San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) June 21, 2013

Climb Real Estate Group, the tech-powered Bay Area real estate residential brokerage, has launched a new alternative to map-based property search with the development of Climb Explore. In partnership with Pitch Interactive, Climb Explore has reinvented real estate search, not in a traditional map-based format, but by looking at search in a more graphic and visual manner. Climb Explore gets up-to-the-minute data directly from the same sources used by real estate agents and publishes homes using data visualization tools. This groundbreaking format is intended to serve a broad audience of buyers and sellers, professionals, and members of the general public interested in San Francisco and Bay Area real estate.

The new home search site features all available San Francisco-based properties including 89 different neighborhoods, all property classes including condominiums, TICs (Tenancy-in-Common), co-ops, 2-4 unit buildings, 5+ unit buildings, land, and commercial properties. Additional search criteria such as price, bedroom count, bathroom count, and parking will alter data in real time. Making the site real-time was paramount in the design of Climb Explore; when a user changes a search parameter, the search results instantly appear, providing the fast response time necessary for today’s consumers. Additionally, the level of interactivity of Climb Explore creates a more productive and richer experience.

“Our online visitors will now experience a more vibrant and seamless view of San Francisco real estate,” said Michelle Balog, Managing Sales Director for Climb Real Estate Group. “This valuable new tool represents a unique way for buyers and sellers in San Francisco to search for homes.”

The Climb Real Estate Group team, led by Technology Director Mark Choey, has been developing the new design over the past year, working with their internal staff and marketing to support the multifaceted mission of the company’s founding principle to reinvent residential real estate. Having created SFNewDevelopments.com, one of Climb’s flagship websites years before, Choey had been looking to take on real estate search for quite some time. However, he was looking to do something different. He says, “When looking at the state-of-the-art in real estate search websites, almost all sites start off with a big map of the area you are searching. Starting with a map to search real estate definitely has some benefits, but we also find this sort of user experience can be limiting. We wanted to approach the problem from a different angle.” After researching different opportunities, Choey was very impressed with the development team at Pitch Interactive, who are well known for creating interactive visualizations to illustrate complex data for technology clients. “I also really liked the fact that they had no experience in real estate. From that perspective, they brought in a crucial, unbiased viewpoint.”

“We wanted to take on the project because it was something new and challenging for us compared to the work we typically take on. Our first response when approached for this project was that we don’t do real estate. There are several real estate services that do a great job,” said Wesley Grubb of Pitch Interactive in a statement. “But after understanding Climb and the challenges of getting the best possible properties to clients, we wanted to take this on. Also, we really like the culture at Climb and felt that Climb fits well with our philosophy. Namely, the willingness to try something new and find a unique way to do something exploratory.”

With Climb Explore, consumers are offered a more engaging way to explore property through data visualization, which highlights target properties while giving access to other listings based within the same proximity of the search criteria. Grubb said, “The problem with current systems is that the search is limited and funneled. You get a limited list of properties based on what you search for. You rarely get to see the big picture or how related properties may look when you select multiple criteria.” This did not come easily. Through a complex algorithm, Pitch Interactive sought to provide enough information without overwhelming the user. Grubb said, “The most challenging aspect for us was searching for an explorative way to represent the data without overwhelming the visitor and without showing too few data points. “

The partnership is a result of Climb’s ongoing research and development efforts, many of which are focused on building new mobile and web-based experiences. The launch of the Climb Explore is an example of how Climb Real Estate Group plans to innovate the traditional real estate brokerage model — whether opening new office spaces in mobile Airstreams or developing essential digital properties — in new ways on both emerging and existing platforms.

“Climb Real Estate Group always strives to be on the leading edge of innovation — it is at the core of our company,” said Climb’s Marketing Director Chris Lim in announcing the successful release of Climb Explore. “We are working to engage home buyers everywhere in the Bay Area, now and in the future. Climb Explore encourages us to think about home search in a new way.”

For more information, visit http://explore.climbsf.com

About Climb Real Estate Group:

Climb Real Estate Group is a full-service general real estate brokerage with an emphasis on the purchase, sale, rental and marketing of select residential new developments, commercial and premier resale properties. They specialize in condos, high rises, lofts and homes in South Beach, SOMA, South Beach, Mission Bay, Rincon Hill, Potrero Hill and Central Waterfront. Our focus is on urban-style properties, specializing in new construction, historic loft conversions, live/work spaces, Victorian flats, modern condominiums, and stylish single-family homes. They also have exclusive access to off-market listings, foreclosures and developer specials.

