Questim Blog (en) http://www.questim.com/blog/en International Real Estate Database Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:31:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-beta2 en hourly 1 We are live! http://www.questim.com/blog/en/2008/08/we-are-live/?&owa_from=feed&owa_sid= http://www.questim.com/blog/en/2008/08/we-are-live/#comments Sat, 16 Aug 2008 12:26:00 +0000 Claas Blüher http://www.questim.com/blog/en/?p=56 Questim.com – now online! Congratulations to us! ;)

]]> http://www.questim.com/blog/en/2008/08/we-are-live/feed/ What’s so fascinating about Questim? http://www.questim.com/blog/en/2008/08/whats-so-fascinating-about-questim/?&owa_from=feed&owa_sid= http://www.questim.com/blog/en/2008/08/whats-so-fascinating-about-questim/#comments Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:01:25 +0000 Claas Blüher http://www.questim.com/blog/en/?p=44 Questim search real estate
Live Search —
Advantage for faster results.

Discovering real estate the convenient way: Find new property at Questim with just two input fields. Enter size, price or even keywords like balcony, parquet or commission-free in the first one. In the second one enter a city and press “Go”. Move the draggable map to modify the location. Your results will adapt immediately — and on your next visit you will automatically start with your last query. Try it now – It’s fun!

Try Questim free
Try Questim for free

Get in gear: For Questim’s start, advertising new property is free! Get to know the easy to use entry management, choose a matching category like Office, Appartment or House and manage your property with the convenient MyQuestim tools.
Register now for free.

Design
By designers for you.

Your property will shine: With its generous and clearly arranged design, Questim presents your property in a professional way. All relevant data and pictures are tidily merged into a single page. Your visitors are going to enjoy searching and discovering.

Questim maps
Transparency saves you time.

Visibility as a principle: At Questim each and every property is linked to a unique position on the map. Thereby visitors are always aware of their dreamhome’s location. This prevents from surprises and arranges for keeping track of the property market.

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Reaching global buyers.

Through Questim’s multi languages concept, you can advertise your property to potential foreign buyers easily. Make it an advantage for your marketing.

More and more languages will become available as Questim is constantly being developed.

]]> http://www.questim.com/blog/en/2008/08/whats-so-fascinating-about-questim/feed/ Closed beta test now running http://www.questim.com/blog/en/2008/07/closed-beta-test-now-running/?&owa_from=feed&owa_sid= http://www.questim.com/blog/en/2008/07/closed-beta-test-now-running/#comments Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:56:14 +0000 Claas Blüher http://www.questim.com/blog/en/?p=41 We asked a select group of real estate agents to test drive Questim during the next days. Our public launch will take place in mid-august. Amongst other topics, supporting the OpenImmo gateway (widely used by german agents and portals) and translations are tops on our list. For the start we will offer Questim in german and english.

]]> http://www.questim.com/blog/en/2008/07/closed-beta-test-now-running/feed/ My Questim:Managing your property listings http://www.questim.com/blog/en/2008/06/my-questimmanaging-your-property-listings/?&owa_from=feed&owa_sid= http://www.questim.com/blog/en/2008/06/my-questimmanaging-your-property-listings/#comments Sun, 29 Jun 2008 13:57:18 +0000 Claas Blüher http://www.questim.com/blog/en/?p=28 After your login you can manage your property in our new listing overview. Here you can add new items, edit your listings and activate them for public search. All within a clear design with a simple navigation.  


Right above your first entry you’ll find sort functions to order you listings by name, date, city, country, size, price, visitors and publishing status.

      
Publish or deactivate your property with a click of a button. 



Get your overview: With the use of just two menus you can browse through your listings more quickly in MyQuestim. Choose “all” to view all of your property.

]]> http://www.questim.com/blog/en/2008/06/my-questimmanaging-your-property-listings/feed/ One for all, and all for oneQuestim’s browser compatibility http://www.questim.com/blog/en/2008/06/one-for-all-and-all-for-one-questims-browser-compatibility/?&owa_from=feed&owa_sid= http://www.questim.com/blog/en/2008/06/one-for-all-and-all-for-one-questims-browser-compatibility/#comments Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:48:09 +0000 Claas Blüher http://www.questim.com/blog/en/?p=23

So far we’ve tested Questim with the following browsers: 
Internet Explorer 7+, Firefox 2+, Safari 3+ and Opera 9+. All of them on Windows and Mac machines.

