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More Great Questions on RPR for MLSs!

Brian Larson commented on another set of great questions yesterday from John Rees on MLS Tesseract, that John posted on his Strategic MLS blog that look at legal considerations to consider when evaluating the RPR opportunity. We encourage all MLSs to read John’s questions and to include them in their discussions and evaluations. Click to see the entire  article from John Rees Another question that came up as a result of my RPR Report from Ron Stephen, Executive Vice President of RealtyWEB.NET MLS in Jacksonville, FL was the potential impact RPR […]

By |2018-05-03T21:26:15-07:00February 2nd, 2010|Main category, MLS Insights|Comments Off on More Great Questions on RPR for MLSs!
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MarketLinx provides online auction solution

MarketLinx, Inc.,  provider of information technology to the residential real estate industry and a member of The First American Corporation (NYSE: FAF) family of companies, announced today that it has partnered with RealtyBid.com to offer an integrated online real estate auction tool to its MLXchangeTM, TEMPO® and InnoViaTM multiple listing service (MLS) customers.  Through the agreement, MarketLinx MLS users can easily upload listing data and photos to RealtyBid.com and start an online auction with just a few mouse clicks. […]

By |2018-05-03T21:26:15-07:00February 1st, 2010|Main category|Comments Off on MarketLinx provides online auction solution
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RPR – To Join or Not to Join is Not the Only Question!

Since the announcement made by NAR on the formation of RPR and their public rollout at the NAR conference in San Diego, RPR and their proposed business model has been a major topic of conversation in MLSs across the U.S.  Some MLSs seem to think this is an idea long overdue while others have expressed “no interest” while most seem to be somewhere in between with a “wait and see” attitude. c planning session we facilitated for a major MLS the topic of RPR participation was, of course, discussed.  Our approach to the discussion, as with any business issue, is [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:26:15-07:00February 1st, 2010|Broker Technology Research, Broker-Agent Information, Main category, MLS Insights, Product Management, Reports, Sales Advisory, Suveys and Research, Technology Evaluation|Comments Off on RPR – To Join or Not to Join is Not the Only Question!
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Update on Real Estate Advertising in Newspapers

  It looks to me like the Inman Conference in August of 2007 accurately marked the shift from Newspaper advertising to print advertising in Real Estate.  Way to go Brad!  I think you may have placed the thorny crown upon the king that gave you life as a writer (Although I think that the Chron still does very well compared to their peers in other cities).  Nevertheless, so it was that real estate began to spend more dollars advertising online, and so it continues today.  But there is a bright light in this story.  Take a careful look at what [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:26:16-07:00January 29th, 2010|Main category|Comments Off on Update on Real Estate Advertising in Newspapers
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Using Market Stats to Sell More Real Estate

A few months ago I wrote a paper about Edutizing that talks about how to transform your online marketing approach away from traditional advertising to Edutizing. Edutizing allows you to share your insights and local knowledge as a way to attract new customers instead of bombarding potential customer with “me-isms”  that we see so many times in real estate advertising. Krisstina Wise, partner in the Goodlife Team and noted memeber of the AFIRE network(Awesome Females in Real Estate) has created a great method for using local market statistics as a method for building readership to her blog while positioning her [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:26:16-07:00January 27th, 2010|Main category|Comments Off on Using Market Stats to Sell More Real Estate
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IMAPP Offers Expanded Revenue Opportunities to Multiple Listing Services Partnership

IMAPP, a leading provider of public records and property data software, today announced a new service with the potential to generate non-dues revenue for their MLS customers. According to a press release issued today by IMAPP: IMAPP’s new premium information product allows Multiple Listing Services (MLS) the option to maintain control over their data and generate revenue from their listings. Beginning immediately, IMAPP clients can elect to combine their data with IMAPP’s products and market to a new audience. Today most brokers publish their listing data to multiple sites including Zillow, Trulia and Realtor.com. These companies and many others are trying [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:26:16-07:00January 26th, 2010|Main category|Comments Off on IMAPP Offers Expanded Revenue Opportunities to Multiple Listing Services Partnership
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New Subscription Model needed for Broker CMA services

Brokers are facing new challenges in today’s economy.  Traditional firms have often focused on advertising or co-op advertising as a primary benefit to agents who join their firms.  The new broker model is different.  Brokers are turning more and more toward training agents and the offering of technology services that are vital to the success of real estate professionals today.  When brokers look at implementing technology services today, they face pricing challenges from vendors who are slow to understand the broker’s business model.  Companies who offer CMA products charge monthly fees per agent rather than bulk service fees – making [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:26:16-07:00January 26th, 2010|Broker Technology Research, Broker-Agent Information, Main category|Comments Off on New Subscription Model needed for Broker CMA services
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calREDD launches in Chico, Oroville and Paradise

calREDD™, the statewide Multiple Listing Service, launches in Chico, Oroville, and Paradise LOS ANGELES (Jan. 25) calREDD™ today announced a succession of successful launches at the Chico Association of REALTORS®, the Oroville Association of REALTORS®, and the Paradise Association of REALTORS®. Members of those associations now can view properties for sale, place listings, prepare CMAs, and access agents for referrals via calREDD™, the statewide Multiple Listing Service (MLS). calREDD™ has been up and running to users acclaim since Jan. 11 at the Lake County Association of REALTORS® and since Aug. 17 at the Madera Association of REALTORS® and the Merced [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:26:16-07:00January 25th, 2010|Main category|Comments Off on calREDD launches in Chico, Oroville and Paradise
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dotloop.com gains national media attention

WAV Group missed the initial press on DotLoop.  They appear to provide REALTORS with an online offer submission utility combined with electronic signatures and transaction management.  Our recent Transaction Management adoption study did not include them because we did not know they existed.  Here is a quick clip that appeared on FOX news earlier in the month.  What are your thoughts - PASS Or FAIL?

By |2018-05-03T21:26:16-07:00January 24th, 2010|Main category|Comments Off on dotloop.com gains national media attention
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Supreme Court Ruling impacts NAR

The Supreme Court made a significant ruling today that says the government may not ban political spending by corporations in candidate elections.  It is a great victory for the National Association of REALTORS' lobby group. They can spend as much as they want now. The case brought to the court was a residual of the McCain-Feingold Law that banned the broadcast, cable, or satellite transmission of 'electioneering communications' paid for by corporate or labor unions from their general funds in the 30 days before a presidential primary and in the 60 days before the general elections.  The Supremes ruled that [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:26:16-07:00January 22nd, 2010|Broker Technology Research, Broker-Agent Information, Main category|Comments Off on Supreme Court Ruling impacts NAR
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Google uses direct mail for lead generation

  As you can see from the photo, my mail "in box" gets very little attention.  Imagine my surprise when I received a direct mail marketing piece from Google! For the past 5 years or so, real estate brokers and practitioners have been bludgeoned to believe that print marketing is dead, and that online marketing is the way to go.  One would think that there would be no better poster child for online marketing than the inventor of the concept - Google.  But alas, the king has revealed that online advertising on its own is not good enough.  Google realizes that direct mail, print advertising is [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:26:17-07:00January 21st, 2010|Broker Technology Research, Main category|Comments Off on Google uses direct mail for lead generation
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