Move CEO Addresses ListHub Purchase and Other Topics
In a recent industry letter, Steve Berkowitz, Chief Executive Officer of Move, Inc., talks recent Move events, including their entrance into the syndication arena. Update from Berkowitz
NJMLS Executive Director Tina Griffin to Retire after 34 Years
According to a press release from NJMLS on October 1st, 2010. Tina Griffin, the respected Executive Director of the New Jersey Multiple Listing Service, has announced that she will be retiring in January 2011 after 34 years at the helm of the REALTOR® owned organization. This marks the end of a long career, with many significant achievements marking the milestones of a company that has long been the benchmark to which other MLS systems aspire. Nelson Chen, Broker/Owner of The Chen Agency and President of the NJMLS Board of Directors, states, “I have had the privilege and honor of working with [...]
Point2 Announces New MLS/Association Syndication Program Inplementations
NEWS RELEASE Point2 Technologies Announces Eleven New MLS and Association Listing Syndication Program Implementations Saskatoon, SK and Vancouver, BC September 27, 2010 Point2 Technologies (”Point2“) today announced eleven additional real estate MLSs (Multiple Listing Service) and Associations in the United States have recently selected and completed the implementation of the companys benchmark setting property listing aggregation and syndication solution. Todays announcement follows a September 22, 2010 release by Point2 that the REALTOR®Association Of Greater Fort Lauderdale, Inc., one of the largest REALTOR® Associations in the State of Florida, with 8,600 members and 20,000 listings, had also completed the Point2 program roll [...]
MRED Launches new brand image How strong is YOUR brand image?
It’s very exciting to see MRED, the second largest MLS in the United States launch a new brand image for their company. Their tagline “reinventing MLS” may give all of us a clue about where Russ Bergeron, their new CEO and the rest of his staff are going. It looks like they are going to “shake things up” a bit. I am heartened by a leader in the MLS industry that is taking their brand seriously. They have launched a whole new marketing campaign to help build awareness of their brand to their subscribers. By using such an inspirational mark, [...]
The RPR – Data Seeker Update
The RPR Data Seeker Update It has been almost twelve months since the San Diego NAR conference when RPR had their coming out party and began the data wars our industry finds itself in. Maybe it didn’t actually start the whole issue of using MLS data for non-traditional purposes, but it certainly put it in our mainstream discussions. It also made the whole concept of using MLS data for purposes other than selling properties a concept that the industry was willing to consider. This was a big shift and one that hadn’t had much energy since REGIB (Real Estate Business [...]
Discover MLS Takes MLS System Designed for CAR/CALREDD Product National
Bret Wiener, one of the former founders of Concentric MLS, announced today in the following press release that the software originally built for the CAR/CALREDD initiative is now being offered on a national basis through his new company, Discover MLS. Discover MLS has already made a significant impact on the MLS industry with its introduction of a Web 2.0 solution, designed on Adobe Flash®. Other major vendors obviously took notice as they are in the process of developing new MLS versions that allow them to offer similar features such as the multi-tasking session features offered by Discover MLS. Read full Press [...]
Top 10 REALTOR® Associations and Total REALTORS® by State
NAR just released its July 31, 2010 National Association of REALTORS® Monthly Membership Report. Below are some interesting findings: NAR reports that the total number of REALTORS® in America at the end of July, 2009 was 1,112,645. At the end of July 2010, NAR reported the number of REALTORS® in America was down 3.85%, making the current total 1,088,703. In this same national report, it is not surprising given the economy that every state’s total number of REALTORS® has dropped several percentage points. Currently, the top 10 states with the highest number of REALTORS® include: 1.) California- a. Last July [...]
How To Set-Up A Facebook Fan Page
Due to a high level of interest in learning more about Facebook Fan Pages, we have researched and provided the following step-by-step approach to setting up a Facebook Fan Page. We hope you enjoy! Without a doubt it can be tricky to locate the “Add a Facebook Page.” To jump straight to this page, and avoid the multi-step navigation process outlined below, here is the link: http://www.facebook.com/pages/create.php If you cannot access the “Create a Page” link above, follow the below steps. 1.) Go to the home page of your personal Facebook page, and click the Account button 2.) Click “Account” and [...]
Listing Book LLC to Acquire Cyberhomes.com
Press Release Listingbook LLC Enters into a Definitive Agreement with LPS Real Estate Group to Acquire Cyberhomes.com Listingbook will continue to operate the website as a ‘best-in-class online real estate destination powered by LPS premier data aggregation services JACKSONVILLE, Fla. and GREENSBORO, N.C. Aug. 3, 2010 Lender Processing Services, Inc. (NYSE: LPS), a leading provider of integrated technology and services to the mortgage and real estate industries, announced today that its subsidiary, LPS Real Estate Group, Inc., and Listingbook LLC, a leading provider of broker and agent client servicing applications, have signed an agreement for Listingbook to take over [...]
CoreLogic Extends Data Licensing Agreement with the Houston Association of REALTORS® (HAR)
CORELOGIC AND HOUSTON ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® EXTEND DATA LICENSING AGREEMENT SANTA ANA, Calif., Aug. 2, 2010 CoreLogic (NYSE: CLGX), a leading provider of information, analytics and business services, today announced that it has renewed and expanded its longstanding data licensing agreement with the Houston Association of REALTORS® (HAR). The agreement extends the permitted uses of HARs listing data beyond automated valuation models (AVMs) to other risk management solutions. Under the agreement, HAR will also join the CoreLogic MarketLinx Data Co-op, which facilitates the sharing of real estate listings with other multiple listing services (MLSs) around the country, and will provide [...]
A lesson from a departed friend – Chris Warner
We write so much in our industry about stuff. Stuff like technology, politics, data and other topics dominate our blogs and daily reading but today I want to share a few thoughts about a person that many of you may not know, Chris Warner, who was very important to me, and others, in our early days in our industry. Chris recently passed away. Chris and I, like many of our cohorts in our industry, worked together at PRC Realty Systems in the 80’s when the whole MLS industry was in the process of becoming computerized. I actually learned of Chris’s [...]
Electronic Faxing becoming a “core” service offering for MLSs
Core service offerings for MLSs continues to evolve and expand as MLSs look for ways to help their subscribers save money while serving the needs of their clients better. According to the 2009 CMLS MLS Operations Benchmarking Survey, nearly 60% of MLSs now provide Electronic faxing and Document Management as a core service offering. As noted in the 2009 WAV Group Transaction Management Adoption Study, usage of methods for processing transactions online continue to grow. Agents first become comfortable with processing forms online. That process worked so well that they are now quickly adopting other online tools to make the process of [...]