You can no longer look at Pre-Owned Homes on TV's Website

[asianthree]

the website has changed you no longer can look at the pre-owned homes by the villages one by one or new additions...now you get the open houses...hope this will change soon..i like it the old way

[njbchbum]

looks like that could send folks running to mls websites!

[delima2000]

I saw that today too and I do not like it. Always looked at new listing for used homes to tell my sister. Now you haven to go thru hoops to find the listings. Please change it. Not everyone is interested in new homes.

[LuvlyJubly]

I check the website daily like others do and at this time I am not sure they have created a better option to search for a home than before. I have just tried the new search and after looking at a home and you click "return to search results" it takes you to the main villages website where you have to start all over again, what a mess!
Hope they sort it out soon...

[Madelaine Amee]

the website has changed you no longer can look at the pre-owned homes by the villages one by one or new additions...now you get the open houses...hope this will change soon..i like it the old way

Not a good change ................... Did not make much sense to me.

[gerryann]

It will cause folks to go to outside realtor instead of using villages to sell (or buy). Obviously, TV is trying to sell new over the preowned. It's too difficult to get to where you want to view with this new search engine.

[ilovetv]

They want to sell pre-owned. That's all there will be to sell within 15-18 months, and TV Sales is not going to let that majority market share go to others.

It's likely more of a web design and IT dept. design change....you know.....the non-talking people who do the programming but have never had to use it as a salesperson or consumer.

[gerryann]

They want to sell pre-owned. That's all there will be to sell within 15-18 months, and TV Sales is not going to let that majority market share go to others.

It's likely more of a web design and IT dept. design change....you know.....the non-talking people who do the programming but have never had to use it as a salesperson or consumer.

This will be true in 15-18 months, but in the meantime, they have a LOT of new spec homes to unload.

[janmcn]

The new website is very difficult to navigate, the photos are terrible and hard to see. When you finally get to a category of interest, the street address pops up but not the village. Still haven't been able to find new listings. They need a new web designer.

[NIPAS K-9]

It sucks............... Somebody wants to sell those new homes fast............

[Barefoot]

The new website is very difficult to navigate, the photos are terrible and hard to see. When you finally get to a category of interest, the street address pops up but not the village. Still haven't been able to find new listings. They need a new web designer.

If I had a pre-owned house listed for sale with The Villages, I wouldn't be a happy camper about the new web design.

I betcha a lot of peeps will complain and it'll get fixed PDQ!

[Ragman]

Appears to me they just combined the websites. Not really that hard to navigate, but you do need click more than one button. For someone searching for both new and pre-owned it saves going back and forth between websites.

[l2ridehd]

And to think they paid someone to make this change. I would never have questioned going to VLS when I was ready to sell, now I will go to MLS. Don't they test market things before implementation?

[skip0358]

New Web Site is difficult because it's new. When you've been using the old one for years it will definitely take some time to get used to. I know it's still being worked on also because IF you click on the property maps to check a description you get a computer error message.

[Spectreron]

Just click on "Search Homes" on TheVillages.com and they're all there. You can see the new, pre-owned, or both at once and you can still search by price, model, etc. The site is actually easier to use than the previous version IMHO.

[Ragman]

Just click on "Search Homes" on TheVillages.com and they're all there. You can see the new, pre-owned, or both at once and you can still search by price, model, etc. The site is actually easier to use than the previous version IMHO.

:agree:

[maryanna630]

Boy, I think this is a very poorly designed site. It is uneccesarily complex doesn't navigate easily and thephotos are not good. I wonder what they are thinking?

[skyguy79]

Just click on "Search Homes" on TheVillages.com and they're all there. You can see the new, pre-owned, or both at once and you can still search by price, model, etc. The site is actually easier to use than the previous version IMHO.
:agree: http://images.yuku.com.s3.amazonaws.com/image/gif/eb925594319b291e3102cf22478491347739e15.gif

The only problem I had was through my own failure to notice the "Search Homes" link on the home page. I took a path less traveled to the same "search" page through a lower link on the same homepage! I had to take a nap after all that traveling! http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz87/Denise-66/bth_smiley_yawn.gif

[tv2016]

It's terrible. There used to be a link to newly listed pre-sales, now there is not. I hope they add it back.

There is still a link to newly released new homes. Hmmm... Coincidence? I think not.

[LB]

This new way to see preowned homes is the stoopidist thing We have seen in a while.It is unusable the way we have always used it. We must all complain to the realty company! LB

[Topspinmo]

Maybe they are pushing the new homes and driving all the pre-owned homes sales to local agents or Zillow. Which when I am ready to search Looks like I'll Skip this now useless format for pre-owned homes.. Either way I do it the 1/4 to half million homes pop right up. Zillow easier anyway, shows where they at in the villages that are available for sale you just click on the red house in the village you want to look at.

[BS Beef]

Just click on "Search Homes" on TheVillages.com and they're all there. You can see the new, pre-owned, or both at once and you can still search by price, model, etc. The site is actually easier to use than the previous version IMHO.

I'm not seeing what you're talking about. Did you use the old site? I was far more clear and much easier to navigate.

I saw the post on Zillow, never thought of that. But it's a great option:coolsmiley:

[Pturner]

Just click on "Search Homes" on TheVillages.com and they're all there. You can see the new, pre-owned, or both at once and you can still search by price, model, etc. The site is actually easier to use than the previous version IMHO.

Agree. While the link could be more intuitive for people who are searching only for pre-owned, from "Search Home" you actually get much more information about pre-owned homes than you did before. Two big improvements, to me:


You can finally filter pre-owned homes by garage size, as you've always had been able to do with new.
The new site tells you the model (e.g., Gardenia, At Ease, etc.), while the previous site only provided that information if you filtered your search by model.
If they make the initial link to make it finding all pre-owns more intuitive, the new site, to me, is a great improvement.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

I don't like it at all. I like to go through the home sot see if there is something that I might be interested in. My brother might also be interested in moving here and I like to look at homes for him.
In fact, this is how I bought my house. I was living overseas and went on the website. I contacted sales and gave them a list of about ten houses that I wanted to see. I came here for a week and an agent brought me around and showed me the houses that I listed. He actually showed me one more home after we looked at the ones that I had already decided to look at and I bought that one.
I wonder why they did this. It makes no sense.

[asianthree]

i have used the website for many years...i could go online hit new preowned..and in minutes see what was listed...pictures were clear.in and out.....yes the new site does tell you the model...but if i wanted to spend 15 minutes to look at the preowned just listed i would use an mls...just saying

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

i have used the website for many years...i could go online hit new preowned..and in minutes see what was listed...pictures were clear.in and out.....yes the new site does tell you the model...but if i wanted to spend 15 minutes to look at the preowned just listed i would use an mls...just saying

I don't think that Properties of the Villages works with MLS.

[ilovetv]

Actually, I think this will work well with practice.

I see some key things in using the menu on the left side.

- When the page loads, be sure to first choose "Pre-Owned" under "Search" expanded.

- Pre-owned ones then come up unfiltered. Choose filtering criteria in the left-side menu, by home type, series, price range, etc. **Expand the filtering criteria header by clicking the minus sign beside it.

- Choose Village near the bottom to filter by village. It's made easier with the box to type in the name of the village you're interested in, instead of scrolling thru the long list.

Practice helps.... I think it's important to "Refresh" the search criteria you've chosen, using the Refresh button at the top of the criteria.

https://www.talkofthevillages.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=21288&stc=1&d=1379984837

[ducati1974]

To the people who are liking the new site: what you are missing is that they used to have one button to see NEW PRE-OWNED LISTINGS only. Now you have to weed thru all the pre-owned listings to find which ones are new. Extremely tedious! The way we found our house was to only check the new pre-owned listings each day and not get confused with what we've already seen.

