Tuesday, September 20, 2005

2005 Use of Technology Survey

The California Association of REALTORS® released their 2005 "Use of Technology Survey" during their annual tradeshow. The survey reports on current trends in technology used by REALTORS® and its implementatation within their real estate business.

Among the survey's findings:

90 percent of REALTORS® have high-speed Internet connection at home (up from 82 percent a year ago and 71 percent in 2003)

46 percent of REALTORS® use e-mail as their primary form of communication with clients

31 percent said a Blackberry or Treo was their most important technology upgrade in 2005

61 percent post listings to their own website

33 percent of REALTORS®' business comes from the Internet

67 percent said that the Internet is extremely or very important in the marketing and promotion of their business