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...
A RETS data feed is a unique raw data connection between your website and your MLS based on the Real Estate Transaction Standard that allows you to import property listings, and with the right software,...
PHRETS is a free, open source library that helps web developers access a RETS server and download listings. First released in 2006, PHRETS combines the functionality of RETS with the PHP language for web development. For...
Why do real estate agents need websites? To market their business and attract more leads. And what is the most important thing they need on their website? Listings, of course. The reason you as a...
Since its announcement to members in 2017, RESO Web API is expanding among MLS across the country. Reso Web API is designed to provide: BETTER EFFICIENCY Since it is easier to maintain a single system, RESO...
DDF and IDX are both data feed terms for the real estate field. Both serve the same purpose of connecting your real estate website to a Real Estate Board to keep it updated with the...
IDX is the major feature of a real estate website. Without it agents have no listings and no leads. Understanding how your IDX system works can help you make smart business decisions and boost your...
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...
A real estate agent’s IDX system is the engine of her online business. It brings in new listings to her site and allows her to attract leads. It helps her build SEO and develop a...
Heartland MLS, which was launched in 1993 is oriented on providing real estate information in the Greater Kansas City Metropolitan area. Heartland MLS is a part of the MLS Grid, the first organization in the...
A real estate association is a trade group made up of agents and brokers that can provide trainings, lobby the government, produce market research, and operate an MLS for the benefit of its members. The...
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...
RETS access is the url, username, and password that allow MLS members to log into its RETS server. Receiving RETS access is a critical step in connecting a RETS feed to an agent’s website. Since the...
Centered in the Dallas Fort Worth metro area, NTREIS hosts one of the largest listing databases in the country. Now NTREIS users can add a RETS feed to their WordPress website using Realtyna’s Organic RETS...
A RETS server is a computer server that houses a database of property listings operated by an MLS. This server implements RETS, or the real estate transaction standard. Agents and brokers may receive login credentials...
Want to create a Bright MLS IDX website with WordPress, boost your SEO, and generate more leads online? It’s possible with Realtyna’s Organic IDX. In 2017, nine MLS merged to form a new mega MLS in...
Getting a RETS feed is essential to many IDX projects. But the process can be confusing, as it involves a lot of moving parts. There is paperwork to sign and fees to pay. Sometimes there are...
RETS or the Real Estate Transaction Standard is a framework that streamlines property listing data transfers among MLSs, agents, and brokers to address decentralization in the real estate industry and speed the development of IDX,...
If you have been in the real estate industry for the last 20 years, you have had to keep up with evolving technical jargon. Similarly, if you are new to real estate, you have had...
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...
You may have heard that the RESO Web API is replacing RETS. As of June 2018, RESO will stop supporting RETS in an official capacity. The organization will end certification services for RETS and shift resources to...
In your research on IDX options, you may have come across RETS and VOW. Both are data feeds to connect your website to your MLS. Both contain property listings to build your IDX display. But...
If you're in the real estate industry, you may have come across the term RETS. RETS is a technology standard that streamlines property listing data transfers among MLSs, agents, and brokers to address decentralization in the...
Are you looking for a RETS plugin for WordPress? It doesn’t get any simpler than Realtyna’s Organic MLS Integration. Under our business model, you provide the feed and we take care of everything else. Everything else includes: - Installation...
Realtyna’s Organic MLS Integration is a WordPress RETS plugin designed to streamline the MLS data connection process for web developers. If you are working on a website fed by IDX/RETS, Organic MLS Integration can speed the...
If your MLS offers a RETS feed, you can use it to improve your IDX display and boost your site’s SEO. To do this you will need to access the RETS server and use several queries...
Realtyna offers a suite of software options to connect your WordPress site to your MLS RETS server. Our signature product is Organic MLS Integration, which includes everything you need to connect to a RETS database and...
You can get a RETS feed by researching a vendor to do the necessary technical work, and then contacting your MLS administrator for the paperwork and fees. Once complete, the MLS will issue a login...
As a real estate professional you have probably come across RETS at some point in your daily activities. What is RETS? How does it work? THE STANDARD RETS or the Real Estate Transaction Standard is a data...
In the United States and Canada, the real estate industry is fragmented. Moreover, there is no central authority overseeing property listings. Instead, each individual real estate association representing a small coverage area maintains an electronic...
With Realtyna’s Organic MLS Integration, our RETS data migration model, your MLS display will flexible, powerful, and rich, and it will update several times a day to feed your website with the latest property updates. 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...
Would you like automatic MLS listings on your website? There are generally two technologies that make that possible: IDX and Organic. IDX IDX is short for Internet Data Exchange. But this title is misleading because with most...
Note: For an updated post of RETS feeds, please see What Is a RETS Feed? Part 2 A RETS feed is a personalized raw data connection between your website and your MLS based on the Real...
IDX Integration is the process of transferring electronic property listings from your MLS to your website. There are generally two technologies to do this—Organic and IDX. You can read more about the difference between Realtyna’s Organic MLS...
What exactly is RETS and what does it offer me over other IDX systems? It’s a question we hear often from our clients, so we decided to put it all out on a page from...