The fast paced, exciting world of real estate is attractive to many. Interest in becoming a real estate agent is now at an all time high. With all the popular shows and movies out there...
Real estate is a fast paced, unpredictable industry. For many people, it can be an exciting, great place to work, while others might dread the ups and downs. But with such a volatile career, even...
Raise your hand if you have a love/hate relationship with the real estate industry. Is that hand raised? Now, raise your hand if you are just tired of it, and it is not worth it...
RESO Web API is a data technology standard for the real estate industry designed to streamline the movement of listings data across MLS, reduce local hosting and security costs for agents and brokers, and push...
Canada has more than 80 real estate boards. Most participate in the Canadian Real Estate Association’s Data Distribution Facility. Some provide listings to a Quebec-based service known as Centris. Others like, the Toronto Real Estate...
This comprehensive list of MLS in the U.S. provides a state-by-state breakdown of the 581 multiple listing services currently active in the real estate industry. The number of MLSs in the U.S. is constantly changing. Due...
IDX works by establishing a data connection between your website and your MLS or IDX provider, importing listings, displaying them on your front-end, and running updates. Because IDX refers to any transfer of real estate...
No, there is no national MLS in the U.S. The real estate industry is decentralized in the United States so instead of a national MLS, there are 500+ small and medium MLS each with its...
Strictly speaking, no college degree is needed to be a real estate agent, though a degree can help you get ahead, especially if it’s in management, finance, economics, marketing, or a related field. Real estate agents...
Breaking into a new real estate market is tough. It's takes time and money to out-pace the competition already there. But with a solid plan and some persistence you can make a name for yourself and build...
The RESO Data Dictionary is a set of guidelines designed to standardize the structure and content of property listing data across the real estate industry to ensure MLSs, IDX websites, and apps "speak the same...
Real estate affects the economy because it makes up a large portion of individual and business wealth across economic sectors. When real estate prices rise, wealth increases, so individuals and businesses are more likely to...
Real estate is a referral heavy business. To succeed you need to know people and people need to know you. For many agents, this means family and friends are important factors in their business. It’s a difficult...
VOW or virtual office website is a real estate data product offered by most MLS that provides more sales history and off-market data than IDX. VOW is designed to help agents looking to drop the...
As a real estate agent or broker, you may have come across RESO Data Dictionary. You may be wondering what it is, how it works, and how it relates to other RESO standards. We've put together this...
Welcome Realtyna Readers, today's blog post is written by Jay Egger from FitSmallBusiness. Jay Egger is a digital marketing specialist for Fit Small Business, a digital small business education publication. He has experience in public relations,...
RESO Web API is a data technology standard for the real estate industry designed to streamline the movement of listings data across MLS, reduce local hosting and security costs for agents and brokers, and push...
Most real estate agents want to set themselves apart. There's really no secret to do so. You need to work hard and be productive. The top real estate agents and brokers are efficient. They are diligent with their time. And...
Real estate is a balancing act. You want to generate more leads. But you also need to stay organized. As your business grows, maintaining this balance usually gets harder and harder. But it doesn't need to. With a CRM you...
It's an industry fact that some real estate agents are successful and some less so. Some seem to generate strong leads every hour, while others struggle. What sets these agents apart? It's certain that hard work plays...
We get the question all the time. I'm not a licensed real estate agent, can I get an MLS feed? The answer is yes and no. We'll start with the reasons why you might not be able to...
You can’t actually get a national MLS feed in the U.S. because a national MLS feed does not exists. But there are a few alternatives, such as ListHub, other large portals that provide data or...
In the world of IDX, it can be difficult to know what is what. There are many companies, technologies, payment plans, MLS, etc. To keep it all straight, we’ve put together this guide to help you...
For more than ten years Realtyna has been working to bring light to the fact that not all IDX are created equal. While every IDX solution will display property listings from your MLS on your site,...
IDX is an acronym for Internet Data Exchange, the process transferring property listings from an MLS database to an individual real estate website. This process involves several technologies, the most popular of which is framing. Are you...
Due to its decentralized nature, the real estate industry is at risk of having divergent technologies and processes adopted among it’s many members. RESO, or Real Estate Standards Organization, works against this fragmentation by overseeing the...
Yes! With our signature Organic MLS Integration we can set up a data connection from your WordPress site to any MLS in Canada using RETS or DDF. Organic MLS Integration is a full property import, meaning each...
A blog can be many things. It can be a tool for marketing. It can be a platform for community engagement. It can be a method to boost your search engine visibility. Before you do anything...