[twinklesweep]

It will cause folks to go to outside realtor instead of using villages to sell (or buy). Obviously, TV is trying to sell new over the preowned. It's too difficult to get to where you want to view with this new search engine.

I suspect that this is exactly what will happen, if the old website isn't brought back, the one on which those who are interested can focus only on pre-owned.

[ricthemic]

Actually, I think this will work well with practice.

I see some key things in using the menu on the left side.

- When the page loads, be sure to first choose "Pre-Owned" under "Search" expanded.

- Pre-owned ones then come up unfiltered. Choose filtering criteria in the left-side menu, by home type, series, price range, etc. **Expand the filtering criteria header by clicking the minus sign beside it.

- Choose Village near the bottom to filter by village. It's made easier with the box to type in the name of the village you're interested in, instead of scrolling thru the long list.

Practice helps.... I think it's important to "Refresh" the search criteria you've chosen, using the Refresh button at the top of the criteria.

https://www.talkofthevillages.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=21288&stc=1&d=1379984837

No way, the old way was simple and easy. Search all listing by only the villages you are interested in. How do you think the village re-sales reps like this? And there are a lot of them that do mostly resales. I would advise them to get their realty mls license.

[ilovetv]

To the people who are liking the new site: what you are missing is that they used to have one button to see NEW PRE-OWNED LISTINGS only. Now you have to weed thru all the pre-owned listings to find which ones are new. Extremely tedious! The way we found our house was to only check the new pre-owned listings each day and not get confused with what we've already seen.

There is a way to choose Pre-Owned NEW LISTINGS. See screen snapshot below.

When Search Homes page comes up:

- Choose "Pre-Owned" Homes under "-Search"

- Unfiltered Pre-Owned homes come up

- Then, under "-Newest Homes Released" choose "Our Newest Homes:" __ (no. once filtered)

When I did that (in photo below) 13 came up, and I looked at them and they say "New Listing" and they are indeed Pre-Owned New Listings.

https://www.talkofthevillages.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=21292&stc=1&d=1379989671

[ricthemic]

There is a way to choose Pre-Owned NEW LISTINGS. See screen snapshot below.

When Search Homes page comes up:

- Choose "Pre-Owned" Homes under "-Search"

- Unfiltered Pre-Owned homes come up

- Then, under "-Newest Homes Released" choose "Our Newest Homes:" __ (no. once filtered)

When I did that (in photo below) 13 came up, and I looked at them and they say "New Listing" and they are indeed Pre-Owned New Listings.

https://www.talkofthevillages.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=21292&stc=1&d=1379989671

too busy now to try your suggestion. please tell me if i want to search new pre-owned houses in specific villages with one click
can I? If not, IMO it is NOT a good change

[maryanna630]

Ecactly!

[Barefoot]

if i wanted to spend 15 minutes to look at the preowned just listed i would use an mls...just saying

There are two separate systems ... MLS and VLS. As a general rule, the two systems don't cooperate and the agents cannot display or sell each others listings.

I'm sure The Villages will soon fix the VLS web design .. they must be getting a flood of complaints. And there are a lot of VLS agents who make a lot of money selling pre-owned homes.

[Ragman]

To the people who are liking the new site: what you are missing is that they used to have one button to see NEW PRE-OWNED LISTINGS only. Now you have to weed thru all the pre-owned listings to find which ones are new. Extremely tedious! The way we found our house was to only check the new pre-owned listings each day and not get confused with what we've already seen.

Click on pre-owned homes and then our newest homes. Takes about 2 seconds. Two clicks instead of one. You can also search new homes by Village.

On the new site they are listed vertically and you can pull up all the newest pre-owned homes instead of scrolling back and forth.

After using it some I think it is a vast improvement over the two old sites.

[cbh1975]

I like that you can sort by model name. Actually I like that they've started to include the model name for pre-owned! Yes! That's a good change IMHO.

[Schaumburger]

There is a way to choose Pre-Owned NEW LISTINGS. See screen snapshot below.

When Search Homes page comes up:

- Choose "Pre-Owned" Homes under "-Search"

- Unfiltered Pre-Owned homes come up

- Then, under "-Newest Homes Released" choose "Our Newest Homes:" __ (no. once filtered)

When I did that (in photo below) 13 came up, and I looked at them and they say "New Listing" and they are indeed Pre-Owned New Listings.

https://www.talkofthevillages.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=21292&stc=1&d=1379989671

ilovetv, Thank you for posting this guide to finding the newest preowned home listings!

If anyone from The Villages Web Development/Marketing departments reads this (which is doubtful I know), I would make two suggestions. 1. Under the price criteria add a sort feature for sorting by both high to low price and low to high price. 2. After the street address, list the village the home is in - what village a home is located in is important. For example, on two new preowned listings -- I don't know what villages the listings on Thurman Street or Dalecroft Trail are in until I click on "View Details For VLS#__________."

[Barefoot]

..... After the street address, list the village the home is in - what village a home is located in is important.

I agree .... I think the two most important facts are price, and the village in which the home is located.

I would also think it would be confusing for Newbies to try to find the latest VLS Listings of resale homes! The web design needs to be simple and user friendly. Even if it is a tab under Pre-owned Homes, "our newest homes" doesn't imply "resale homes".

[Schaumburger]

I agree .... I think the two most important facts are price, and the village in which the home is located.

I would also think it would be confusing for Newbies to try to find the latest VLS Listings of resale homes! The web design needs to be simple and user friendly. Even if it is a tab under Pre-owned Homes, "our newest homes" doesn't imply "resale homes".

:agree: with Bare. The redesign is not as user friendly for newbies searching for resale homes. On the search page, the preselected radio button is for new homes -- was that done on purpose??

[gomoho]

I really, really, really don't like change!!!!

[cbh1975]

1. Under the price criteria add a sort feature for sorting by both high to low price and low to high price.

Just over to the right of the "sort by" box is an arrow. Click on that and it will change the sort from high to low to low to high.

They could have made it a more prominent color. The pale grey on white background is a bit hard to see.

[FoPAA]

Just click on "Search Homes" on TheVillages.com and they're all there. You can see the new, pre-owned, or both at once and you can still search by price, model, etc. The site is actually easier to use than the previous version IMHO.

:agree:
As for newbies, they aren't used to searching the old way so they have no preconceptions. I think they'll find it easier to find what they're looking for - I do.

[westcoastsunshine]

the website has changed you no longer can look at the pre-owned homes by the villages one by one or new additions...now you get the open houses...hope this will change soon..i like it the old way

I hate this new site...confusing and frustrating.

I hope they go back to the old one.

Wcs

[stroglass]

I don't like this change i want to buy a house next month but this is making the hunt really hard

[ilovetv]

I don't like this change i want to buy a house next month but this is making the hunt really hard

The hunt closer to purchase time is what the TV sales reps are for. One can't buy a TV listing without a TV rep, so go ahead and call for one.

There are probably 150 of them, and the rep will search for what you want specifically.

[tv2016]

There is a way to choose Pre-Owned NEW LISTINGS. See screen snapshot below.

