| New Alabama Relocation Network makes debut | | | | |
| | | | This is the first time in the history of real |
| A new network of websites which features the | | | | estate that geographic boundaries have been |
| largest 494 cities in Alabama will make it's | | | | erased. In the past, agents and brokers have |
| debut statewide in December. Called the | | | | worked in certain geographic areas and |
| ePartners Network, the statewide web will | | | | basically limited themselves to that area, |
| make it easier for consumers to find | | | | even though they were licensed to do business |
| properties all across the state of Alabama. | | | | anywhere in the state. Now, for the first |
| In particular, the major cities, Montgomery, | | | | time, those boundaries are gone. An agent |
| Huntsville, Birmingham, and Mobile and their | | | | licensed to do business in the state can |
| surrounding communities are linked and cross | | | | assist customers finding homes or locating a |
| linked so consumers can easily search for | | | | local agent from anywhere. |
| homes and real estate from one single | | | | |
| location. | | | | This new network will be a plus for all real |
| | | | estate ancillary services as well. Mortgage |
| The state affiliate Broker, Mike Carraway | | | | companies, insurance companies, and others |
| (Broker, Access Realty), has already | | | | can now advertsie their services on the |
| introduced the network to real estate agents | | | | network either statewide or in a local |
| in Birmingham, Huntsville, Jasper, Cullman, | | | | community. |
| Hoover, Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, | | | | |
| Montgomery, and several other Alabama cities. | | | | The ePartners Network will change the way |
| Each city has it's own site and weblog and an | | | | that the real estate business is done in |
| agent can elect to be the exclusive real | | | | other ways as well. It will serve as the |
| estate agent for their city to help consumers | | | | first statewide, and even nationwide, |
| find what they want or to market their | | | | platform for paperless real estate |
| property statewide. | | | | transactions. |