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Rent. Launches Integrated Tour Scheduling, Radically Simplifying the Renter Journey
RentMarketplace. Empowers Renters to Easily Schedule and Confirm Tours Directly from Listings ATLANTA -- Rent., a leading provider of integrated marketing solutions to the multi- and single-family rental industries, today announced another transformative addition to its RentMarketplace. listings product. The Tour Calendar feature debuts today across four major listings sites within the Rent. network: Rent.com, ApartmentGuide.com, Rentals.com and Redfin.com. This new feature allows prospective renters to schedule and automatically confirm tours at their convenience, based on predetermined tour availability as set by the property team. This means they no longer have to worry about coordinating with busy leasing teams. Finding the perfect place can be a challenge, but RentMarketplace. is here to make the process easy and convenient for both renters and its property management clients. According to extensive data collected by Rent., almost 90% of renters prefer to tour a community before signing a lease. With the Tour Calendar feature, prospective renters can easily schedule tours at a time that suits their busy lifestyle. This represents the third major upgrade to the RentMarketplace. network in two months, following the recent launch of Google Aerial View on listings and the announcement of a strategic agreement with Realtor.com® in April, vastly increasing the reach and potential exposure of Rent. listings to 350M+ monthly website visits. "Tours are a critical driver of securing leases and some Rent. clients with tour capabilities see up to 5x more high-quality leads than clients without tour capabilities," said Rent. CEO Jon Ziglar. "Our new Tour Calendar solution provides properties, regardless of size, the ability to seamlessly capture qualified leads and improve conversion." The Tour Calendar feature greatly benefits property management teams, who are frequently overburdened with the critical tasks of day-to-day operations. The Tour Calendar seamlessly connects a live calendar of tour availability to a property's listing and the leasing teams' email, facilitating better communication and vastly improving the renter experience, all from a single dashboard. This means that leasing teams can spend more time on strategic priorities and avoid unnecessary administrative back-and-forth on rental inquiries. "At Rent. our focus is not only on generating quality leads for our clients. The end goal has to be leases. And, as such, every new enhancement to our listing products is optimized for lead-to-lease conversion," said Nishant Phadnis, Chief Product Officer at Rent. "Making the tour booking process straightforward is crucial to getting leases signed, and it could also bring a boost to your reputation. New residents love to share in reviews how effortless renting was for them." The Tour Calendar feature is now available exclusively for all current and new RentMarketplace. packages at no additional cost. RentMarketplace. is also compatible with leading tour calendar platforms, including AnyoneHome, Entrata, Funnel, MaxLeases, Knock, and Rently. The RentMarketplace. Tour Calendar will be showcased at the Rent. booth during the NAA Apartmentalize conference, taking place in Atlanta, June 7-9, 2023, where clients and prospects can activate the Tour Calendar real-time and explore its features. RentMarketplace Tour Calendar is the latest feature to enhance the listing experience and offer renters easy ways to discover and experience a listed property. It joins features such as Google Aerial View, Places Nearby, Walk Score®, Transit Score® and Profile Sync with Google Business Profile. 2023 has been a year of frequent innovation on the Rent. platform. The company also recently launched the multifamily industry's only automated solution for TikTok advertising and is the first and only rental marketplace network to provide access to two of the country's largest real estate sites, Redfin.com and Realtor.com. About Rent. Rent. is a two-sided marketing platform that simplifies the entire renter experience by matching the right property with the right renter, at the right time. Through the Rent. network of websites, mobile apps and partnerships, Rent. clients can reach over 350 million site visits per month. In addition, Rent. services the property side of the market with scaled marketing solutions such as search engine marketing, lead nurturing through chatbots and client automation tools, and reputation management through ratings and reviews, as well as social media monitoring and marketing. This, paired with advanced search filtering and an optimized consumer app and site experience, enables Rent. to offer renters an ideal home-finding experience. Rent. exists to help people find the perfect place. Rent. is operated by Rent Group Inc., a subsidiary of Redfin Corporation.
