Frequently Asked Questions For Agents

who is realestate.com.lb?

Introduction

The Lebanese real estate market continues to beat the odds, surprising investors with strong signs of resilience despite the recent global financial crisis.

In fact, the real estate sector in Lebanon has grown from strength to strength, posting record sales in spite of regional concerns over security and geopolitical instability.

As its global peers have suffered, real estate in Lebanon has emerged intact, with analysts crediting its fortitude to solid market drivers based on need, not speculation and investment.

The key audiences driving supply and demand in the real estate sector in Lebanon are Arab nationals, Lebanese expatriates and locals; hence real estate prices witnessed continuous growth throughout the past few years, rising by an average of 50% to 60% following the 2008 Doha agreement.

Through its resilient, friendly and welcoming people, as well as its natural beauty, historical sites and seasonal attractions, Lebanon has seen faith restored in its people and businesses. Extensive post-war real estate construction has transformed the rubble of Beirut into the Switzerland of the Middle East.

Demand in the Lebanese real estate market is characterized by purchase from a needs-based perspective rather than from an investment one. This brings more stability to the market and provides it with a unique position as compared to its regional peers.

Real estate .com.lb Mission

Real estate .com.lb - Your Leading Lebanese Real Estate Directory was launched in April 2010.

Realestate.com.lb main object is to link the seller in real estate in Lebanon to the buyer in Lebanon and around the world in a cost-effective and easy way, providing for both of them the ability to search, find and contact each other.
As a primary objective, real estate .com.lb will provide online real estate listing as well online advertising solution targeting Lebanon and the entire MENA region.

Real estate.com.lb subscription options allow you to market your properties to a visitor searching for property to buy, rent as well as market leading agents in Lebanon Realestate.com.lb is targeted for user who's looking with the intentions of finding his need, which is real estate in Lebanon

Our range of additional display advertising options is designed to increase your exposure and brand while driving greater results for your property marketing.

As part of its continuous efforts, realestate.com.lb has managed to sign a partnership with msn Arabia, The number one online network, with the largest number of subscriptions and users in the region to support the Lebanese real estate market.

This partnership is considered to be the first agreement between the internationally renowned digital medium and a Lebanese company. The announcement comes as part of realestate.com.lb continuous efforts to bring the best services and content of the real estate sector to the Middle East. This partnership was done in June 2010.

Also another partnership was signed between realestate.com.lb and list globally to bring international listing to the Lebanese market. This partnership was done in August 2011.

Real estate.com.lb is committed to bringing the best real estate advertising service in Lebanon. Our services will soon reach out many countries other than Lebanon, such as Jordan, Qatar, Egypt, Syria� Stay Tuned!!

Thank you for visiting real estate .com.lb - Your leading Lebanese real estate directory. Enjoy your search.

For more info please contact us on

+961 1 512191

info@realestate.com.lb

What's the commission's scheme of realestate.com.lb

Real estate .com.lb - Your Leading Lebanese Real Estate Directory is a marketing website for real estate in Lebanon. Agents, Developers and Individual book our advertising packages for posting listings and for banners. As a visitor you can surf realestate.com.lb free of charge, find your real estate property and contact the seller directly. We do not take commissions from agent, developers, or individual. We are simply providing you with an online tool to market your real estate in Lebanon to the global market.

It is a requirement to put your contact details, and email address once you register online or want to place a listing online, because all the sales leads will be redirected to you to handle.

Why advertise my properties in Lebanon with realestate.com.lb?

Advertise Property for Agents, Developers and Individual

Advertising with Real estate .com.lb solves your internet marketing problem. Regardless of the number of properties you have for sale or rent, you can list them all for a small monthly fee. All enquiries are delivered to your email address or to your phone number.

Register today and get:

Unlimited listings on Real estate .com.lb.

Up to 10 images per property.

No charge for commissions or lead fees.

An Agent / Developer profile page for your company displaying all your contact details including your website, phone number and logo.

Direct contact from buyers who find your properties on real estate .com.lb.

An independent page for all properties which makes them search engines friendly.

All the features and information you need to monitor and adjust your property listings.

Option to upgrade to Highlighted listing and Guaranteed Top Listing

Properties can be submitted to us via XML Feed or manually on real estate .com.lb

Display of your listings on the co-branded page between real estate .com.lb and Msn Arabia

Inclusion of your listings in real estate .com.lb monthly newsletters

To advertise your properties kindly choose one of the 3 below options:

How to post my properties in Lebanon on realestate.com.lb?

Posting online on real estate .com.lb is so easy and fast, you just need to follow the below steps and your listing will be online:

Wait for a phone call and/or an activation email from real estate .com.lb

Click on "Add Listing"

Fill in the necessary information:

- Note that titles of the listing should be descriptive of "type of listing, Status, Location" E.G: Apartment for sale in Badaro...

- Note that the more descriptive you are, the more search engine friendly your listing will be...