About Pitch Interactive:

Wesley Grubbs is an artist, data visualizer and provocateur based in Berkeley, CA. In 2007 he founded Pitch Interactive, a studio whose focus is weaving code with design with statistics to find versatile solutions to communicate complex data for clients including Google, Wired, GE, Esquire, Scientific American, Popular Science and the

McKnight Foundation.

Built upon his experiences living abroad, degrees held in International Economics and Information Systems and his innate interest in the brain and cognition, Wes’ work focuses on revealing patterns about human behavior and how our actions impact our surroundings.

Pitch Interactive’s work spans illustrations, physical installations, console game user interfaces, software applications, websites and textiles. Their work has been showcased at the MoMA’s TalkToMe exhibit in in New York, the McKnight Foundation’s 30 year anniversary exhibit, the Foosaner Art Museum’s “The Art of Networks” exhibit, The Max Planck Science Express Train, the Data Flow books and many other internationally acclaimed publications.

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Through the use of technology, marketing, and presence in the San Francisco Bay Area, Climb is becoming the brokerage of the future. With my experience and relationships, I wanted to be a part of that change.

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) February 12, 2013

San Francisco-based Climb Real Estate Group is pleased to announce their affiliation with Michelle Balog, who will join the real estate team as Sales Director. An accomplished residential real estate agent, Michelle is one of San Francisco‘s top 50 Realtors and has sold everything from parking spaces to multi-million dollar homes. With a reputation based on experience from her numerous transactions, she has built strong relationships with her fellow Realtors as a professional who not only gets the job done but always does the right thing.

“I was attracted by the company’s mission to revolutionize the real estate industry,” Michelle said. “Through the use of technology, marketing, and presence in the San Francisco Bay Area, Climb is becoming the brokerage of the future. With my experience and relationships, I wanted to be a part of that change.”

Michelle Balog comes to Climb with over 12 years of sales experience in residential general brokerage. Most recently, she has been consistently recognized as being one of the very top performers at Vanguard Properties. She has also been recognized as a top producer at Pacific Union International and TRI Coldwell Banker. Her background has helped Michelle Balog to make an easy transition into her current role with Climb Real Estate Group. Having worked at some of the city’s top brokerages, she has had a chance to see several different approaches to real estate and she is excited about Climb’s innovative marketing. Climb has been a progressive company to watch and was recently named one of the country’s Next Generation Brokerages by Better Homes and Gardens.

Tiffany Combs, Climb’s Managing Broker, said, “I am pleased to announce that Michelle has joined the Climb family. She is an important part of our commitment to hire San Francisco’s top tier real estate agents. In addition, Michelle’s decision to join the company is a clear endorsement of Climb Real Estate Group and of the hard work and commitment of each and every one of our associates. I am excited to be partnering with Michelle and our entire management team, including Sales Leader Sean Sullivan, and will continue to work towards our future.”

“We are thrilled to have Michelle Balog on our team. She represents a new era for Climb Real Estate Group,” says Mark Choey, a top agent and co-founder of Climb. “As I have always said, we are in this for the long term, and we do what we do day in and day out so we can deliver the best possible service to our buyers and sellers throughout the Bay Area.”

As Sales Director, Michelle will still continue to provide her buyers and sellers excellent service with their real estate needs, and as a part of the senior management team at Climb Real Estate will be assisting and mentoring Climb’s sales team as they continue to grow and succeed in San Francisco’s vibrant real estate community. She is the most recent addition to a rapidly growing team of talented real estate professionals at Climb Real Estate Group. “I am honored to join Climb Real Estate Group,” says Balog. “We are strategically well positioned to to serve the needs of buyers and sellers in San Francisco for all their residential and leasing real estate needs.”

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San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) March 05, 2012

This past Friday, February 24th, Climb Real Estate Group, a full-service general real estate brokerage serving the San Francisco Bay Area, celebrated an accomplished and successful past year. Climb would especially like to honor their hard working Top 11 Producers of 2011. These incredible Top 11 Producers were invited to commemorate their achievements at Book Club, a private venue located in downtown San Francisco. Top Producers are recognized not only by the amount of real estate that they are successfully able to market and sell but the satisfaction of their clients.

