Austin Board of REALTORS® announces Tim Dain as new MLS Director

AUSTIN, Texas – Aug. 3, 2015 – Today, the Austin Board of REALTORS® (ABoR) announced the appointment of Tim Dain as Multiple Listing Service Director.   A seasoned MLS executive, Dain brings a unique combination of experience to ABoR, including leading a regional MLS, where he oversaw significant growth for the MLS; working as a REALTOR®, both as an agent and a broker; working in information technology outside the REALTOR® organization; and serving four years in the U.S. military. ABoR CEO Paul Hilgers commented on the announcement, “Tim’s extensive experience in evolving MLS organizations and his industry acumen will be [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:23:37-07:00August 3rd, 2015|MLS Insights, Press Releases|Comments Off on Austin Board of REALTORS® announces Tim Dain as new MLS Director
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REDPLAN™ Announces New Board Members

Scottsdale, Ariz. (July 30, 2015) - REDPLAN™, Inc., the real estate information industry data protection association, announced today that two more industry leaders have joined its Board of Directors: Chris Galler, Chief Executive Officer of the Minnesota Association of REALTORS®, and Victor Lund, founding partner of WAV Group and CEO of RE Technology. REDPLAN’s Board of Directors is now comprised of: Gregg Larson, Clareity Security Claude Szyfer, Strook, Strook & Lavan John Mosey, Northstar MLS Merri Jo Cowen, My Florida Regional MLS John Leonardi, Buffalo Niagara Association of REALTORS® Martin Scrocchi, Instanet Solutions Ira Luntz, SolutionStar Brian Mushaney, RealtyTrac Victor [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:23:37-07:00July 30th, 2015|Main category, Press Releases|Comments Off on REDPLAN™ Announces New Board Members
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Broker Public Portal Selects 1000watt as Brand and Creative Agency

Partnership set to move historic project forward with strong identity and message Arroyo Grande, CA – July 23th, 2015 – The Broker Public Portal Project, a partnership between real estate brokerage firms and MLSs across the country aimed at creating a better, simpler digital home search for consumers, has selected 1000watt as the agency that will create the “BPP” brand identity and message. The BPP project has attracted widespread support from a nearly equal combination of 100 brokers and MLS representing about 750,000 agents. “We are genuinely excited to be moving forward with a strong and respected creative partner like [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:23:38-07:00July 22nd, 2015|Main category, Press Releases|Comments Off on Broker Public Portal Selects 1000watt as Brand and Creative Agency
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Homes.com and RE/MAX, LLC Expand Technology Agreement

Norfolk, Virginia (July 21, 2015) – Homes.com and RE/MAX, LLC (NYSE: RMAX) are renewing and expanding their long-standing technology and advertising agreement. RE/MAX has selected Homes.com to power the remax.com website and the RE/MAX suite of mobile applications through 2017, extending the relationship that began in 2005. “We’re thrilled that RE/MAX has once again selected Homes.com to power the most important elements of their online marketing efforts,” said David Mele, president of Homes.com. “We offer RE/MAX and its Affiliates a unique approach, combining our innovative technology services with our vast consumer reach. Together, we are leveraging the audiences of Homes.com [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:23:38-07:00July 21st, 2015|Main category, Press Releases|Comments Off on Homes.com and RE/MAX, LLC Expand Technology Agreement
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Staff Promotions Announced at NTREIS, Inc

July 17, 2015 - NTREIS, Inc., the multiple listing service for over 27,000 licensees serving the North Texas Real Estate community, recently announced two internal staff promotions. David Blake has been promoted to Chief Technology Officer and Cindy Miller now serves as Chief Operations Officer for the corporation. As CTO, David is responsible for developing the overall technology vision for the company as well as maintaining systems. David brings 20 years of networking, hardware and application development and has a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. David has served the last 8 years as NTREIS Senior Network Administrator and has been [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:23:38-07:00July 20th, 2015|Main category, Press Releases|Comments Off on Staff Promotions Announced at NTREIS, Inc
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Patrick Arkeveld Appointed New Company President at Lone Wolf Real Estate Technologies

CAMBRIDGE, ONTARIO (JULY 16, 2015) - Lone Wolf Real Estate Technologies Inc. (“Lone Wolf”), the North American leader in residential real estate software, has appointed Patrick Arkeveld to the position of President, effective July 13, 2015. “I’m excited to welcome Patrick to the Lone Wolf family,” says Lorne C. Wallace, CEO of Lone Wolf. “We’ve experienced a significant amount of growth over the past several years and we’re looking forward to continuing that momentum with the guidance and support of our new President. Patrick’s experience and knowledge of operational growth for mid-sized technology companies is a huge asset to Lone [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:23:39-07:00July 16th, 2015|Main category, Press Releases|Comments Off on Patrick Arkeveld Appointed New Company President at Lone Wolf Real Estate Technologies
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Broker Public Portal Retains Larson Skinner PLLC