When Search Homes page comes up:

- Choose "Pre-Owned" Homes under "-Search"

- Unfiltered Pre-Owned homes come up

- Then, under "-Newest Homes Released" choose "Our Newest Homes:" __ (no. once filtered)

When I did that (in photo below) 13 came up, and I looked at them and they say "New Listing" and they are indeed Pre-Owned New Listings.

https://www.talkofthevillages.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=21292&stc=1&d=1379989671

Thank you! Now if they would add the village for each house on that list of new listings, it would be great

[ilovetv]

Thank you! Now if they would add the village for each house on that list of new listings, it would be great

Within those pre-owned new listing results that come up, you can further filter it by village, using the "Village" choice near the bottom of the list of criteria. There you can type the name of the village to avoid scrolling the long list.

[gpirate]

Very poor for people looking to buy preowned homes. You can no longer find the new listings on a daily basis. Now you have to search through homes by price and much duplication of reviewing homes. Poorly done but I can see why they are doing it as it is now set up to try and sell more new homes. Please change it back at least for the new listings daily.

[rtime]

new site not quite user friendly as old site but you can find out all that you would like to find. One nice thing about it is that you can search by model. Very helpful to see what you are hunting for is being listed in the different villages.

[HarrietSmarty]

Initially I didn't think this change was an improvement, but on closer look, it is improved--the Models are now listed for the pre-owned homes and you can still search by Village.

Try this:
From the Home page under Homes and Villas select "Search Homes" then
Under the expanded "Search" tab, select "Preowned Homes" -- all preowned pop up, then you can select the individual options just as previously available including "Village"
It defaults to "Open Houses" first, but you can easily sort by other options just like before.

Happy searching!

[Barefoot]

I hate this new site...confusing and frustrating.

I don't like this change i want to buy a house next month but this is making the hunt really hard

Very poor for people looking to buy preowned homes. You can no longer find the new listings on a daily basis. Now you have to search through homes by price and much duplication of reviewing homes. Poorly done but I can see why they are doing it as it is now set up to try and sell more new homes. Please change it back at least for the new listings daily.

The old system was simple and user friendly. With the new system, it is possible to sort through the listings and eventually find Pre-owned homes by Village; it's just more complicated. And it does seem to be biased toward selling new homes.

Gpirate, I suggest you call the Sales Office and complain. If they get enough negative feedback from prospective Purchasers, they may change it back.

[gomoho]

Once you figure out it works it's okay, but it would be nice if their was a button for "new listings". Make life much easier for those searching.

[Aurora]

It's always a bit difficult to adapt to changes. I like some of the new search options such as by model. However, the pending properties are gone! They used to stay on the site until they closed. Also, courtyard villas are missing from the list although I can find them if I keep refining the search. Maybe "they" will tweak it to cover what folks are missing.

[kfierle]

You can still view preowned pending properties. Just click the box next to Include Pending Homes and they will be visable. It is a bit confusing because that box is below the Both New and Preowned selection.

Courtyard villas are available for viewing on the list. Just click on Villas and you have to select what type of villa. Keys and Cabana villas are vinyl sided. Savannah and Bungalow villas are block and stucco. Not sure about Designer villas.

[Dayzee]

Just click on "Search Homes" on TheVillages.com and they're all there. You can see the new, pre-owned, or both at once and you can still search by price, model, etc. The site is actually easier to use than the previous version IMHO.

- :agree: There are additional options to choose from on the new site, making it possible to narrow your search even more.

[Topspinmo]

Just when on the pre-owned villa site... Only showed 2 villa for sale in the villages, yes I used all the filter buttons... It flashed 16 for second then blinked and only showed two. This just bad change :Screen_of_Death:or they are still working the bugs out. Too bad for people out of state looking. Just makes you wonder who all sudden decided the old page wasn't good enough or up to date.:22yikes: maybe the Federal Government mandated this cause it was too easy the old way:loco:

[ricthemic]

But i did go to the sight as others suggested.... there has to be a money reason for changing to this crazy idiotic program. what a waste of time.

[gpirate]

Click on pre-owned homes and then our newest homes. Takes about 2 seconds. Two clicks instead of one. You can also search new homes by Village.

On the new site they are listed vertically and you can pull up all the newest pre-owned homes instead of scrolling back and forth.

After using it some I think it is a vast improvement over the two old sites.

No you cannot. I have been following new listings for 6 months. As of 9/22 they were at 214325. Today the lastest listing I could find was 214323. They have been adding average of 7-11 new per day. So today the new listings should be in the 21***7+. Why are they hiding the newest listings?
I will stop looking if this is the way TV operates. Sad management IMHO.

[kagney123]

I miss the aerial view map option I enjoyed looking from above

[Schaumburger]

Just over to the right of the "sort by" box is an arrow. Click on that and it will change the sort from high to low to low to high.

They could have made it a more prominent color. The pale grey on white background is a bit hard to see.

cbh1975, Thank you for pointing this out :thumbup: I agree that the pale grey on white background is a little hard to see. The web design/marketing department should have asked a few volunteers (non-IT people) to test drive this redesign and solicit suggestions before rolling this out to the public.

[Wing-nut2]

There is a feed back form. Fill it in and tell them to put the ole system back.

[quirky3]

Agree to send feedback on what people really want

[lieq]

Where are preowned Courtyard Villas listed on the new form?

[kfierle]

You can still view preowned pending properties. Just click the box next to Include Pending Homes and they will be visable. It is a bit confusing because that box is below the Both New and Preowned selection.

Courtyard villas are available for viewing on the list. Just click on Villas and you have to select what type of villa. Keys and Cabana villas are vinyl sided. Savannah and Bungalow villas are block and stucco. Not sure about Designer villas.

Follow these instructions to find Courtyard villas.

[gpirate]

Click on pre-owned homes and then our newest homes. Takes about 2 seconds. Two clicks instead of one. You can also search new homes by Village.

On the new site they are listed vertically and you can pull up all the newest pre-owned homes instead of scrolling back and forth.

After using it some I think it is a vast improvement over the two old sites.

Done this yesterday and it pulled up 214323 as the lastest one. As stated earlier I pulled these up daily and on 9/22 they were at 214325. No new numbers can I find higher than this anywhere. Have not tried today. Maybe there have been no new listings but this is highly unlikely.

[Barefoot]

There is a feed back form. Fill it in and tell them to put the ole system back.

Where did you find a feed-back form? Can you post a link? I think it's a great idea for everyone to give feedback, if they can find the form.

[Pturner]

There is a feed back form. Fill it in and tell them to put the ole system back.

Or perhaps just what you'd like to see and what you don't like about the new site. I would hate to see a reversal back to no information on garage size and model of the home.

[janmcn]

No you cannot. I have been following new listings for 6 months. As of 9/22 they were at 214325. Today the lastest listing I could find was 214323. They have been adding average of 7-11 new per day. So today the new listings should be in the 21***7+. Why are they hiding the newest listings?
I will stop looking if this is the way TV operates. Sad management IMHO.

Today they are up to 21***6. There is no way to know what village a house is in without clicking on each listing and reading about it.

The internet is supposed to be quick, easy and have pertinent information. This new website does none of the above.

[Topspinmo]

Or perhaps just what you'd like to see and what you don't like about the new site. I would hate to see a reversal back to no information on garage size and model of the home.

I think Your about the only one that likes the new format (did you have something to do with it)(I can't see how the new format is an improvement)... Basically it sucks for us looking to buy and not user friendly. I sure hope they didn't pay someone to screw it up. If so WHAT A WASTE of time and MONEY IMO...

[gerryann]

It's not user friendly and when you can't find what you're looking for, you get frustrated and stop looking.

[Bogie Shooter]

I admit that I did not read all 70 posts.
But has anyone actually called the sales office and discussed the change's?

[asianthree]

glad its not just me..i enjoyed every morning drinking my coffee and looking at the new listed preowned..about five minutes done and out..this morning filter or not..it was twenty minutes out of my life i will never get back...

