Fiber Homes Helps Enhance Connections

Stable utility access, a good school system, and a great backyard used to be the hallmark standards for homebuyers. But in recent years, fiber — sometimes called the 5th utility — has joined that list. A fast, reliable internet connection is not a perk anymore; it’s a necessity.

Prospective buyers across Tennessee are looking for these connections when they check out new homes. That’s where Fiber Homes comes in. It’s an online platform that allows prospective homeowners to locate connected homes and communities. Users can simply visit the Fiber Homes website and enter an address to see if fiber internet is available nearby, which provider powers it, and the maximum download speeds for the area.

Fiber Homes also benefit real estate agents who can use the platform to simplify their research process for listings. Fiber Homes integrated with 3 Tennessee multiple listing services, including RealTracs, to pull address-level data directly into its property reports for real estate agents. This data comes from Tennessee internet service providers, a number of which are TNBA members.

These providers have certified their addresses in Fiber Homes, and buyers and agents receive no-cost bonus resources from Fiber Homes. These ISPs can also access a Fiber Homes dashboard to track which agents are using the platform’s tools, along with homebuyers’ interest in their services. They can also leverage marketing materials Fiber Homes provides to engage agents and buyers in their markets.

The result is more connected home buyers. Here are a few numbers to consider:

• Currently, Fiber Homes contains more than 480,000 addresses certified by Tennessee internet service providers in 395 separate cities.
• Reports for homes for sale, which agents have pulled from across all MLS databases in Tennessee, included 2,244,372 appearances of Fiber Homes data.
• There have been 78,887 addresses containing Fiber Homes data pulled from nonMLS data sources across the internet.

The numbers are clear — a great network makes all the difference in connecting homebuyers in Tennessee!