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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
1. What is Southwest Site Finder? Southwest Site Finder is a website that allows users to identify available commercial property in 2. How are commercial properties listed in Southwest Site Finder? Any commercial broker, property owner, developer, or similar real estate entity can list available commercial or industrial property. There is no cost to participate. Southwest Site Finder serves as a free, dynamic and comprehensive listing system for brokers and interested companies. With their informed list of leads, website visitors can contact the respective brokers directly about specific properties. Linked to the SWRC Economic Alliance frequently-trafficked website, Southwest Site Finder promotes the properties listed by real estate professionals. Southwest Site Finder also provides critical business data giving enormous exposure to listed properties and real estate brokerage firms. 3. How do commercial real estate professionals get access to Southwest Site Finder? It is as easy as 1-2-3. (1) The company calls Southwest Site Finder Staff at 4. How do users access Southwest Site Finder? The public can view and use Southwest Site Finder by visiting the website at Southwest Site Finder The easy-to-use, browser format lets anyone with an Internet connection use the Web to access Southwest Site Finder's maps, properties and GIS-based data. 5. How is Southwest Site Finder different than other site selection sites/services? Southwest Site Finder is unique. In addition to the commercial property listings and the current-year demographic and economic information that is available, Southwest Site Finder offers access to a breadth of important proprietary local data that is critical to relocation and/or expansion decisions. Business site selection is not just about available commercial buildings. The reason people say real estate is all about "location, location, location" is because it is. By using GIS, a business is able to analyze and evaluate the site-specific advantages and opportunities of each unique business location. 6. What type of properties will be listed? Commercial, industrial and retail properties for 7. How will the website connect interested parties to the listing broker? The contact information, which is entered by the real estate professional, accompanies each property listing. After entering the listing, along with any additional information (such as photos or other documents), the real estate professional can then update the information - which immediately places the listing on Southwest Site Finder and can be viewed on the map. 8. What types of companies are using Southwest Site Finder? Commercial and retail firms large and small are taking advantage of this free service. 9. How often will data be updated? Commercial real estate professionals can update their data 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, so the inventory of available properties can remain current. Demographic data, consumer expenditure data, business and workforce data will all be updated yearly providing the most up-to-date information available. Some data will be updated as frequently as necessary to maintain a current and robust database. 10. What kind of information can users access? Southwest Site Finder offers site location data and demographic information for the entire 11. Why is the SWRC Economic Alliance investing in Southwest Site Finder? The SWRC Economic Alliance recognizes the importance of expanding and sustaining its business community and is therefore committed to making "doing business" as easy as possible. Current research suggests that 80 percent of the initial site selection screening is now done through the Internet. With the growing number of people who conduct business on the Internet, Southwest Site Finder provides an invaluable, real-time service to the many businesses that contact the SWRC Economic Alliance seeking site selection information. 12. How will companies know about the Southwest Site Finder GIS site? How is the SWRC Economic Alliance marketing it? There is a link to Southwest Site Finder on the SWRC Economic Alliance website as well as a link on other frequently trafficked sites. The SWRC Economic Alliance and its partners will promote Southwest Site Finder in all marketing materials. 13. What is GIS? GIS is an abbreviation for the term "Geographic Information System". A GIS combines layers of geographic information about a place that provides better information about that location. In the case of Southwest Site Finder, the Internet-based GIS allows businesses to identify optimal business locations based on available commercial property, location differences, demographic variations and business industry characteristics. Southwest Site Finder allows website users to customize the analysis to their specific needs. Copyright © 2004 GIS Planning Inc. All Rights Reserved. |