[tag460]

Canx

[Barefoot]

There is a feed back form. Fill it in and tell them to put the ole system back.

I admit that I did not read all 70 posts.
But has anyone actually called the sales office and discussed the change's?

Bogie, apparently there is a feedback form! I wish I knew where to find it.

[Villager Dude]

I really, really, really don't like change!!!!

When TV only has resale's available they will go to MLS . This would open all homes Village wide to them to sell as well. Right now they are able to protect the new homes for their agents to sell exclusively.

I am wondering why they do not list pre owned on MLS and keep New unlisted ?


Cheers

[ajbrown]

I just saw the changes this morning, I might use the site once a month so no expert on old format, but IMO, I like the new format more. I like being able to use the left pane to select a price range and see how many are available by village, then select on a village and see just those homes. OMG, I can tell if the ones that meet my criteria have a golf cart garage in the search pane..... :thumbup:

One enhancement I wish all search sites would have is a map view, i.e., put in price, see all homes in The Villages that fit that criteria on a zoom-able map. That allows me to select ones I want details of based on location, e.g., main roads, golf course, etc.

[senior citizen]

the website has changed you no longer can look at the pre-owned homes by the villages one by one or new additions...now you get the open houses...hope this will change soon..i like it the old way


Just type in to your search engine:

The Villages Florida Trulia

You will get a slew of homes for sale.......

You can also use TRULIA for any other town or city or state......

p.s. For what it's worth, The Villages website had homes "still for sale" that had already been SOLD.

p.s. 2:
Also.....where before you could "share" from computer to computer the "video" of the home for sale, during the past few months that feature DID NOT WORK AT ALL. I'm talking about pre owned homes in THE VILLAGES. I'm sure the folks trying to sell, for whatever reason, would like as many of us to see their homes online...........

For those who know which village they'd like to be in.......and where no new building is occurring, pre owned is the only way to go. People have already spent bundles on luxury features and at least one can SEE what they would be getting rather than imagine and hope for the best.

We also liked the aerial views to see what was NEARBY.

[senior citizen]

The Villages - Florida's Friendliest Retirement Hometown (http://www.thevillages.com/aboutus/contactus.htm)

I didn't see a "feedback" section.
However, I did see a "contact us" section.....click on hyperlink above...or type it in.

I just knew that wouldn't work. The area I sent it from is not what shows up.

However, at the bottom of the link above............just click "contact us" .
On my screen it originally came from pre owned homes and at the bottom it said "contact us".

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[asianthree]

spoke to my rep today...he knows the two things everyone wants back is the map so you can see the property...and the select new listed preowned...for those who just want to see what was listed today without going thru everything...yep people have called that are trying to buy a house...yes they can find you a home...but both houses we bought i found on line...and said i want that one...rep did not have either on their list to show us ..the newly listed preowned site for someone who is out of state was the way to find a home and buy online if you needed to..I do like the virtual tour but as i told him this morning I do not have the time to spend 20 minutes weeding thru every preowned...he asked if i contacted a mls agent because of this told him honestly yes so the rep said....yes they are aware...is it going to change...not sure

[graciegirl]

I think it is a bit 'bunglesome" and not as easy as we were used to. I think, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Seems they could have used the same format and added further search features such as color of cabinets, golf cart garage, etc.

I think those smart techies that set up these kinds of programs are not on the same wave length as ummm...well "normal" people. lol.:1rotfl:

[deltaguy]

the website has changed you no longer can look at the pre-owned homes by the villages one by one or new additions...now you get the open houses...hope this will change soon..i like it the old way

Just looked at Properties of the Villages website. Yes they have changed the site but you can still get all of the listings of all homes, by village, type house, price range etc. Look at the site carefully and you too will be able to find all the stuff you say is no longer available.

[bluejaypop]

I am an IT guy by trade and I did like the old way because you could view the newest of the pre-owned in a convenient manner if you were just browsing. That said, the new consolodated listings have a far superior query capability and while it does take a few more steps to do the query you get more precise results and the actual information on the individual property is more detailed. I do think each property should have the village listed before having to drill down to the detail but maybe they can do that or else it might be a design decision to draw the customer into the detail on the property.

[graciegirl]

I am an IT guy by trade and I did like the old way because you could view the newest of the pre-owned in a convenient manner if you were just browsing. That said, the new consolodated listings have a far superior query capability and while it does take a few more steps to do the query you get more precise results and the actual information on the individual property is more detailed. I do think each property should have the village listed before having to drill down to the detail but maybe they can do that or else it might be a design decision to draw the customer into the detail on the property.


Sorry about my sassy comment about techies, Blue Jay. I am just jealous.

Thank you for that clarification.:clap2:

Gracie, the blonde.

[perkfarm]

The new website is indeed difficult to use.... I tried it once, and definitely prefer the way it used to be. I won't bother using that site again.

[skip0358]

I look everyday. Takes some getting used to but it works.

[Advogado]

This website change was a major mistake. I had been planning to list my house with The Villages Realty. Now, I'm not too sure. Will any of the MLS brokers take a 5% commission?

[Barefoot]

This website change was a major mistake. I had been planning to list my house with The Villages Realty. Now, I'm not too sure. Will any of the MLS brokers take a 5% commission?

Yes.

[Barefoot]

I am wondering why they do not list pre owned on MLS and keep New unlisted ?
Cheers

It was explained to me by a Villages agent that years and years ago, pre-owned homes were indeed listed on MLS. However due to conflicts between agents, The Villages developed their own VLS (Villages Listing System.)

[kagney123]

I miss the aerial view map option I enjoyed looking from above


Ohh figured it out...Besides the ""Show on map" option, there is another map options if you click on "View Flyer" you can see both aerial and street views

I noticed that VLS doesn't show taxes, age of resale, total days listed and price reductions.

You can get this information on the resales that use MLS.

Have a happy day everyone

[Kahuna32162]

Having spent many hours on the "old" pro owned listings before buying our home, I gotta say I like the new layout. I find it easier to navigate with more information options. I found it very annoying in the old version when you would get page after page of Pendings instead currently active properties. BTW, we did not end up buying from TV, but used a local Realtor who did a great job for us!

[gerryann]

The villages main objective is to SELL HOMES, new or pre-owned. So...why don't they just do away with having TV sell pre-owned....give them all to MLS, who will sell them faster anyway, and TV can only concentrate on selling new. It would be so much easier and a whole lot less confusing. My brother (who just happens to be a realtor) is looking for a home here. He found it so strange that he has to have a TV sales rep and MLS rep. He never did go with a TV rep.

[gpirate]

I am an IT guy by trade and I did like the old way because you could view the newest of the pre-owned in a convenient manner if you were just browsing. That said, the new consolodated listings have a far superior query capability and while it does take a few more steps to do the query you get more precise results and the actual information on the individual property is more detailed. I do think each property should have the village listed before having to drill down to the detail but maybe they can do that or else it might be a design decision to draw the customer into the detail on the property.

Then tell me how to get only the new listings listed numerically by VLS number. Before you could click on new listings daily and there usually were 5-12 homes listed for the day in VLS numerical number. Last time I could pull this up was 9/22 and the last home shown was VLS#214325 and these were all preowned homes. Now you pull up new listings and they show homes in the 213??? range and only a couple I have seen posted with higher number than 214325. I think it very improbable that all of a sudden there are only 1 or none new listings except for new homes. The push is on to sell new homes and they dropped the ball for us looking for preowned homes.

