CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Carolina Multiple Listing Services, Inc. (CarolinaMLS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Charlotte Regional Realtor® Association, has signed a new agreement with ShowingTime, the real estate industry's leading showing management technology provider, to deliver appointment center services for more than 8,000 real estate professionals subscribing to CarolinaMLS.

"ShowingTime Appointment Center has developed innovative technology solutions that support Realtors® as well as the goals of CarolinaMLS," said Steve Byrd, vice president and CTO of CarolinaMLS. "Their 24/7 service, best-in-class mobile app, two-way text messaging and analytic reports will not only afford our agents a great experience but will help agents provide even better service to buyers and sellers."

ShowingTime is the only service in the real estate industry staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week with live appointment specialists. CarolinaMLS agents will also benefit from using the ShowingTime mobile app to review existing appointments, schedule new ones, access driving directions and/or view showing instructions, all while in the field. When combined with online scheduling via CarolinaMLS, which includes a ShowingCart, mapping and more, no showing request is ever missed.

"We are extremely pleased Carolina Multiple Listing Services, Inc. selected ShowingTime to equip its members with the latest technology for scheduling showings," said ShowingTime President Michael Lane. "Our Appointment Center adds measurable efficiencies to the appointment scheduling process. Listing agents don't have to worry about missing any showing requests, while showing agents appreciate how quickly our appointment specialists work to confirm appointments."

About CarolinaMLS

The Charlotte Regional Realtor® Association is a trade association that provides its more than 7,000 Realtor® members with the resources and services they need to conduct ethical, professional, successful and profitable businesses. The association operates the Carolina Multiple Listing Services, Inc. (CarolinaMLS), which has approximately 8,000 Subscribers and is the private cooperative Realtors® use for access to tens of thousands of residential listings in a multicounty service area, including Charlotte, the Piedmont area of North Carolina and South Carolina, and beyond.

About ShowingTime

ShowingTime equips MLSs, Associations, offices, brokers and agents with tools to schedule showings, generate feedback and report on activity. Its products are used by more than 53,000 offices nationwide and integrated with 200+ MLSs to manage 2.5 million showings every month. For more information, please visit www.showingtime.com.

For more information about the Charlotte Regional Realtor® Association, visit www.CarolinaHome.com. For an interview with Vice President and CTO, Steve Byrd, please contact Kim Walker.