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House-hunting from home

In the search for the perfect home, more and more house hunters are letting their fingers do the walking – or, rather, the typing.

More are using property search portals on the Internet, which are stepping up their game to cater to the demands of these home seekers.

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No longer simply listings of properties and prices, many property websites now offer photos, maps, historical price information, up-to-date property news, and e-mail or SMS alerts when new properties are put up.

Home buyers still rely primarily on the printed Classifieds advertisements in the newspaper, which are much more comprehensive. But many of them now supplement their Classifieds must-reads with property websites that offer more information on available homes.

This is especially so as a more Internet-savvy generation reaches home-buying age, say property companies. Continue reading