Real Estate Technology Archive


SharperAgent Partners with Real Estate One

RISMEDIA, Nov. 27, 2007-SharperAgent has announced the release of ‘e-Marketing One,' a customized customer relationship management and marketing suite developed in partnership with Michigan's largest Real Estate brokerage, Real Estate One. ...


Home Alliance Program to Offer Home Improvement and Maintenance Solutions

RISMEDIA, Nov. 27, 2007-Ethix Media has announced that its flagship product Homeminders will be included in Pillar To Post's new Home Alliance Program (HAP), designed to benefit real estate agents and home buyers and sellers. Pillar To Post, a leading home inspection service, recently launched HAP nationally to help estate ...


Company Makes Virtual Tours Less Challenging

RISMEDIA, Nov. 26, 2007-According to a recent study by Ipsos Research, 62% of online home shoppers want to view a virtual tour before making contact with a real estate agent. But for the Realtor, providing that experience -- i.e. a virtual tour -- has been challenging, not to mention costly ...


Raveis.com Now Offers Local Housing Data

RISMEDIA, Nov. 20, 2007-As always, buying or selling a home in today's market requires research. Through various multiple listing services, Web sites and town records, an abundance of information exists. But before becoming overwhelmed with thoughts of statistics, percentages, prices and ratios, consider this: raveis.com has already done the work ...


MRIS Implements New Security Tools

RISMEDIA, Nov. 16, 2007-In late 2006, Metropolitan Regional Information Systems (MRIS) made the decision to implement the SAFEMLS strong authentication system from Clareity Security. During the implementation planning phase in early 2007, MRIS reviewed the option of including Single Sign On as part of the improved security initiative. The resolution ...


Signature Service GMAC Real Estate Achieves 230% Growth in Agent Population

RISMEDIA, Nov. 16, 2007-In a recent discussion with AlignMark's Don Kottick, VP, Products & Services, it was revealed that "Signature Service GMAC was now sitting at a phenomenal 230% increase in their agent population for 2007 YTD" and "they have a large number of prospects who have committed to join ...


Marketlinx and Most Home Renew Agreement

RISMEDIA, Nov. 16, 2007-MarketLinx, Inc., a provider of information technology to the residential real estate industry and Most Home Real Estate Services, announced the renewal of their reseller and original equipment manufacturer agreement. Through this agreement, MarketLinx offers Most Home's leading wireless multiple listing service (MLS) solution to its more ...


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GE Security’s New ActiveKEY Delivers Wireless Productivity, Competitiveness and Safety

RISMEDIA, Nov. 15, 2007-GE Security, Inc., a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of the General Electric Co., announced its new wireless lockbox key. According to the company, ActiveKEY has garnered significant early acceptance since its launch in August and is now being used by more than 33,000 real estate agents in ...


Fidelity Announces Cyberhomes, Now Out of Beta, Featuring Increased Functionality and Community Data

RISMEDIA, Nov. 15, 2007-Fidelity National Real Estate Solutions (FNRES), a division of Fidelity National Financial, Inc. announces the launch of Cyberhomes- a complete online destination for home evaluation and neighborhood information. According to the company, the launch marks the unveiling of the Cyberhomes modular homepage - an animated and configurable ...


Point2 Expands Real Estate Listing Syndication Network

RISMEDIA, Nov. 15, 2007-Point2 Technologies Inc. ("Point2") expanded its real estate listing syndication network with two new live feeds from the Company's Point2 NLS (National Listing Service) to high traffic real estate search sites Zillow and Cyberhomes.com, Fidelity National Real Estate Solutions' real estate portal and listing content source for ...


Clareity Security Expands SAFEMLS User Base to over 325,000

RISMEDIA, Nov. 14, 2007-Clareity Security's demonstrated leadership in the real estate security space continues with the recent addition of several new MLS customers who recently made the decision to implement SAFEMLS® for their subscribers including:Sandicor, Inc. (greater San Diego Area) ...


Zillow.com and 11 Newspaper Companies Form Online Real Estate Partnership

RISMEDIA, Nov. 14, 2007-Zillow.com and 11 newspaper publishing companies representing 282 newspapers nationwide announced plans for a strategic partnership to extend local classified advertising such as for-sale listings and open house information to Zillow's online platform.Local advertisers who place their print and online listings with the newspapers will be able ...


MarketLinx Launches New Software Featuring Microsoft Virtual Earth

RISMEDIA, Nov. 12, 2007-MarketLinx, Inc., a provider of information technology to the residential real estate industry, announced the launch of the latest version of its Multiple Listing Service (MLS) system, MLXchange 4.0, which supports Microsoft Virtual Earth mapping software. ...


United Country Real Estate to Post All Property Listings on Zillow.com

RISMEDIA, Nov. 12, 2007-Zillow.com and United County Real Estate announced a partnership to feed approximately 25,000 United Country property listings to the Zillow.com Web site on a daily basis. This agreement for Zillow's Listings Feed program allows home sellers listing with United Country agents nationwide to automatically gain marketing exposure ...