With the average smartphone user spending nearly 677 minutes a month using mobile applications, it is clear how much we rely on them in our everyday lives. And with nearly 50 percent of new home shoppers considering new construction, now new homes are searchable right on the realtor.com® mobile application for both iOS and Android platforms.

RealtorAppScreenshotSteve Berkowitz, Move’s chief executive officer says “The addition of fresh and accurate new home listings on the realtor.com® mobile applications gives buyers the competitive edge to identify and buy their perfect new home.”

Realtor.com® app users now have access to an astonishing 60,000 new home plans from approximately 7,500 new home communities sourced from BDX right at their fingertips. When searching for listings, home buyers can filter results by “new homes only,” or view new home plans,which is identified by a new home plan badge found alongside resale listings on main search results pages within the application.

BDX’s Melissa Morman stated that “this is an important milestone for our builders as we continue to position new home communities in the general real estate marketplace.”realtor.com ad

“Technology, paired with accurate data, drives informed home-buying decisions. Having the right tools, such as access to new home plans on the realtor.com® mobile applications, is crucial to finding the right home,” Berkowitz said. “Buyers who take their search a step further and educate themselves about what’s going on in their local market can hone in on their ideal home more quickly and negotiate with confidence.”

For more information or to download the realtor.com® application, please visit www.realtor.com/mobile. To get your homes listed on realtor.com® and on the new mobile application contact info@thebdx.com today!

Want to get off to a great start for 2014? Each day for the next two weeks, we will be posting a marketing resolution for the New Year.

Here’s #1 To Kick Things Off: Audit How Your Website Looks Across All Mobile Platforms and Devices

More than 20% of your prospects likely view your site using a tablet or mobile device. What kind of experience are you giving them? How many potential buyers are you losing because they can’t find what they want online?

This is something that we’ve probably all THOUGHT about doing — but maybe it seems too time consuming or complicated?

In fact, it only takes a few minutes to audit your site to see how it appears on different browsers and on various devices. Several browsers (including Chrome and Firefox) have plugins that make this easy, and for testing on different devices, there are free online tools that help with this as well. Here are a few that we have tried and like:

Mobile Emulator
ScreenFly
HubSpot’s Device Lab

So what if you’ve done the audit and don’t like what you see? Our Digital Marketing Consultants would love to talk to you about responsive design. This means that your website is designed to work across platforms and devices — it responds to the type of device the site visitor is using and displays accordingly. For more insight, just email us a info (at) thebdx.com — Happy New Year!

The latest app from BDX allows users to search thousands of new homes, save favorites, and get driving directions and builder contact information directly on a mobile device


Austin, TX – May 10, 2012 – Builders Digital Experience, leading provider of digital marketing resources for builders, announced today the release of the Move New Homes mobile search application for iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. The free mobile search application is now available in the iTunes app store and allows consumers to search thousands of new homes from hundreds of leading homebuilders.

“When a buyer wants to find information about new homes they are more likely than ever to turn to their smartphone,” said Tim Costello, CEO of BDX. “Today, whether they are on the road or just away from the computer, the new Move New Homes application puts it all in the palm of their hand: new home photos, descriptions, maps, videos, interactive tours and more.”

Move New Homes has a long history of connecting buyers with homebuilders and the website is a leading destination for online new home search. This application brings these new homes, new home builders, and new home communities all directly to consumers on their mobile device.

The Move New Home mobile App allows users to pinpoint new homes and communities in the area of their choice. Consumers can find homes through the application’s intuitive search features or use the interactive map. Users can also refine results by price and number of bedrooms, save favorites, and get builder contact information and driving directions quickly and easily.

Additional features of the Move New Homes mobile application allow users to:

  • Search using text or an interactive map
  • View new home plans and quick move-in inventory homes
  • View exterior, interior home images and floor plans
  • Map community location and find driving route via Google maps
  • Save your favorite homes and communities and display all on a single map
  • Tap-to-call or email a sales agent

Consumers can download the application for free from the iTunes app store or visit the Move New Homes website to search for new homes online.

Builders who are interested in listing their new homes on the Move New Homes website and iPhone application can visit www.thebdx.com for additional details.

We’ve all heard the stats about how the number of mobile users is growing faster than ever. It is a unique time in history, and business opportunity abounds. Your customers are mobile. Are you?

During this educational session presented by BDX CEO, Tim Costello, you will:

:: Learn the basics of mobile marketing, including definitions of mobile sites vs. mobile apps, mobile keywords and more.

:: See eye-opening examples of how builders’ sites look on a smart phone with and without mobile customizations.

:: Get proven, practical tips for using mobile text keywords to increase your business, and learn how you can dovetail them with QR codes to draw increased traffic to your website.

:: Hear a discussion of the steps involved in moving forward with mobile app development, including the questions you need to ask yourself and your potential vendor before you begin.

Click here to watch this recorded webinar now!