SAN BRUNO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Asian Real Estate Association of America (AREAA) has launched an international networking platform powered by Proxio. This networking and marketing tool, dubbed "AREAA Net," will connect AREAA’s members with 400,000 real estate professionals from over 100 countries around the world. In addition to business networking, the service is an international marketing tool for real estate professionals, offering authentic translation of listings into 19 languages and 30 currencies.
AREAA has initiated a number of international programs under Chair Kathy Tsao, spurred by rising interest in U.S. real estate from foreign buyers. According to a recent study by the National Association of Realtors®, international buyers purchased $82B in U.S. real estate in 2010, up from the $66B reported the previous year. Foreign buyers came from over 70 countries, with nearly a quarter coming from Asian markets.
“AREAA is well-positioned to be the key connection point for all real estate transactions and education between Asia to America and America to Asia,” Tsao stated. “AREAA Net, powered by Proxio, and its multilingual capabilities will facilitate business connections and professional development opportunities for our members, not only internationally, but here in the U.S. as well.”
The association has recently completed trade missions to China, Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam; with a historic China real estate summit sponsored by AREAA and a trade mission to Thailand slated for this year. AREAA plans to leverage the combination of relationships formed abroad and its extensive domestic network to create a global directory of distinguished and world-class real estate professionals serving Asian clientele.
“Proxio’s mission is to connect the world of real estate, and enable agents to extend their reach around the world,” said Janet Case, CEO and co-founder of Proxio. “AREAA is the perfect partner to benefit from Proxio’s expanding global network of real estate professionals who use Proxio to market themselves and their listings globally, to create valuable business opportunities across languages and cultures.”
About Proxio
Proxio’s global marketing and networking platform delivers a quick and easy way for brokerages, agents, MLS’s, and associations to make professional connections within and across markets. Proxio’s proprietary technology links to property databases in any of 19 languages, enabling the translation, exchange, and promotion of listings globally. Using Proxio, real estate professionals can better serve diverse clients, increase sales through agent-to-agent networking, syndicate listings globally; and obtain multilingual property search tools and websites. More information can be found at www.proxio.com.
About AREAA
Founded in 2003, the Asian Real Estate Association of America (AREAA) is a nonprofit professional trade organization dedicated to promoting sustainable homeownership opportunities in Asian American communities by creating a powerful national voice for housing and real estate professionals that serve this dynamic market. More information can be found at www.areaa.org.