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Old 09-29-2013, 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by janmcn View Post
Agree, agree, agree. If you want to spend an inordinate amount of time searching for a home, this is the website for you. If you just want to make a quick check from time to time, not so much.

The internet is supposed to be quick, easy and give pertinent information. This website does none of the above. To know what village a listing is in, one would have to know every street in The Villages.

Whoever designed this website should have market tested it on 60, 70 and 80 year olds. They are the ones using it, not computer wizards.
Agree that the redesign of The Villages homes for sale web site is not designed for a quick check as was so easy to do in the past. This may be a planned move, not an accident, as the longer a newbie may have to stay on the sight, the more houses the newbie may have to look at and want to inquire about. Also agree that the TV sales office would be smart to put the name of the village after each address -- that would seem to be a no brainer. If I see or talk to my sales agent during my upcoming LSV in October, I will mention this to him for what it's worth.

I will continue to look at The Villages web site for preowned homes, but wish the redesign could be tweaked a little more.
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