Basic Listings

What’s that in the sky? A bird? A plane? NO! It’s Cupid! Cupid is back again to remind you of all his favorite new features from BDX that he has fallen madly in love with!

FREE Basic Listings For All Builders on New Home Source and Move New Homes

Now every builder can list their communities for free on the leading new home websites NewHomeSource.com and MoveNewHomes.com. These basic listings are a great way to establish a presence on these sites and put your name in front of the over 1 million unique visitors each month to these sites. Signing up is easy! Just visit www.thebdx.com/free

Updated NewHomeSource.com Logo

We’ve given the top new home listing website a makeover! Even though it is consistently the leading new home website, we are always looking for ways to improve NewHomeSource.com. Our latest changes include a new and modern logo and a redesign of some of the major pages on the site to make them more user-friendly.  Fall in love with NewHomeSource.com!

New Home Source TV

New Home Source TV, the companion television program to the leading new home website NewHomeSource.com, provides a glimpse of the latest floor plans, design trends, green features and neighborhood amenities from the hottest new home builders from around the country.  Architects, designers, contractors and other experts will also contribute to the show by highlighting the more subtle benefits of today’s new homes, such as modern construction techniques and the lower cost of living that comes with owning a truly new home.

Interested in being on future episodes of the show or want to know when it’s coming to an area near you? Contact us to put the spotlight on your homes!

NewHomeSource.com’s “Home of the Week”

Each week, we select a “Home of the Week” from active communities listed on New Home Source. Why “Home of the Week”? When we recently surveyed visitors to NewHomeSource.com about the type of new home content they would like to read, this idea was a clear winner!  The “Home of the Week” email is being promoted on every page in the New Home Source Resource Center, with the subscription list growing each day!

New homes have even taken over the homepages of MSN.com and realtor.com as 14 of our Home of the Week builders were featured in a spotlight slideshow. Read more about it here!

So how do we choose the next “Home of The Week”? If you think one of your homes has what it takes, be sure that your NewHomeSource.com listing is up to date with photos of exceptional quality.  Not only will it help you to be considered for the next email, but also will help drive and engage traffic on your listing. If you would like to be considered for Home of the Week and put the spotlight on your homes, contact us today.

We hope you enjoyed this year’s edition of Cupid’s Picks and wish you a Happy Valentine’s Day from everyone here at BDX!

The International Builders Show (IBS)  kicked off on Tuesday February 4th in Las Vegas.  This is always the most exciting and energetic event for the building industry and Day One of IBS did not disapoint. Whether it was the fact that the show was co-located with the Kitchen and Bath Industries show or the upswing in the market, builders, suppliers and industry VIPs are out in record numbers this year. Here are some of the highlights from BDX:

 

Our booth was hoppin’ — Come Visit Us At C2050!

This year, the BDX booth is in the Next Build section of Central Hall.  Our booth features some exciting new interactive technologies that drew in crowds of people. From Interactive Floor Plans (in HTML 5 of course!) to Kitchen Changers to our newest iPad tool for sales centers our demo stations were in constant use as we showcased these solutions for builders.

The show is always so great because not only do we get to meet new faces and make new contacts, but we get to connect with our loyal clients from across the country: Edge Homes, Payne Family Homes, Warmington, Lennar, Classic Communities, Fulton Homes, just to name a few. One of my favorite things to hear is “Hi, I’m already a BDX client — show me what’s new and cool this year!”

Showing Off NewHomeSource.com and Basic Listings

One of the highlights in our booth this year was a preview of the newly redesigned new home search experience on NewHomeSource.com. Visitors to the booth got an advanced look at the new site which will be debuting to the public in the next couple of weeks. We are also introducing free basic listings at the show. For the first time, builders can get list their homes for Free on NewHomeSource.com and MoveNewHomes.com. These basic listings do not include lead generation or click through capabilities, but are a great way for a builder to have a presence on the country’s leading new home websites. Not at the show but interested in a Free Basic Listing? Visit www.thebdx.com/free to sign up today — the process is simple.

“Start Fresh. Buy New.” Campaign Wins Nationals Award!

The BDX team finished the day off at the Nationals Awards where our Start Fresh Buy New initiative won a Gold Award for best marketing promotion/campaign by a supplier/associate. As BDX’s Melissa Morman said during her acceptance speach, the recognition of this campaign really is a win for the entire building industry.

We were so proud to see our very own Tammie Smoot on stage in her role as Chair for the National Sales & Marketing Council. It was also a fun night to see so many BDX builders, partners and friends nominated for awards. Congrats to all of last night’s presenters, nominees and winners!

AND THAT WAS JUST DAY ONE — we can’t wait to see what the rest of the show holds!