Susan Stone, a Realtor and broker associate with White House Properties, now offers the Realtor.com Featured Homes Marketing System for her clients. When potential buyers search for homes in the Agoura Hills area, they will see her clients' properties displayed on the first page with color photographs. This placement, which can provide more exposure than a regular placement, was created to increase demand and help sell homes for more.

In making the investment in the system, Stone said, "With the volume of properties for sale increasing, so is the competition for buyers' attention. I want to ensure that my listings obtain optimum shelf positioning online. This is an additional tool to help me differentiate my properties from the competition. My featured homes properties now appear first for Agoura Hills on Realtor.com, as well as on property searches on AOL and MSN. Realtor.com is adding additional web partners who will increase exposure even more."

Featured Homes is just one of the ways Stone is using recent trends in home buyers' online behavior to her clients' benefit. Home sellers interested in finding out how to feature their homes on the website should contact Susan Stone at (818) 865-0944, www.susanstone.com or ss4re@aol.com.