Our website Find Investment Property is finally up and running after 12 months of research, design and development. It is amazing to see it come alive after working with it for so long. We are really happy with the final result and the inititial response from developers and browsers has been fantastic. We are slowly building our content on the site and we are tweaking the site to ensure a smooth operation for our users. Look out for the Knoweldge Centre that will be added shortly along with more calculators.

The site has been live since late January 09. We went live with only 3 projects and currently we have over 65 and this is increasing every week. Our aim is to have every new apartment, townhouse and land estate listed over the next 12 months. With your help we can do this. Feel free to suggest developments for us to add. You can do that in the comments section.

 Below is our first media release for our launch:

www.findinvestmentproperty.com.au  is Australia’s first property portal dedicated to providing both investors and home-buyers with the best new-build and off-the-plan property deals available across the country, as well as enough comprehensive research and market data to make an on the spot decision to buy.

The progressive property portal is a one-stop-shop and all round information hub, where developers from across the country can list their unbeatable real estate opportunities in a clear and consistent format, allowing for easy comparison of units.

The website supersedes all others of its kind by employing a range of brand new features and capabilities, allowing easy access to a wealth of information which savvy investors must take into account before sealing the deal. This includes details of developers and agents, statistics on sales and rental markets, as well as listings of local amenities such as schools and details of transport links, giving investors the ability to make well informed decisions.

In addition to the information on each property and its locality, the website will also contain a dedicated ‘Knowledge Centre’ from April 2009. Updated regularly, this unique tool will provide members with relevant news articles and market commentary from industry experts, allowing readers to keep their fingers on the pulse of the national real estate market and take action accordingly on individual investments.  
 
The Find creators set themselves the task of delivering the portal to the market place after identifying the need for investors and home-buyers to be fully educated about the property and the location they are buying in.

Mark Mendel, the founder of Find said, “We have had an overwhelming amount of feedback from investors and home-buyers which would indicate there is a real demand for this type of website. It has become increasingly important that prospective purchasers carry out thorough due diligence before purchasing, given the current economic climate. But despite the negativity surrounding financial markets, with more interest rate cuts forecast and the recent tripling of first-home-buyers grants many experts are advising it’s a great time to buy property. It’s just a question of ensuring purchasers have enough information to decide on the best deal.”

Investors and owner-occupiers alike are increasingly utilising the internet’s resources to purchasing property off-the-plan, but Find will create a property data hub where they will not only find information on what’s for sale, but also be able to read articles by industry experts about ancillary aspects within the buying process. The site is designed to ensure that investors have all the relevant information they need to make a decision at their finger tips.

Mr Mendel continued, “One of the real benefits to investors purchasing interstate or from overseas, is that it will negate the necessity of a site visit because everything one needs to know about the locality will be readily available.”

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