[cquick]

the website has changed you no longer can look at the pre-owned homes by the villages one by one or new additions...now you get the open houses...hope this will change soon..i like it the old way

oh, I don't like that change at all! I don't think it's fair to those who are listing their homes for sale with The Villages Real Estate team. Sometimes people are selling to buy another home, even new homes. The real estate agents are making money on both transactions and it only benefits the agents and the buyers and the sellers.

What could possibly be the reasoning? I might have to make a couple phone calls.

[janmcn]

Then tell me how to get only the new listings listed numerically by VLS number. Before you could click on new listings daily and there usually were 5-12 homes listed for the day in VLS numerical number. Last time I could pull this up was 9/22 and the last home shown was VLS#214325 and these were all preowned homes. Now you pull up new listings and they show homes in the 213??? range and only a couple I have seen posted with higher number than 214325. I think it very improbable that all of a sudden there are only 1 or none new listings except for new homes. The push is on to sell new homes and they dropped the ball for us looking for preowned homes.


It's also very interesting that since this new website appeared on Monday, there has not been one manufactured home listed in new listings, but if you go to Country Club Hills or Silver Lake you will see new listings.

Anybody who just listed a manufactured home with VLS should be concerned, as it appears The Villages Sales Office wants to pretend these listings don't exist.

[gomoho]

This website change was a major mistake. I had been planning to list my house with The Villages Realty. Now, I'm not too sure. Will any of the MLS brokers take a 5% commission?

Just curious why you would expect an MLS REALTOR to accept less commission than a Village sales rep???

[Milo123]

Just looked on the Villages website. If you click on search homes under the first heading homes and villas you can refine your search to see the pre owned homes etc. looks like you can actually refine your search of pre owned homes even better than before, and when I click return to search results everything works fine. I look at pre owned home listings all the time and think this is actually an improvement.

[Advogado]

Just curious why you would expect an MLS REALTOR to accept less commission than a Village sales rep???

I never said that I expected it.

I asked if anyone had negotiated it. All commissions are negotiable, and I generally have been able, outside The Villages, to negotiate a commission less than the ostensible "standard" 6%. Given the bargaining power of The Villages Realty, I am almost certain that I won't get less than 6% from them, however, I am not sure about the independent realtors--thus my question.

In fact, given the access that The Villages Realty has to potential buyers, I am not sure why anybody would use an MLS realtor in the absence of a lower commission. Of course, the new screwed-up website of The Villages Realty could change my view in that regard.

[Barefoot]

Just curious why you would expect an MLS REALTOR to accept less commission than a Village sales rep???

When we sold our first house, we were quoted a lower real estate commission rate by more than one MLS company. We decided to list with a Villages VLS agent at a higher commission rate because we felt The Villages had superior marketing tools in the Lifestyle Visits, the gorgeous Sales Centers, the daily open houses, the trolley rides, and their online user-friendly listing system.

[Foxske]

Bad thing this new system , we also looked on a daily base to see what new pre-owned properties were listed, it was fast and easy and in a glance you could have an idea about what was new listed.
To bad they changed this , i say ...never change a winning team , but unfortunatly , i think TV is going to loose customers now
Fox & Tania ( TV fans from overseas )

[Advogado]

Bad thing this new system , we also looked on a daily base to see what new pre-owned properties were listed, it was fast and easy and in a glance you could have an idea about what was new listed.
To bad they changed this , i say ...never change a winning team , but unfortunatly , i think TV is going to loose customers now
Fox & Tania ( TV fans from overseas )

I sent a critical e-mail to The Villages Realty, rather than just bitch here. No acknowledgement and no change to the website.

[Milo123]

Checked out what everyone was saying in this thread. Site has changed but I had no problem searching pre owned homes. I have been viewing the pre owned homes for months and still am able to do it. Site has changed a little but I think it's even better not worse. First heading is homes and Villas. Select search homes under that and you can narrow your search of pre owned homes even better than before and I had no problems returning to search results as an earlier poster had. You can still see listings as they appeared by clicking on view flyer . Maybe they have corrected what previous posters were reporting, but looks great to me.

[Barefoot]

There is a feed back form. Fill it in and tell them to put the ole system back.

Has anyone found a feed-back form on the Villages Homes website?

[janmcn]

Has anyone found a feed-back form on the Villages Homes website?


No, and I would also appreciate an email address to use to voice my opinion. Anybody got one?

[Luckydog]

I don't understand. I was just in the web site and pre-owned homes were there. It even looks like it has been improved.

[gpirate]

Great news. Looks like they fixed the problem today. If you click on pre-owned and our newest homes it still shows a few that are not new today, but they do show 8 new ones today. 214240-214351. So they must be working on the problem. Thanks to any of you that contacted the people and complained.

[Ohiogirl]

I think it's just hard for us to change - anything! I discovered that if you put an individual village in the "keyword" section, you get all the listings in that village.

[asianthree]

i don't mind change but hate to waste my time....yes today you could put in preowned and new listed...so lets hope our phone calls work

[tommy steam]

the website has changed you no longer can look at the pre-owned homes by the villages one by one or new additions...now you get the open houses...hope this will change soon..i like it the old way

I think the way the changed the web site to look at homes is a bomb. I'm being kind.

[asianthree]

the site seems to be fixed for the new listed preowned...but they are juggled up if there is an open house..but still an improvment of the first days...thank you the the sales reps who listened to our plea

[cod168]

I just went on their web sit again, yes you can search for pre-owned. What I had been searching for is a "courtyard villa" that they don't even list as a type of home anymore. They have "patio villa's" listed. Not a user friendly site anymore. MLS is the best way to go, you can bargain the price, not so with VLS.

[dewilson58]

Yes you can. Try, Try, Try.............it works:posting:

[asianthree]

back on web this am web is freezing when you ask for certain things...:Screen_of_Death:

[Advogado]

back on web this am web is freezing when you ask for certain things...:Screen_of_Death:

With a lot of patience, you can find the preowned that your are looking for. But the new design, as a marketing tool, is a disaster.

[janmcn]

With a lot of patience, you can find the preowned that your are looking for. But the new design, as a marketing tool, is a disaster.


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.

[Topspinmo]

now I will go to MLS. Can somebody explain this abbreviation to this site Please? Need another site to window shop till I get close enough to buy cause the villages sit sucks and takes too long even when it will load right. Rc.

[Schaumburger]

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.

[tv2016]

I think the web designer thought the same search criteria and search results that work for new homes would work for resales. It could, but needs some tweaking. For instance, there are a lot more resale villages than new villages, making it much more important to include the village name in the search results. It also would be great if the user could make a choice as to the order of the search results. It looks like they may add that feature because they have a box for it, just no choices yet. We can hope there isore tweaking coming.

[Schaumburger]

now I will go to MLS. Can somebody explain this abbreviation to this site Please? Need another site to window shop till I get close enough to buy cause the villages sit sucks and takes too long even when it will load right. Rc.

If you want MLS sites to check homes for sale in The Villages, here are a few to try: realtor.com, trulia.com, zillow.com, lylesellsfla.com, Bev Shive and Micki Morrison, Your Villages Professional Realtors (http://www.searchinthevillages.com)

Hope that helps.

[asianthree]

try using this site with your cell...battery life had better be 100% before you start...

[Villager Joyce]

It is certainly not as easy as it used to be, but you can select "pre-owned" and there is a drop-down menu that allows you to select by price and other criteria. Don't get me wrong, I loved the other way, but since this is all we have for noq, we can make it work. You can select the newest listings for new and pre-owned.

[Barefoot]

.... the new design, as a marketing tool, is a disaster.


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.

Busy people want fast and friendly websites. Hopefully The Villages will continue tweaking the new website until it is back to being user-friendly.

