levels
• Average local discounts on bank-owned properties
• Risk from exotic loan types in the neighborhood and more

Facebook started out as a simple social network and has evolved into its own full-blown media channel.  With more than 175 Million members comprised of highly sought after demographics, Facebook is a fantastic option for making new connections and branding your real estate business. But are you taking advantage of the viral marketing channels available to you? Just recently Facebook made significant layout changes, including making all Facebook pages function more like the user profiles we’ve come to love.  These new business profiles allow for the sharing of status updates, photos, videos and more-helping your business facilitate deeper engagement by Facebook users.

If I’ve peaked your interest or you just need a Facebook marketing refresher please join me on March 12^th, 2009 at 10am (pacific) for a free webinar.   Attendees to the webinar will learn about:

• The shift from outbound to inbound marketing
• The demographics behind who’s on Facebook today
• Strategies for growing and interacting with your network
• Best practices for applying Facebook profiles, pages, groups and events to your business
• Methods for sharing local real estate trends via the news feed

If you would like to attend this free introductory webinar, please RSVP here.