- Note that you do not need to put the currency in the price field. Just put the number and automatically the system will put the USD currency next to it.

Submit your listing.

Now your property is online, you just need to add more pictures to it.

Click on "Edit Listing"

Scroll down to reach the property that you want to add pictures too

Click View Property Details

Click on "Bulk Photos Upload" and start uploading up to 10 pictures.

Submit Photo Information

Did you know that you can at anytime update your listing on realestate.com.lb to ensure primary position in the area of your property by simply modifying the description or any other field of your listing.

Did you know that your property can have the same property ID as your MLS (Multiple Listing Service)? Once you are adding a new property and your reached Property ID field ( real estate.com.lb will generate an ID for you) change it to match your MLS ID.

Can you give me tips on the best way to post my properties in Lebanon on realestate.com.lb?

Tips for your property:

Writing an effective real estate listing can attract people to the home or property you want to sell or rent. Knowing how to properly use real estate language and write descriptions that generate interest is essential when writing real estate ads. Hereafter some tips.

Write positive and direct headlines when writing a real estate listing. "Very Nice Apartment For Sale in Adma" it grabs a home buyer's attention right away.

Describe the best features of the home. Include the number of bathrooms and bedrooms, any landscaping features, square meters and any other appealing extras, such as family room or swimming pool...

Direct the listing toward potential buyers. For instance, if the home is close to a school, include this fact to draw buyers who have school-age children. If there's a home office, direct the listing to potential work-at-home moms. Lawyers... Talk about the neighborhood. Mention the location and nearby conveniences like the market, mall, library or coffee shop.

Be accurate. Prospective buyers are bound to feel disappointed or manipulated if the home doesn't match your description

Highlight updates and additions. List cosmetic updates like new paint, carpet and fixtures, and major updates like a new roof, heating system or water heater.

Put the price of the home in the real estate listing. Listings without prices often mislead home buyers into thinking the home is too expensive.

Use positive words throughout the listing. "Cozy" instead of "small," "charming" for "old". Make sure that you use as much description as you can. A nice and detailed description will attract more potential buyers/renters, as well as making your listing search engine friendly.

Too little information will lead a buyer to wonder if there is something wrong with your property that you're not mentioning, No one wants to read an essay on every little detail of your house; however, they want to be given an appropriate amount of information which will give them the general idea.

Pictures! Remember the saying that goes "A picture is equivalent to 1000 words". Well, they are! Remember, to add pictures in your listing as well. Make sure the pictures show your house when the kitchen is all cleaned up, and the toys aren't all over the floor. Also, have clear pictures which show your house in the best state. Generally, people use photos of the exterior of a home, but you don't have to. It all depends on which pictures look more attractive to you.

Don't use uncommon abbreviations that can confuse a home buyer. Use "Apartment" instead of "Aprt", "Bedroom" Instead of "Bdr"...

End the listing with a reason for a home buyer to call. Something like "Don't let this home get away" or "Will sell fast, call now" can make a buyer call for details.

You can at anytime check the real estate dictionary list. It is also available next to your "Post your Listing" once you are logged in.

What's the difference between Fixed Banner and CPM banner?

On real estate .com.lb you will find 2 kind of advertising spaces.

Fixed Banner

CPM Banner

First of all, let's start by explain what's the meaning of banner.

Banner is a form of advertising on the World Wide Web (www). This form of online advertising entails embedding an advertisement into a Web Page. It is intended to attract traffic to a website by linking to the website of the advertiser. In other words, a banner is an online advertising space that displays your animated ad, that once the visitor's clicks on it; he will be redirected to the client's web page.

Fixed Banner is a space on the publisher's website (advertising portal) that can be served for one client only. It is booked on monthly basis, and it only displays one ad only (or one client only).

CPM Banner means Cost per Mille or cost per 1000 views of the banner. The publisher (advertising portal), will present his statistics to his clients on monthly basis, and according to this, clients will book how many times they want their banner to be displayed on the publisher's website (advertising portal).

Real estate .com.lb offers both banners. For more details, please contact us!

Why should I give my contacts details when registering/uploading a listing?

It is a requirement to put your contact details, and email address once you register online or want to place a listing online, because all the sales leads will be redirected to you to handle.

How many leads can realestate.com.lb generates for me?

This is a very important question to ask and there is no direct answer or number we can give. What we can do is give you tips and insights about the best way to advertise your properties, and sticking to our tips and recommendations will guarantee a high ROI.

Check the: How to post my properties in Lebanon with real estate .com.lb.

Check the Can you give me tips on the best way to post my properties in Lebanon on real estate .com.lb?

Check the: Why should I give my contact details when uploading a listing online

We can summarize in 6 important points:

Good and direct titles for your listings

Pictures, Pictures, Pictures!!!

Nice description

High number of quality listings

Update your listing on a daily basis

Stay tuned on realestate.com.lb new services and activities.

Are there any hidden fees that I should know about?

Please check Advertise with us section

And also see What's the commissions scheme of realestate.com.lb