[ssmith]

...after you click used, and home series, then you click, Keys, Cabana, Savanna or Bungalothese are types of CYV's. Yes, you may not be familiar with some of these names but they are not new types of CYV's...it refers to the exterior look of the CYV.

Also you can search by Village as one of the options.

[gerryann]

...after you click used, and home series, then you click, Keys, Cabana, Savanna or Bungalothese are types of CYV's. Yes, you may not be familiar with some of these names but they are not new types of CYV's...it refers to the exterior look of the CYV.

Also you can search by Village as one of the options.

Then it freezes and then freezes again. Then you backtrack and lose it all...then try again. It's too confusing and not worth the time.

[ssmith]

sorry but I have not had the problem of the site freezing when I do these searches, not just now or previousl any time this week.

Don't know what is going on but have not had the problem with the freezing.

[villagerjack]

Bottom line...it is not user friendly.....period.

[Barefoot]

With all the changes the web designers have made, I still can't see a way to search for View Lots!

[graciegirl]

I think the web designer thought the same search criteria and search results that work for new homes would work for resales. It could, but needs some tweaking. For instance, there are a lot more resale villages than new villages, making it much more important to include the village name in the search results. It also would be great if the user could make a choice as to the order of the search results. It looks like they may add that feature because they have a box for it, just no choices yet. We can hope there isore tweaking coming.


This morning there was a box that you could check that said "Village".

Either they had planned it like that or they read this forum.

[Opulence]

This morning there was a box that you could check that said "Village".

Either they had planned it like that or they read this forum.

Gracie, the box for "Village" has been there from day one of the new changes. I check this site EVERY morning - I have checked it daily since 2007. The present format is NOT user friendly. And I am now checking the MLS sites much more often. The Developer has great marketing tools, unfortunately this recent change is NOT one of them. This is just my opinion, but as a future buyer, among sooo many others - it may be a good idea to rethink this one.

[graciegirl]

Gracie, the box for "Village" has been there from day one of the new changes. I check this site EVERY morning - I have checked it daily since 2007. The present format is NOT user friendly. And I am now checking the MLS sites much more often. The Developer has great marketing tools, unfortunately this recent change is NOT one of them. This is just my opinion, but as a future buyer, among sooo many others - it may be a good idea to rethink this one.

OH.:o
I thought you couldn't find The Village on the site.


The Morses were never as advanced in Information Technology as they were in most every other facet of their business, in my very humble and not techy opinion..

[senior citizen]

If one is only looking for resales in THE VILLAGES.......just go to TRULIA.COM
Type in THE VILLAGES FLORIDA TRULIA.........type in what you are looking for.
Single Family Home. Condo, etc.
Such as 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, pool etc......price is in the drop down menu.
Click on your price range. If you just want 2 bedrooms, that is also in the drop down menu.
You will get all the homes in TV........

Trulia is what everyone up here uses..........

The Villages lists homes for sale that already have long been sold.

It's good for NEW spec homes.......but even they have false PHOTOS of models that are bigger than what is offered.

P.S. YOU WILL ALSO GET THE PROPERTY TAX INFO.......THE PRICE IT LAST SOLD FOR, ETC.

[graciegirl]

[QUOTE=senior citizen;754825]If one is only looking for resales in THE VILLAGES.......just go to TRULIA.COM
Type in THE VILLAGES FLORIDA TRULIA.........type in what you are looking for.
Single Family Home. Condo, etc.
Such as 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, pool etc......price is in the drop down menu.
Click on your price range. If you just want 2 bedrooms, that is also in the drop down menu.
You will get all the homes in TV........

Trulia is what everyone up here uses..........

The Villages lists homes for sale that already have long been sold.





That part is simply not true Senior. The second someone makes an offer it is marked Pending and removed when sold. Thevillages.com keeps their site very up to date. You must be speaking of a site that is NOT thevillages.com

There are many sites that are named similarly.

You will know it is the right site if this song comes up immediately on the site. The Villages, The friendliest home town............

[senior citizen]

[QUOTE=senior citizen;754825]If one is only looking for resales in THE VILLAGES.......just go to TRULIA.COM
Type in THE VILLAGES FLORIDA TRULIA.........type in what you are looking for.
Single Family Home. Condo, etc.
Such as 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, pool etc......price is in the drop down menu.
Click on your price range. If you just want 2 bedrooms, that is also in the drop down menu.
You will get all the homes in TV........

Trulia is what everyone up here uses..........

The Villages lists homes for sale that already have long been sold.





That part is simply not true Senior. The second someone makes an offer it is marked Pending and removed when sold. Thevillages.com keeps their site very up to date. You must be speaking of a site that is NOT thevillages.com

There are many sites that are named similarly.

You will know it is the right site if this song comes up immediately on the site. The Villages, The friendliest home town............

I do know what the actual Villages real estate site is and have been looking at it for several years......but thanks for the info nonetheless.

Several of the homes we were "watching" were kept on the site as FOR SALE........and never had the PENDING notification put on them.

I've seen the PENDING banners on the homes that have an offer.

I am familiar with THE VILLAGES real estate website.

Again, it is not always up to date. Just our personal experience.

Also, the new model homes and new homes (that are not models) but being offered for sale as spec homes.........all have the same exact exterior, interior, etc.......in other words, a "generic" photo is used on the TV website. It isn't necessarily what you are going to get.

We stayed in two designer homes that had been bumped out and expanded with luxuries galore added at building. We also visited models of the same NAMED MODEL and they looked nothing like the homes we stayed in.

One has to be careful.......and of course, when the time is right, look in person. However, so many people are doing their research ahead of time to try to get a feel for what is available.......thus, looking at resales as well as new spec homes.........online. It's not easy.

I like Trulia for other parts of the country as well......you can put in your price range, your specifications and see what's actually on the market at the time and how the local real estate is slumping or rising as per that date. It's what everyone up here uses. It also has REAL interior photos.

[senior citizen]

2903 Larranaga Drive, The Villages FL - Trulia (http://www.trulia.com/property/3092439695-2903-Larranaga-Dr-The-Villages-FL-32162#photo-1)

Just one example of a home showcased on trulia.......not necessarily one we are interested in.

Easy site to navigate.......(no matter what section of the U.S. one is interested in.)

It's the first house that came up.

They are in no specific order unless you type in your price, etc., etc.

Use right side arrow on photo to advance pictures.......

Below the photos are graphs showing what the home is perceived to be worth vs what the asking price is.

Plus the the property taxes, etc. Keep scrolling down for information.........again, it's what everyone up here uses.

p.s. They also show you what it last sold for in the year 2000

[Opulence]

OH.:o
I thought you couldn't find The Village on the site.


The Morses were never as advanced in Information Technology as they were in most every other facet of their business, in my very humble and not techy opinion..

I never thought for a minute that the developer is actually directly involved with the programing of THE VILLAGES website. But they have hired and ARE paying a web master to do this. And IMHO, it is NOT user friendly. I agree with the old saying, "If isn't broke, don't fix it"!

[Golfingnut]

Not true. I just went on the villages web site and their are approx 250 per owned you can search thru from single wide to premier. Why this silly rumor has gotten such coverage.

Just to be sure, before posting this, I went on again, and the per owned count is exactly 243.

[gpirate]

I contacted my real estate agent and they are working on fixing the problem for new listings. They have heard from us and hopefully will be resolved soon. Still having problems today finding new listings when I tried to morning.

[senior citizen]

I never thought for a minute that the developer is actually directly involved with the programing of THE VILLAGES website. But they have hired and ARE paying a web master to do this. And IMHO, it is NOT user friendly. I agree with the old saying, "If isn't broke, don't fix it"!


