Snap Up Real Estate is one of the fastest growing real estate startups in Canada. Their goal is to be a leading portal for real estate listings. Realtor.ca and MLS have all the agents’ listings, however private sellers and property developers often turn to other means to advertise listings. Snap Up Real Estate offers a way for all the listings to be combined into one site.
Quick Facts:
Snap Up Real Estate has more than 60,000 listings across the Canada.
Over 11,200 agents sync their listings to www.SnapUpRealEstate.ca.
2000 listings are added every week.
3500+ listings makes Ottawa real estate one of the busiest markets in Canada.
It’s free to list on Snap Up Real Estate.
50% of profit is pledged to worthy causes.
Private Sellers or For Sale By Owner (FSBO) Listings
Other FSBO sites charge people who post a lot of money to list. DuProprio (ComFree), Property Guys, and ForSaleByOwner.ca all charge for a basic listing with limited photos and options. For their premium packages you can expect to pay hundreds and into the thousands of dollars. Listing at Snap Up Real Estate is no cost. Absolutely free. No limit to the number of listing and dozens of photos are allowed. No wonder Snap Up Real Estate is quickly becoming the go-to website for For Sale By Owner listings.
Realtor and MLS Listings
Realtors have a couple options for posting their for sale and for rent listings on Snap Up Real Estate.
The first option is to list automatically with CREA and their DDF permission settings. Realtors can sync MLS listings to Snap Up Real Estate. Once it’s turned on, it works automatically. (And when Realtors want to purchase featured ads to generate more exposure for their business and clients, their listings are already live on the site.) Snap Up Real Estate is a 3rd Party Destination site with the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), so Realtors can opt-in to sync MLS listings on the RealtorLink.ca dashboard. The managing broker for each office has to turn this on. Contact Snap Up for instructions.
To note, all inquiries from MLS listings on Snap Up Real Estate go directly to the listing agent by email. Realtors can also opt-out of syncing listings at any time.
The second way for Realtors to list on Snap Up Real Estate is by manually posting, like they do on Kijiji, Craigslist, and other classifieds sites. Listings can be posted one at a time on the site and they will be saved in an account to manage.
Builders and Property Developers
As the number of ‘new development’ listings increases, Snap Up Real Estate plans to make it easier for people to find, shop, and compare listings of new homes. Property developers can add their listings for free using the manual entry options. For an automated solution, developers can contact Snap Up Real Estate.
There are a number of developers Snap Up Real Estate is in discussions with to design the right solution for their industry. A solution that makes it easy for new home buyers to find and compare all the options and makes it easy for sellers of new properties to post and manage their inventory.
Mortgages Integrated into Snap Up Real Estate
Snap Up Real Estate offers a convenient way of getting buyers the lowest rates on mortgage. Borrowers can get a quote easily with Snap Up Real Estate’s affiliate mortgage brokers through the secure online mortgage application.
Social Responsibility
BCIC interviewed the CEO of Snap Up Real Estate. Zirnhelt is quoted, “When we pledge to give 50% to worthy causes, a part of that is to just be a leader in sustainability and to prove to other businesses that you can give 50% of your profit back to your communities. Sustainability is about balance and giving back, not about growing as large as possible, either for a business or for society in general.”
You can lend your support by linking to www.SnapUpRealEstate.ca from your own sites, blogs, and social media accounts. We can all help them make a difference.