The real estate industry is constantly growing, and data consolidation has become a major focus for the Real Estate Standard Organization. That is why they provide new technologies to address this issue and others, such...
The real estate industry is changing rapidly and with it, the role of the real estate agent. Thanks to advanced technology, real estate agents can now access unprecedented information about property listings and their surrounding communities...
IDX or Internet Data Exchange is why you and I are able to browse MLS listings online. More specifically, IDX is the set of rules, licenses, and technologies that allow real estate agents to access...
It is no secret that the real estate business is trending toward mobile. Following years of steady growth, NAR reported for the first time this year that buyers used mobile devices as often as computers when...
To add IDX to your website you first need to know what type of IDX you want to use. There are two ways through which you can add IDX to your website. You can do...
The difference between IDX and RETS concerns the way data is transferred from your MLS to your website. RETS transfers are raw, meaning you need additional software to interpret them on your site. But they...
The real estate industry is evolving at a rapid pace. Each year agents and brokers have more tools at their disposal than the year before. But even with all the change, one thing remains the...
Real estate has its own language. And if you are not familiar with it, it can be hard to sort out. We get a lot of client questions about IDX, RETS, and other acronyms. So...
The short answer is yes. As a real estate agent, you need a real estate website. A long answer involves many factors that influence the benefits of having your own real estate website. We will...
Once you finish your training and obtain the real estate license, the question arises how to present your listings and how to obtain a good online presence? That’s when such terms like IDX, WordPress, CRM,...
Elementor is a widely popular page builder for WordPress. Known for its high-level design and live front-end editing, Elementor has helped millions of WordPress users build beautiful sites faster. Now, you can add IDX to Elementor and...
IDX is an umbrella term for technologies that connect a real estate website to an MLS, including iFrames, FTP, RETS, and RESO Web API. VOW also connects a website to an MLS, but because it...
Almost every company operates online by having a website. WordPress is one of the best platforms for creating websites, especially real estate websites. Since WordPress is one of the best, there are many tips, tricks...
Throughout the world, among the businesses that are flourishing are real estate directories. This is becoming more widespread in countries like the USA and Canada, where the MLS rules all real estate transactions. Most often,...
Have you ever published a real estate listing only to find it word-for-word reposted on Craigslist or another site? Theft is a major problem in the real estate industry. It can create illegitimate competition and divert...
Inman and NAR don’t give out real estate awards for password security. Maybe they should. No one likes dealing with passwords. It takes time out of an already busy schedule for real estate agents. And the...
Elementor is one of the most popular page builders on WordPress. It has various professional applications and is used across industries. Now Elementor and all its features have come to real estate. With Realtyna, you can add IDX...
Background MRMLS or Montana Regional MLS covers an area from the heart of the Rocky Mountains down to the borders of the state of Idaho. It covers database feeds from the following sources for the purpose of...
The real estate business is very popular nowadays. Many new companies are registered every day around the world. However, only a small part of them function successfully. Along with other factors, correct web development is...
So you need a Real Estate website? You need a professional plugin. A self-made website, or some without the proper features is one of the 10 Online Real Estate Marketing Mistakes You Do Not Want...
More and more leads are shopping for homes the web. This has led more and more real estate agents to build IDX real estate websites and market online. The influx of activity has led to...
Good IDX real estate websites provide the information leads expect in predictable ways. Great IDX real estate websites provide features and content leads did not know they needed. To help you move your IDX real estate...
Miami is one of the most renowned real estate markets in the world. With exclusive neighborhoods like Brickell, Coconut Grove, Miami Beach and the Coral Gables, the area attracts athletes, actors and businesspeople, as well...
You cannot find out individual visitors to your site, but you can use some freely available software, such as Google Analytics, to find out how many visitors come to your site, when they are most...
It’s a situation no one wants. You go online, type in your url, and find your IDX real estate website won’t load. You click refresh—still nothing. The first reaction for most is to fire off a...
Search engine ranking is massively important for a real estate IDX website. It’s how agents attract homebuyers to their sites, and it is one of the foundations of lead generation. But in rare instances, your IDX...
Comments are great for an IDX real estate website. They allow your readers to engage with you and with each other. This helps build a sense of community, and it keeps leads browsing. As the owner...
GLVAR covers one of the hottest real estate markets in the country—Las Vegas, Nevada. Now you can pull listing data from GLVAR and host them on your WordPress site to boost your online marketing and increase...
As of November 2018, the largest MLS in the U.S. is CRMLS, which covers large areas in southern California, the central coast, and the North Bay. CRMLS has 95,000+ members, 100,000+ active listings, and if...
TREND MLS hosts one of the largest listing databases on the East Coast. By connecting your website to TREND MLS via IDX, you can generate more traffic and capture more leads. As a TREND vendor,...
ListHub is a real estate syndication service in North America that provides listings to third-party publishers and collects data on consumer traffic. Under the ListHub model, participating brokers can choose which publishers receive their listings. ListHub...
With Realtyna’s integration software for WordPress you can import ListHub listings and build a property search website. With content agreements with over 600 MLS, ListHub is the nation’s largest real estate syndication service. It is also...
To add IDX and school ratings to a WordPress website, you should download and install Realtyna’s Organic MLS Integration plugin and the School Info Add-On. Then you should add the RETS username and password from...
Broker Reciprocity is the principle of cooperation that backs all Internet Data Exchange (IDX) programs. Under Broker Reciprocity, participating brokers are granted access to the listings of all other participating brokers in exchange for granting...
You hear a lot about needing certain MLS integration methods, but how do they actually help you generate leads? Organic MLS Integration, unique to Realtyna, gives leads the speed, accuracy, and features they want while...
An IDX website is a website that displays listings from an MLS by way of an Internet Data Exchange or IDX. Typically maintained by a real estate agent, an IDX website is designed to help...
Whether you are a new agent or a long-time broker, this guide will show you the steps to build an IDX real estate website with WordPress and set the foundation for growth. Building an IDX website...
Add IDX to your Bridge Theme for a robust real estate site you’ll love. There’s a reason developers turn again and again to Bridge Theme. It’s one of the most powerful WordPress themes available. With flexible...
Is my IDX framed? We’ve written thousands of words on this blog about Organic MLS Integration and its superiority over IDX framing. There is the fact that organic listings will improve your search engine visibility. There is fact...
What is an IDX Search? An IDX search is a real estate website feature that allows users to search active MLS property listings using keywords, locations, prices, and other parameters. Designed to help match homebuyers to...