I agree with Opulence. I've also been using THE VILLAGES website since day one and it has gotten worse, not better. It is NOT user friendly.

I am computer literate as are many others who post here.........

We know how to do research. The site needs some serious tweaking, or the hiring of professionals. Perhaps some retirees, proficient in computer programming, might offer their services.........

[Advogado]

I agree with Opulence. I've also been using THE VILLAGES website since day one and it has gotten worse, not better. It is NOT user friendly.

I am computer literate as are many others who post here.........

We know how to do research. The site needs some serious tweaking, or the hiring of professionals. Perhaps some retirees, proficient in computer programming, might offer their services.........

If I were an MLS broker, I would be ecstatic at this misstep by the Developer.

As evidenced by the posts here, most folks find the new Villages-website design user unfriendly with respect to pre-owned homes. In fact, the original poster couldn't even find them listed. This gives the MLS brokers a great selling point in competing for listings, especially since you can negotiate a lower commission rate with them.

[superuke]

There are small circles to the left of the opening page. You simply check of the circle for used homes. Starts with most expensive all the way to the lowest price, easy to work with. Do do not have to bounce around. Much better one you figure the site out.

[Opulence]

There are small circles to the left of the opening page. You simply check of the circle for used homes. Starts with most expensive all the way to the lowest price, easy to work with. Do do not have to bounce around. Much better one you figure the site out.


I am well aware of the small circles to the left of the opening page. I have clicked on those small circles and do not like this new format at all. It isn't that I can't navigatge the new site, I am computer literate. The new site is not hard to figure out, I have figured it out, I am just not happy with it at all. And apparently many others have reached the same conclusion. I am not oppsed to change, or updating but this new format is not up to snuf at all. Again, if it isn't broke, don't fix it.

[janmcn]

I am well aware of the small circles to the left of the opening page. I have clicked on those small circles and do not like this new format at all. It isn't that I can't navigatge the new site, I am computer literate. The new site is not hard to figure out, I have figured it out, I am just not happy with it at all. And apparently many others have reached the same conclusion. I am not oppsed to change, or updating but this new format is not up to snuf at all. Again, if it isn't broke, don't fix it.


As the number of 'hits' per day gets cut in half or lower, the sales office will sit up and take notice. You can't sell houses if people are not looking, and some people are just giving up in disgust.

As I've said before, the internet should be quick, easy, and provide pertinent information. This new website does none of these. I would also add it should grab your attention. This website is not an 'attention grabber'.

[asianthree]

so i have waited four days to look at the new listed and same houses as four days ago this time of the year over the weekend 10 plus new houses hit the market...so don't know if the new pics are taking more time to load but when we arrive i will figure out how many are not on the site to look at from my rep...and so it goes

[Barefoot]

I am well aware of the small circles to the left of the opening page. I have clicked on those small circles and do not like this new format at all. It isn't that I can't navigatge the new site, I am computer literate. The new site is not hard to figure out, I have figured it out, I am just not happy with it at all. And apparently many others have reached the same conclusion. I am not oppsed to change, or updating but this new format is not up to snuf at all. Again, if it isn't broke, don't fix it.


As I've said before, the internet should be quick, easy, and provide pertinent information. This new website does none of these. I would also add it should grab your attention. This website is not an 'attention grabber'.

In response to posts about not liking the new Villages website, other posters keep patiently explaining how to navigate the new system.

We all understand how to navigate the new system ... that's not the problem! Bottom line .... the new website is not fast and it's not friendly. :Screen_of_Death::Screen_of_Death:

[asianthree]

In response to posts about not liking the new Villages website, other posters keep patiently explaining how to navigate the new system.

We all understand how to navigate the new system ... that's not the problem! Bottom line .... the new website is not fast and it's not friendly. :Screen_of_Death::Screen_of_Death:

you are so right we know how to use the site (by the way for the first four days preowned new was not working) it takes to long to look for a home...and no new homes in the last four days...i am not buying it

[gpirate]

so i have waited four days to look at the new listed and same houses as four days ago this time of the year over the weekend 10 plus new houses hit the market...so don't know if the new pics are taking more time to load but when we arrive i will figure out how many are not on the site to look at from my rep...and so it goes

Your are correct you cannot find new listings without searching through all your search recruiting and then the highest VLS# I have found through yesterday was 214368. This means only 16 homes listed since 9/27. Either no one is selling or they are not showing all the new listings each day. Used to average 7-8 per day?????? I have contacted my realtor and she said they are working on the problem but that was several days ago. I have given up looking until they fix the problem and told her so.

[tommy steam]

As the number of 'hits' per day gets cut in half or lower, the sales office will sit up and take notice. You can't sell houses if people are not looking, and some people are just giving up in disgust.

As I've said before, the internet should be quick, easy, and provide pertinent information. This new website does none of these. I would also add it should grab your attention. This website is not an 'attention grabber'.

I was talking with a salesman at an open house yesterday. He told me the web site gets over 2.5 million hits a month and rising month after month. He also said you will keep on seeing rising home prices until there is a slowdown.

[asianthree]

I was talking with a salesman at an open house yesterday. He told me the web site gets over 2.5 million hits a month and rising month after month. He also said you will keep on seeing rising home prices until there is a slowdown.

they are getting ten hits a day from me but thats because it does not work all the time...:boom: so the hits may be rising but i don't think its from a single look

[kfierle]

I noticed that the village of each home for sale is now showing in the short listing. No more having to click on the home details to find out the village. I have not looked at the site in a couple of days so this may not be new information to some people.

[Steve & Deanna]

Too bad TV changed their web-site as we have friends that plan on visiting this year and have used that as a guide. They would be most wise to change it back. Not everyone wants new construction. This may force people to look at other realtors that sell in TV even though TV website did have a captive audience. That's how we bought shopped and bought. We still like to look just in case we ever make THE BIG MOVE.

[Schaumburger]

I noticed that the village of each home for sale is now showing in the short listing. No more having to click on the home details to find out the village. I have not looked at the site in a couple of days so this may not be new information to some people.

The name of the village each home is located in probably was put in early afternoon on 10/2 as I looked at the pre-owned homes during my lunchtime yesterday, and no village name was listed then on the short listings. This is definitely a step in the right direction.

[tv2016]

Designed for new homes. Now being used also for resales. Not enough done to accommodate resales. Not any good way to track new listings for resales. That's how I found and bought my house, called within hours of it being listed, made an offer the next day. Wouldn't have happened with this website. If I were listing a resale right now, I would be very upset.

[tv2016]

The name of the village each home is located in probably was put in early afternoon on 10/2 as I looked at the pre-owned homes during my lunchtime yesterday, and no village name was listed then on the short listings. This is definitely a step in the right direction.

Agree

[graciegirl]

In response to posts about not liking the new Villages website, other posters keep patiently explaining how to navigate the new system.

We all understand how to navigate the new system ... that's not the problem! Bottom line .... the new website is not fast and it's not friendly. :Screen_of_Death::Screen_of_Death:


If I can figure out HOW to do it, I will try to copy and send this very clear post including the remarks and the response to that website.

[Barefoot]

The name of the village each home is located in probably was put in early afternoon on 10/2 as I looked at the pre-owned homes during my lunchtime yesterday, and no village name was listed then on the short listings. This is definitely a step in the right direction.

Having the Village Name listed "Up front" is definitely an improvement. It shows they are tweaking the website in the right direction, to make it more user friendly.