“It is an honor to be recognized as a 2011 Top Producer by the most progressive, enthusiastic and successful Real Estate firm in San Francisco’s South Beach and SOMA market place. CLIMB is all about working hard, playing hard and we all seem to thoroughly enjoy this business” said Brian Anderson, Senior Sales Associate and one of the Top 11.

Climb’s Top 11 for 2011

• Mark Choey, Senior Sales Associate and Climb Co-Founder
• Marcus Lee, Sales Director and Top Producer 2010
• Dirk Kinley, Senior Broker Associate and Top 1% Producer 2010
• Kristen Stuecher, Senior Sales Associate and First Time Top Producer
• Brian Anderson, Senior Sales Associate and Honor Circle Award as Sales Leader 2010
• Gertrude Villanueva, Senior Broker Associate and Top 10 San Francisco Agent 2011
• Kevin Gueco, Senior Sales Associate and First Time Top Producer
• Joshua Lawrence, Broker Associate and Top Producer 2010
• Matt Finley, Senior Associate and One Rincon Hill Specialist
• Tiffany Combs, Managing Broker and Climb Co-Founder
• Jessie Lee, Senior Associate and Rookie of the Year 2010

Climb would also like to recognize the entire immensely hard-working team. For 2011 Climb Real Estate Groups combined sales totaled over $100 million.

About Climb Real Estate Group: Climb Real Estate Group is a full-service general real estate brokerage with an emphasis on the purchase, sale, rental and marketing of select residential new developments, commercial and premier resale properties. We specialize in condos, high rises, lofts and homes in South Beach, SOMA, South Beach, Mission Bay, Rincon Hill, Potrero Hill and Central Waterfront. Our focus is on urban-style properties, specializing in new construction, historic loft conversions, live/work spaces, Victorian flats, modern condominiums, and stylish single-family homes. We also have exclusive access to Off-Market Listings, Foreclosures and Developer Specials.

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San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) January 06, 2012

Climb Real Estate Group, a San Francisco home sales office, one of the leading independent real estate brokerages, knows that, as a company, they can only go as far as their talented real estate agents can take them. Many of their agents performed very well in 2011 and, as 2012 dawns, they wanted to announce the top producing real estate agents for Climb Real Estate Group over the previous 12 months.

The honor of #1 Companywide Top Producer for 2011 is Mark Choey. During his time with the company, Choey has been a consistent top producer and his stellar effort over the past year earned him the top honor. He had impressive sales at The Infinity, Millennium Towers, and Madrone.

Sales Director Marcus Lee also had a great year and finished as the #2 Companywide Top Producer with Dirk Kinley rounding out the top three for the Companywide Top Producers. Both Marcus and Dirk Kinley provided an impressive roster of city-wide sales in from a diversity of locations including Soma, South Beach and Mission Bay to Forest Hills and Presidio Heights.

Climb Real Estate Group also wishes to recognize the other leading sales producers of 2011, including Kristen Stuecher, Brian Anderson, Gertrude Villanueva, Kevin Gueco, Joshua Lawrence, Matt Finley, Tiffany Combs, and Jessie Lee.

“The market had many complexities and uncertainties in 2011, yet our agents displayed incredible dedication and tenacity and achieved success,” said Tiffany Combs, Managing Broker of Climb Real Estate. “Because of their hard work, integrity and commitment to service, Climb Real Estate Group continues to rank as the number one Soma/South Beach real estate general brokerage.”

With 2011 in the books, Climb Real Estate Group is looking forward to 2012 where many forecasts point to a healthier real estate market. For buyers, sellers and investors in the San Francisco area looking for the real estate opportunities including new home sales, luxury properties, new construction, and bank foreclosures, and short sale opportunities, look to Climb Real Estate Group.

For more information on Climb Real Estate Group, call 415-431-8888 or visit them online at www.climbsf.com. Climb Real Estate Group is located in San Francisco’s Design District at 251 Rhode Island #105 in San Francisco.

About Climb Real Estate Group

Climb Real Estate Group is a San Francisco-based real estate company specializing on luxury homes and property sales. They focus on urban-style properties, specializing on new construction, historic loft conversions, live/work spaces, Victorian flats, modern condominiums, and stylish single-family home sales.

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