AgentRank API Idea #1: Simple Real Estate
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008I appreciate simplicity in web design. And no one does simplicity better than SimpleWeather. SimpleWeather is a single-page snapshot of today’s weather plus an extended five-day forecast. SimpleWeather is an underdog considering the incumbent, Weather.com, but both my wife and I prefer SimpleWeather because it loads fast—only a single banner ad—and it’s easy to understand.
I’d like to see the same simplicity for real estate. Just like weather, the real estate space has its incumbents, too. But if done right, a simple view of local real estate could draw a crowd. I imagine entering my ZIP code and quickly seeing a single-page “cheat sheet” containing:
- Price-per-square-foot charting
- Plotting of median sale price forecasts
- Reviews of the agents selling in my area
Our AgentRank API provides all the necessary data to make this happen—sales history, market forecasts, and agent reviews. If you have the programming skills and want to take a shot at it, lemme know and I’ll personally help you get it going.