iProperty.com India launches India’s first real estate social media platform  - “iConnect”

 Mumbai, India, Feb 16th, 2009 – iProperty.com India, India’s leading real estate portal today launched social media platform – “iConnect”, showing that user participation in the first 2 weeks has exceeded company expectations.

iProperty.com formerly RealAcres.com had introduced “Simply Ask” India’s first real estate QnA section, back in year 2007. Simply ask was a huge success and that inspired the company to go ahead and launch again India’s first professional networking real estate section called “iConnect”

iConnect that lets  iProperty.com’s growing community of consumers and real estate professionals pose questions and exchange answers and information about real estate in real time. According to iProperty.com  data, the most popular topics include home buying advice, market conditions and recession  issues.  To view representative questions and answers or post a question, visit http://in.iproperty.com/real-estate/iConnect/home.html

 iConnect Features include:

• A group allow like-minded members within your community to build their own little group.
• Create and join groups, Create group discussion
• Keep up to date on what is happening within your social circle and receive real estate updates.

• Seek advice within the community and ask all your queries.
• Subscribe to group activity stream
• Add applications to grow and expand your network.
• Create own identity badge.

“For Home Buyers, investors, Brokers or Builders, iConnect is the perfect interactive platform to share information and offer free advice which makes good business sense and builds trust among community,” say Murli Ramkrishnan, COO of iProperty.com, “iConnect is a great social media platform to educate potential buyers and helps raise confidence investing in real estate.”

About  iProperty.com India:

iProperty.com formerly RealAcres.com, venture of  Horizon InfoVentures Pvt. Ltd., member of  Australian Stock Exchange-listed IPGA Limited,
iProperty.com India is India’s leading online real estate portal that caters to real estate industry with more than 211,562 property listings. iProperty.com’s networked team track and interpret the market forces and trends that affect real estate business to provide the best-informed solutions for real estate professionals such as developers, builders, financial institutions etc., with the major thrust in residential sector. It provides financial and real estate news to those who evaluate, invest-in and manage real estate industry.
         iProperty.com updates property rates for both commercial and residential sector sourcing from its networked property valuators across India and other real estate institutions.  iProperty.com has a strong media presence in Asia and supports International events and conferences.

iProperty.om Network of Websites.
Hong Kong: GoHome.com.hk and House18.com
India:  Realacres.com
Malaysia: iProperty.com Malaysia
Philippines: iProperty.com Philippines
Singapore: iProperty.com Singapore
Taiwan: VrHouse.com.tw
Events: iProperty.com EXPO
Luxury: iLuxuryasia.com