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Atlanta Tops the List for America’s Most Wired City

February 18, 2008

A recent article by Elizabeth Woyke for Forbes.com examines some of the reasons Atlanta tops Forbes.com’s survey of America’s most wired cities in the U.S. – for the second year in a row.

As the communications hub for the Southeast, Atlanta boasts regional headquarters for AT&T (nyse: T – news – people ) and Verizon (nyse: VZ – news – people ) and a bustling community of Internet-related start-ups. It’s also home to BellSouth and EarthLink (nasdaq: ELNK – news – people )–a major promoter of citywide wireless networks until recent months–as well as cable giant Cox Communications.

So, what I want to know…

Is it important that your Atlanta real estate agent be wired?

There is no shortage of websites to view Atlanta homes for sale: Zillow, Trulia, and Roost, to name a few national sites. Every major real estate broker and franchise in the metro Atlanta area has a website featuring Atlanta listings – most of them with direct feeds to the Atlanta multiple listing services.

Real estate agents promote email listing alerts and home searches from their personal websites. All of them apparently wanting to have a conversation with you, the person searching for information on the Atlanta housing market.

But, how many times have you emailed the listing agent seeking answers to your questions, and never received a response?

What’s the point of real estate agents promoting online service and being unavailable? I don’t get it.

In my office, we recognize that folks moving to Atlanta have tons of questions, and often need guidance to narrow the home search.

Where are the best schools in Atlanta?
Is Atlanta traffic as bad as everyone says?
Is this neighborhood safe? Should we rent first?
How do I find the best place to live?
Where do I find diverse lifestyles?
What’s the best way for me to compare one Atlanta suburb to another?

We use technology to enhance our ability to answer your questions in a timely manner. Our goal is to acknowledge your request within the hour, and provide a detailed response the same business day. To meet this goal we – like Atlanta – are the most wired real estate agents in Atlanta.