[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by Advogado

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

Originally Posted by janmcn

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]

Originally Posted by 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.

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]

Originally Posted by 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.

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]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

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]

Originally Posted by Opulence

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.
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=graciegirl;754860]

Originally Posted by 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.





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

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]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

OH.
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.