Real estate website MyHQHome.com plans to launch in January, taking advantage of the Amazon HQ2 real estate gold rush. Several brokerages have joined forces in constructing the website, aiming to target Amazon employees relocating to the company’s two new city locations, Crystal City, Virginia, and Queens, New York.
Executives of Realogics Sotheby’s International Realty and three Sotheby’s affiliates present in New York and Virginia are collaborating on the formation of the website. Dean Jones, president and CEO of Realogics Sotheby’s International Realty, said in a statement about the website launch that the “goal is to provide an informational resource and personalized relocation services” using the company’s “resident experts in these target neighborhoods.”
The website will include side-by-side comparisons of market factors such as transit, housing, and educational institutions in specified locations. According to the brokerages, the database will also provide “exclusive” listings and is expected to continue growing to cater to consumer needs.
“Our dedicated website will provide a consumer facing platform to share market knowledge and connect clients with the appropriate broker and ultimately, with a preferred property solution,” Jones added.
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