Well I have found a couple young guys that run a real estate web design company here in Honolulu. I have had several meetings and it looks like they are going to do the re-design of the site (look and feel). We are trying to decide whether we have our existing website company that does the IDX and programming push the new design or try somebody new. I am going to be deciding over the next several months what is better long term. They have created what I needed up until now and it has worked fine. I think we need to explore our options and see what else is out there. Technology has changed over the past 5 years and we want to make sure we have an up to date site. We also need to make sure that our users are experiencing the best possible experience they can. It is all about keeping it simple for the user and giving them the tools they need to help them see what Hawaii real estate has to offer.
We have been working closely with National Relocation and Real Geeks development team because they are creating an IDX solution to help real estate agents with their online marketing. We will have to see what they come up with and if it is better than what we have now.
We know one thing from our 5 plus years of online experience. Need to keep it simple and easy to use for the home buyers.
We will keep you updated.