Phoenix Golf Homes Offers Clients Customized Phoenix MLS Search Tool

Online, December 2, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Aiming to give clients the most comprehensive tools available, leading Phoenix, Arizona Realtor Cheryl Daly had added a customizable search feature to her website, http://www.phoenixgolfhomes.net. The new tool, called an IDX, will allow anyone to search the Phoenix MLS the same way that a licensed real estate agent could.

Cheryl Daly, owner of Phoenix Golf Homes, realized that there are more and more people using the Internet to start their home searches, regardless of age. "I work in a number of active-adult communities and I was initially surprised at the number of calls and emails I received from out of state buyers that were over the age of 55 that found me on the Internet. It goes to show that to be competitive, you must have a great web presence."

The IDX will be updated every 15 minutes to keep all the listing information up-to-date with the Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service (ARMLS). The Phoenix MLS can be used to search via a map search to look at the listings relative to roads, major highways, or even how close they are to work. This has been found to be very useful to people doing a search in Phoenix from a different state or even country. By using this feature, it gives the user a better "feel" of where the house is in relation to the rest of the city. Using a satellite overhead image, a client is able to view the landscape and other properties near the subject property. Clients can also choose to do a custom search and narrow down the results by selecting such criteria as school district, price range, square footage, and even if the properties selected are either foreclosures or short sales.

With the addition of the IDX, Phoenix Golf Homes has added to a host of other tools to help clients in finding a home in the valley of the sun.