Freedom Communications Partners with Gabriels Technology Solutions to Launch Real Estate Apps Across its 27 Daily Newspapers

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IRVINE, Calif. — Oct. 10, 2011 -- Freedom Communications today announced its partnership with Gabriels Technology Solutions to introduce new real estate apps on the iPhone across its portfolio of 27 daily newspaper markets, starting with today’s launch at The Orange County Register. The apps will be available as free downloads in the iTunes App Store.

Freedom plans to introduce a new real estate app for The Gazette in Colorado Springs, Colo. next month, with subsequent rollouts planned in its 25 other markets by the first quarter of 2012.

“The new real estate apps are part of a larger strategy to aggressively expand our presence in mobile and make our content more accessible in the communities we serve,” said Mark McEachen, EVP, COO and CFO at Freedom Communications. “This app offers a level of convenience and customization that makes it an extremely valuable tool for buying, renting or selling real estate.”

“It is an exciting day for both Gabriels and Freedom to make our inventory of local home listings, valuation tools and community-specific data available to mobile audiences,” said Michael Gabriel, CEO of Gabriels Technology Solutions. “We believe these apps will provide useful information and a great experience to millions of potential homebuyers, while dramatically extending the reach and visibility for Freedom’s real estate advertisers.”

The new real estate apps include all the information prospective homebuyers will need in order to make an informed decision about a home purchase. Using the Search tab, users may customize listings by city, price, property type, number of bedrooms and bathrooms, and more.

The app is GPS-enabled to allow users to conduct home searches on the go or from their present location. App users may save listings or searches within a My Portfolio tab, add private notes or personal photos for homes that are of interest, and set up alerts to be notified of Open Houses, new listings, or price reductions. Home listings may also be shared by email or text.

Listings include vibrant photo galleries and robust community data, such as neighborhood demographics, school information, real estate tax and occupancy rates, and a crime index. Classified listings from Freedom’s daily newspapers and upcoming Open Houses are part of the listings inventory.

Under a Tools tab, the app includes Census Data, Mortgage Calculator, Real Estate Dictionary and Tape Measure tools to measure room sizes are also included.

About Freedom Communications
Freedom Communications, headquartered in Irvine, Calif., is a national privately owned information and entertainment company of print publications, broadcast television stations and interactive businesses. The company’s print portfolio includes approximately 100 publications, including 27 daily newspapers, weekly newspapers, plus ancillary magazines and other specialty publications. The broadcast company’s stations – five CBS, two ABC network affiliates and one CW affiliate – reach more than 3 million households across the country. The Company’s news, information and entertainment websites and mobile applications complement its print and broadcast properties. For more information, visit www.freedom.com.

About Gabriels Technology Solutions
Founded in 1994, Gabriels Technology Solutions, Inc. is a leading technology provider specializing in architecting, developing and maintaining online portal solutions, including real estate, vehicle, employment and marketplace. Gabriels areas of expertise are focused on providing quality design and development of web-based software applications, excelling in user-centered design, information architecture, usability, database development, data analysis/manipulation and hosting for the media industry.































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