Arroyo Grande, CA – July 14th, 2015 – The Broker Public Portal (BPP) today announced that it has retained the Minneapolis law firm of Larson Skinner PLLC to assist in developing a broker-friendly and MLS-friendly content license agreement for BPP’s projects. BPP continues its progress to bring a national MLS consumer-facing website to market.  As with any other portal, multiple listing services that will be participating in the Broker Public Portal will need to enter into data license agreements that allow MLS-participant listing information to be displayed on the site. One of the founding covenants of the Broker Public Portal [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:23:39-07:00July 14th, 2015|Main category, Press Releases|Comments Off on Broker Public Portal Retains Larson Skinner PLLC
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Listingbook Delivers A “Better than Zillow” Platform to 500,000 Agents

Greensboro, N.C. – July 8, 2015 – After four years and a six millions dollar investment in its commitment to deliver the best search experience that an agent can provide their clients, Listingbook has recently deployed its new platform in the San Diego MLS market. The addition of San Diego County’s MLS Sandicor marks the 35th deployment of the new Listingbook system, covering over 500,000 real estate agents nationally. Listingbook was designed for real estate agents to give consumers the most up-to-date and comprehensive search experience allowing them to “search like an agent”, while enabling the agent to view the [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:23:39-07:00July 8th, 2015|Main category, Press Releases|1 Comment
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ListTrac Breakthrough Allows Real Estate Professionals to Monetize Listings

ListTrac, known as the "Google Analytics for real estate listings," today unveiled its revenue model, a breakthrough for the real estate industry as it allows, for the first time, a method for real estate professionals to monetize their own listing content as it's distributed across the Internet. "Just as musicians are compensated each time their song is played on the Internet, ListTrac wants real estate professionals to be rewarded every time their listing is viewed on the Internet," said Trent Gardner, CEO of ListTrac. ListTrac is a free tool allowing real estate professionals to monitor their listing's online performance in [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:23:39-07:00July 6th, 2015|Main category, Press Releases|2 Comments
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Broker Public Portal Elects Executive Committee

The Broker Public Portal announces that the Board of Managers has selected the first Executive Committee. Chairman: Merle Whitehead, CEO Realty USA Vice Chairman: John Mosey, CEO NorthstarMLS Secretary: Craig McClelland, Director Metro Brokers Treasurer: Paul Wells, CEO RE/MAX Barrington At Large: Cameron Paine, CEO Connecticut MLS At Large: Chris Heller, CEO Keller Williams Realty "It's an honor to contribute to this vital initiative," says Chairman Whitehead. "The resolve to introduce a new type of property search portal for consumers has never been stronger. Now that we have our new Board of Managers and Executive Committee in place, the talented [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:23:43-07:00June 4th, 2015|Our Services, Press Releases|Comments Off on Broker Public Portal Elects Executive Committee
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RESO Enables Real Estate Technology Innovation Through Standardization

 Four Major MLS Firms Adopt Data Dictionary Morrisville, NC – June 4, 2015 – The real estate industry’s Real Estate Standards Organization (RESO) is fast becoming the industry’s “innovation enabler and cost-saver,” as technology firms serving the real estate industry will be unleashed as property data becomes standardized by the nation’s estimated 850-plus Multiple Listing Service (MLS) firms. Driving the welcome change is the National Association of REALTORS® mandated deadline for the adoption by Realtor affiliated MLSs of the RESO Data Dictionary by Jan. 1 of 2016 – just six months away to ensure industry adoption on enabling standards. Four [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:23:43-07:00June 4th, 2015|Main category, Press Releases|Comments Off on RESO Enables Real Estate Technology Innovation Through Standardization
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Broker Public Portal Elects First Board of Managers

Arroyo Grande, CA – April 28th, 2015 – A nationwide group of leading Multiple Listing Services (MLSs) and real estate brokerage firms supporting the creation of a national property search portal have elected their first board of managers. The initiative, known as the Broker Public Portal, was launched in January and includes a cross section of participants from 37 MLSs and 39 real estate brokerages representing the interests of 826,000 agents. WAV Group project consultant, Victor Lund explains that MLSs have long provided regional consumer facing property search websites. In December of 2014, a group of likeminded MLSs and real [...]

By |2018-05-03T21:23:45-07:00April 29th, 2015|Main category, Press Releases|Comments Off on Broker Public Portal Elects First Board of Managers
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