In case Questim should not work properly on your system, although you are using a current browser, please get in touch in with us and send us a short description. Thank you!

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]]> http://www.questim.com/blog/en/2008/06/one-for-all-and-all-for-one-questims-browser-compatibility/feed/ Listing pages http://www.questim.com/blog/en/2008/06/listing-pages/?&owa_from=feed&owa_sid= http://www.questim.com/blog/en/2008/06/listing-pages/#comments Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:44:05 +0000 Claas Blüher http://www.questim.com/blog/en/?p=16 We have just finished the listing detail page and we’d like to show it to you here:

The top half is reserved for photos (and possibly videos later on). Underneath you’ll find all relevant text information like the property description, data sheet, the provider contact info and a street map marking the property spot.

Next to the map you’ll find the property address with street name and number as well as the city. If you like to, you can also deactivate this during the adding process of each listing. 

More screen shots to follow shortly on our blog.

]]> http://www.questim.com/blog/en/2008/06/listing-pages/feed/ First beta live in July http://www.questim.com/blog/en/2008/06/first-beta-live-in-july/?&owa_from=feed&owa_sid= http://www.questim.com/blog/en/2008/06/first-beta-live-in-july/#comments Sun, 01 Jun 2008 07:00:01 +0000 Claas Blüher http://www.questim.com/blog/en/?p=5 The months of intensive preparation will have payed off, as soon as Questim will be introduced to the public shortly. This July a first german beta version will go online. Realtors, prospective customers and owners of real estate are cordially invited to examine the results of our work and spread the word.

p.s.: Questim is the transparent search engine for commercial and private real estate. And most importantly: For the start of Questim you can advertise free of charge! Create your personal account within just minutes. Simply login on Questim’s main page.

We are currently preparing an englisch Questim version in parallel.

]]> http://www.questim.com/blog/en/2008/06/first-beta-live-in-july/feed/ The motivation for Questim http://www.questim.com/blog/en/2008/05/the-motivation-for-questim/?&owa_from=feed&owa_sid= http://www.questim.com/blog/en/2008/05/the-motivation-for-questim/#comments Mon, 19 May 2008 13:22:22 +0000 Claas Blüher http://www.questim.com/blog/en/?p=4 “Questim is a new real estate portal, introducing simple operation and transparency to the industry.”

The challenge
So far searching real estate on the internet meant clicking through a variety of forms and options to find adequate results. Although the acceptance of real estate portals keeps growing and their relevance meanwhile outstrips newspaper classifieds, internet users are demanding a more easily operable real estate platform.

There are numerous possibilities for improvements, both technically and aesthetically. Real estate listings could benefit greatly from a more modern and elaborate design. Especially from a realtor’s point of view, a modern presentation is crucial.

The answer
Questim is clear and fast. With just one click you are able to receive matching real estate listings. Using an active map that interacts with your search criteria makes browsing those listings a breeze. Thanks to Questim’s intuitive operability it’s easy for you to modify your queries, all in one single form. And in addition the object pages feature large photos, a clear layout and professional design.

Since every listing on Questim is explicitly connected with the map, owners and realtors are able to use Questim to discover third party contractors for a particular building. This way unwanted listings can be prevented.

Enterprise purpose
Questim develops and markets a new generation of real estate platform, with an intelligent, active map search and innovative real estate presentations. An joined video platform - QuestimTV - is currently being developed and is to offer features, interviews and news from the real estate industry.

The customers
Questim addresses itself to a broad customer spectrum.

- People offering real estate:

  • Realtors 
  • Landlords
  • Salesmen 
  • Managers 
  • Facility managers 
  • Advisors 
  • Advertisers in the field of real estate 

- People looking for real estate:

  • Tenants 
  • Private buyers 
  • Institutional buyers 
  • Occupants of commercial real estate 

 

]]> http://www.questim.com/blog/en/2008/05/the-motivation-for-questim/feed/ About our name http://www.questim.com/blog/en/2008/05/about-our-name/?&owa_from=feed&owa_sid= http://www.questim.com/blog/en/2008/05/about-our-name/#comments Sun, 18 May 2008 16:35:40 +0000 Claas Blüher http://www.questim.com/blog/en/?p=3 Where does the name Questim come from?
It’s a mixture of the noun Quest and im, derived from the german term Immobilien, which means Real Estate.
Btw: The end is pronounced as in “Tim” or “gym”.

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