Homely’s Instant Alerts help first home buyers secure their dream home in days

First home buyers thank Homely Alerts for leading them to their dream home – bought within a week of listing.

Homely.com.au users, Sarah Mullan and Luke Iannello, say that after a year-long property search, they are confident they would not have found their new home without Homely’s Instant Alerts. 

The Homely Alerts instant notification feature gives property seekers a competitive advantage in the house hunt, notifying users instantly when new properties are listed. 

Homely’s Instant Alerts help property seekers stay on top of new listings that match their saved search criteria – trawling the listings so they don’t have to. Notably, while other leading real estate portals offer daily and weekly property alerts, Homely Alerts emails and push notifications alert users within minutes of new listings going live. 

Sarah explains, “I got a Homely Alerts notification on a Friday evening while driving home. This property had just hit the market, was exactly what we wanted and had an open home the next day.”

She continues, “We already had our weekend of inspections planned out – if I hadn’t received the notification from Homely, I think we would have missed that property entirely,’ adding, “Instead, we were the first to view and went on to buy the house within the week!”

Homely Head of Product, Luke Kenyon says, “As we continue to evolve the Homely user experience, optimising Homely Alerts is one of our highest priorities. We are ensuring they are fast and convenient to help users find their homes sooner. With limited stock on the market, feeling up to date and ahead of the market with instant alerts makes all the difference to buyers.”  

Instant Alerts – a key feature for users and agents alike
Homely’s Instant Alerts are not only useful for property seekers but also help agents reach the most targeted and highly engaged audience from the moment a property campaign begins. 

Stavros Ambitzis, Owner of OBriens Chelsea and Homely Plus member adds, “Building momentum right at the beginning of a property campaign is imperative. Homely’s Instant Alerts feature is key to helping us reach the right audience right away.”

Acknowledging that buyers often switch between major portals to make use of their different features in an effort to get that competitive edge, Homely Co-CEO, Adam Spencer says, “Our goal of having the market’s fastest alerts feature means users will need to be on Homely to stay ahead of the competition.” 

About Homely

As one of Australia’s largest real estate marketplaces, Homely exists to redefine the way people find their home. The portal combines real estate listings from all over the country with unique local content including suburb reviews, street reviews and Q&A from real locals, helping people make better informed decisions when buying, renting or selling. Founded in 2014 by brothers Jason and Adam Spencer in Melbourne, Homely has grown into a large team of passionate designers, engineers, developers, marketing, product, sales and customer support people across the country. As the largest industry-backed portal in Australia, Homely delivers the cost-effective advertising alternative the real estate industry needs. The Homely app is available for download on the App Store and Google Play. Learn more about Homely here.