[asianthree]

well just got an email of 31 preowned houses not yet on the list...just basic info village sqft cost from my rep...they are not on the web...i am thinking the new tour is taking longer to get the house on the web,,but just my thinking..at least i will have more to look at than the 13 newly listed homes that have been on the site for 7days...maybe this is the new way,,,you need to have a rep show you the homes instead of shopping on your own and then contacting rep...still not a fan...

[asianthree]

best part of this if the buyer can get to see a house before it hits the web...may get a chance of the house we want on our trip down

[Schaumburger]

well just got an email of 31 preowned houses not yet on the list...just basic info village sqft cost from my rep...they are not on the web...i am thinking the new tour is taking longer to get the house on the web,,but just my thinking..at least i will have more to look at than the 13 newly listed homes that have been on the site for 7days...maybe this is the new way,,,you need to have a rep show you the homes instead of shopping on your own and then contacting rep...still not a fan...

That would make it rather difficult for wannabees looking at homes hundreds or thousands of miles away from TV to get an accurate picture of TV's resale home market.

[asianthree]

That would make it rather difficult for wannabees looking at homes hundreds or thousands of miles away from TV to get an accurate picture of TV's resale home market.

yes it will, but maybe TV wants the rep to be more active in the search than letting us look on our own for that preowned,,or could be still pushing the new not preowned...

[David Ganus]

Who designed the new web site for the villages real estate? Please go back to the old system. The new page is slow and cumbersome and will not return to your former search. If I were a first time user I would not waste time on this site. It is just to hard to navigate. Also if you do find what you want you cannot save that search you must go through the whole process again.

[stroglass]

I tried to see what listing are avilable in the manufactured homes and the site is showing none
I was on earlier and there were 21 homes avil able house hunting on this site is to much work
I have 2 weeks until my visit and not sure I will have any prep done using this site:loco:

[Bogie Shooter]

I tried to see what listing are avilable in the manufactured homes and the site is showing none
I was on earlier and there were 21 homes avil able house hunting on this site is to much work
I have 2 weeks until my visit and not sure I will have any prep done using this site:loco:

Do you have an agent? Give them a call for assistance. Good Luck!

[janmcn]

I tried to see what listing are avilable in the manufactured homes and the site is showing none
I was on earlier and there were 21 homes avil able house hunting on this site is to much work
I have 2 weeks until my visit and not sure I will have any prep done using this site:loco:

Totally agree that the website is terrible. Here's the best way to find manufactured homes; go to the homepage, click on preowned homes, then go to keyword search and type in Country Club Hills, Silver Lake, Orange Blossom Gardens, or Del Mar. These are the villages with the most manufactured homes. If you type in manufactured homes you will get a zero homes available response. See if this helps.

[asianthree]

week two and still the same preowned listed...can't believe there are only 17 newly listed preowned in 14 days

[gadaboutgal]

Something else that is different: In the new format, pending homes are no longer listed. As soon as one goes under contract it is wiped from the listings. I know because we just put one under contract.
Could it be that homes are selling as soon as or before they even get on the listing website?

[pbeinetti]

I agree, the new web site is terrible. I have forwarded this thread to Jennifer Parr.

[KathieI]

I started to look at that site about a month ago for a friend who was moving to TV and gave him a bunch of patio villas to see. Right after that, the site was changed to the new format :cus: and its impossible to adequately do a search for pre-owned houses. After much frustration, and since he is here now, we gave up on the Villages for sale site and went to TOTV'S listing of houses for sale and found a home for him. Unfortunately I had to tell our TV agent that he put an offer on FSBO and she was out of luck and I told her the reason why. I think it went on deaf ears because I think they don't have any control over what's being done.

[Serenoa]

I recently sent a polite email voicing my unhappiness with the new format. Here's the response I received just a few minutes ago:


Thank you for contacting The Villages. Our website is a work in progress and we are making changes daily as we get feedback. Thank you for your patience. New listings is an item that we are currently working on.

Sincerely,
info@thevillages.com


So, if you haven't already done so, I encourage all to use the link above & let them know how you feel......and perhaps they will make some changes for the better. Should I post the name of the person who responded so your emails will go direct to her? Not sure about privacy etiquette & all that......

[justjim]

After seeing this Thread for several days----tried it myself-----awful computer program. It needs fixing! If I was selling right now, I might go to the MLS agents.

[kittygilchrist]

Bev Shive and Micki Morrison, Your Villages Professional Realtors (http://www.searchinthevillages.com/)
Here's a great team to work with, Bev or Micki, and a fantastic search for MLS.
Currently listing 22 mobile/modular and all inside TV.
Kitty

[Barefoot]

[email]info@thevillages.com. ...... So, if you haven't already done so, I encourage all to use the link above & let them know how you feel......and perhaps they will make some changes for the better..

Thanks Serenoa for the info. I've sent an email to the address you provided, addressing my concerns. I would encourage others to let them know your thoughts. :Screen_of_Death:

[Serenoa]

and a followup email that I just rec'd. I'm encouraged cause it does sound like they are listening & trying to correct the problem. Time will tell.....

John –
We do know there is a problem with the new listings and it’s something that our IT department is trying to correct, it’s just taking a bit longer than all of us would like. Our intention is never to cause frustration so we hope folks continue to have patience while we work to give them all the ease of the previous site, but all the additional features of this new one.

Thank you again and please keep checking back…our IT guys tell me they are making updates and changes daily.

Happy Fall!
(name deleted by me)

[KathieI]

After seeing this Thread for several days----tried it myself-----awful computer program. It needs fixing! If I was selling right now, I might go to the MLS agents.

That's what I did Jim. Also went to sale by owner and that's how I found the house for my friend. They have a long way to go before they can get that program to work properly. Why change what wasn't broken???

[asianthree]

sent the email...when we arrive i will be interesting what homes are in the sun and not on the site...time will tell

[Fritzcap]

Actually you CAN search for pre-owned homes, but it's not easy--you have to keep selecting "pre-owned" homes until it "sticks," then view the flyer, and you can have the same view as before. I agree that it is not as user friendly as before.

[Barefoot]

By now, I think we've probably all figured out how to navigate around the new website. And I assume that most potential purchasers have expressed some level of dissatisfaction with changes they've made to "improve" the site. It's hard to believe TV hasn't made the website more user friendly.

I used to look at ads in the paper. If one interested me, I'd search for more information by VLS number, which was easy to do with the previous website. I just can't be bothered trying to find the area to search by VLS number. I bet they've lost a few customers with the changes they've made.

[Serenoa]

It's actually worse than it was when they first changed it. Now for instance if you sort by price (or any other choice) & click on a particular home to look at the details & pics & then click on "return to results" it takes you all the way back to the opening page & you have to do the "sort by" all over again and then try to find the page that you were just looking at.

the latest response I rec'd from them last week was this:

I do apologize that you’ve not gotten a response. I have been forwarding your comments/concerns to our IT and webmaster folks for review and thought they would be in touch.
In conversation yesterday, I learned that a recent IOS update on Apple products is causing us some trouble and that is what they are working on to correct at this time. I will get in touch with our IT folks again and see what the status is on your suggestions/concerns. Again, I do apologize for the lack of communication on my part.

Sincerely
Diane

I don't know if their IT folks are "in house" or otherwise, but it would seem that their expertise is lacking. I'm beginning to wonder if it will ever get fixed.

[mickey100]

I just looked at the website, and was able to pull up homes in the Village of Belvedere for example, but I couldn't get pictures to come up i.e no picture tour like the old site used to have. Am I doing something wrong, or is that the way it is? I just keep getting a little message that says "top 5 Features". What good is a website to sell homes without pics? The only pictures I could come up with were on homes that had open houses listed for today.