Why Houzz is the new Google search for your home.

Houzz. What is it? Chances are you may not have heard of it. This is just one of the newer tools in the real estate arsenal to get you the consumer more involved if you want to be. Houzz is a cross between Pinterest, Yelp, Amazon, Angies List, Google and a Housing Trends Blog ... I hope that was a good analogy. Houzz is a social network among professionals having to do with anything related to the home. Professionals can be found and reviewed on Houzz, creating an inner network of trusted professionals. I am a huge fan of Yelp but when it comes to anything relating to the home Houzz is the first place I look. Houzz is also a massive interactive consumer database connecting you to the online retailers. Find, Shop and Share on Houzz.

It is a resource to find new trends and ideas for your home and also an online market place for products and services. Many of the pictures you can save and post on Houzz will link to the products in the pictures allowing people like you to purchase them instantly online. Paired up with ApplePay it is now as easy as a click and the product is in the mail and on the way. Houzz is powerful!! If you have not checked out Houzz I urge you to take a look and follow me as I am just getting started as well.

My Houzz Profile Ideabooks

Below is a description from the Houzz website on how founders Adi and Alon started it all.

"When founders Adi and Alon remodeled their home, they started the way these projects often do: with a tall stack of magazines and referrals for home professionals from people they knew. But after those piles of torn out pages failed to make their dream a reality, they felt stuck. There had to be a better way.

So they built Houzz. A place to browse and save beautiful home photos. A place to find the right design and construction professionals. A place to connect with others who have been there too. Houzz started as a side project but has become a community of more than 35 million homeowners, home design enthusiasts and home improvement professionals—across the country and around the world."   - Houzz.com