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New ShowingTime feature brings real-time tour availability to brokerage sites
Available to any agent or broker website, the feature will speed up and simplify scheduling, which is essential, especially in fast-moving markets CHICAGO, April 4, 2022 -- ShowingTime is unveiling a new feature that displays home tour availability in real time, significantly speeding up the process of booking a home tour and reducing hassles for buyers, sellers and agents alike. "Back-and-forth conversations about tour availability and scheduling hassles are time consuming and a potential deal killer in today's fast-paced market," said Michael Lane, vice president and general manager of ShowingTime. "This new feature's functionality has long been sought in the industry because it helps everyone involved in a transaction — buyers, sellers and agents — by making it crystal clear when a home is available to tour, more quickly and easily getting buyers into the homes they want to see." The feature is live in Dallas, Houston, Denver and Atlanta, and will roll out nationally later this year. It will be available soon for easy inclusion on broker and agent websites everywhere via the application programming interface (API) of ShowingTime, a residential real estate industry leading technology provider of showing management and market stats. Real-time availability is designed to reduce the burden on agents, particularly due to the complicated nature of scheduling in today's highly competitive market. By using the feature, agents know for certain when a home is available to book and can schedule those tours with their buyers faster — a key component to quickly narrowing down the best options in a market where the typical listing lasts just 11 days before a seller accepts an offer. This will also greatly reduce the burden on listing agents to manage showing requests that conflict with unavailable times. Interest in 3D and virtual tours rose during the pandemic, but demand for in-person tours is heating up as well. The number of markets averaging double-digit showings per listing jumped 45% year over year, from 75 to 109 in February, according to ShowingTime's latest Showing Index® report. Typical buyers surveyed by Zillow in both 2020 and 2021 went on three private tours, one more than the typical buyer in 2018 and 2019. And in 2021, 95% of buyers took a private tour. Sellers benefit, too. A simpler, more efficient tour scheduling process means sellers can showcase their homes to more buyers who are ready to transact a sale. Sellers still living in the home they're showing will also have greater insight and control into potential tour windows and know exactly when buyers will arrive. About Zillow Group Zillow Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: Z and ZG) is reimagining real estate to make it easier to unlock life's next chapter. As the most visited real estate website in the United States, Zillow® and its affiliates offer customers an on-demand experience for selling, buying, renting or financing with transparency and ease. Zillow Group's affiliates and subsidiaries include Zillow®, Zillow Offers®, Zillow Premier Agent®, Zillow Home Loans™, Zillow Closing Services™, Zillow Homes, Inc., Trulia®, Out East®, ShowingTime®, Bridge Interactive®, dotloop®, StreetEasy® and HotPads®. Zillow Home Loans, LLC is an Equal Housing Lender, NMLS #10287 (www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org). About ShowingTime ShowingTime is an industry leader in home touring technology and a proud affiliate of Zillow Group, Inc. ShowingTime's technology and services simplify the tour scheduling process for buyers, sellers, and agents across the industry. ShowingTime products are used in hundreds of MLSs representing more than one million real estate professionals across the U.S. and Canada.
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TourZazz Leads the Interoperability Charge in Real Estate Technology
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Local Showings by Delta Media Set for Early April Launch
Unprecedented demand from MLS and brokerages is met with a "guarantee" not to sell, commitment to Phase II development CANTON, Ohio – March 23, 2021 – Delta Media Group announced today the launch of Local Showings, an independent full-featured property showing software and service, as early as the first week in April. Uniquely, Delta Media currently integrates with hundreds of MLS boards nationwide and more than 350 real estate firms, covering 90 percent of all property data in the US. Responding to unprecedented demand from MLSs and brokerages nationwide, Local Showings by Delta Media will be available to non-Delta clients as a standalone iOS and Android mobile app. For Delta clients, Local Showings will be seamlessly integrated into its all-in-one DeltaNET platform. Delta Media also announced its commitment to a Phase II development of Local Showings. Phase II expands call center support and adds technical resources with new functionality for Local Showings, including capabilities that do not exist for current showing products. "We will provide a frictionless experience for brokerages, local MLS boards, and agents," said Delta Media's CEO and owner Michael Minard. "We are not trying to reinvent the wheel. Local Showings is intuitive, so agents don't need to go through hours and hours of training to understand it: It just works." "We also don't want to disrupt any established budgets," Minard explained. "We plan to come in either at the price firms were paying, or even less, so they can avoid funding a company that is no longer a disruptor but a competitor." Delta Media, which is 100% family-owned and operated, is committing in its contracts with MLS boards or brokerages that select Local Showings, a "guarantee" not to sell or be acquired. "Delta Media has been independent for 27 years, and we have been in the trenches with independent real estate companies our entire existence. We're going to continue our independence," Minard added. "We have no outside investors, no VC funds behind us, and no Wall Street investors influencing what we do. We only succeed when our clients succeed. That's why we are guaranteeing remaining independent in our contracts, so MLSs, brokerages, teams and agents don't have to go through this again." Local Showings by Delta features includes: Schedule showings: any listing in the MLS, showing a calendar of available times with built-in request capabilities. Instant notifications: push notifications or text messages sent to agents when a showing is requested or confirmed. Active listings view: allows modification of notes about the listing. Contact view: see contacts sorted by buyers or sellers. Driving tours: dynamically built to see multiple properties with driving instructions. Activity reports: tracks showing schedule activity. See how many showings have been requested, pending, or denied. Feedback view: quickly see feedback on your listings or listings you have shown. Flexibility: ability to select multiple listings and schedule multiple showings with one click. Seller Reports: easily share information with homeowners. Chat: instantly connect and chat with other agents within your local board. During a recent Facebook Live discussion about Local Showings by Delta, Leading Real Estate Companies of the World's Jeff Kennedy commented on current or emerging showing alternatives. He noted, "Most of the companies I've come across are either too new, they're only in one or two cities, or they are an augmentation to an existing service and not a standalone." Kennedy added that while many new firms within the showing software space have polished interfaces that "look cool," they have little or no MLS integrations and that MLS integrations can take years to accomplish. "Delta Media put up the very first website in the US powered by MLS data in 1994. We have been integrating with MLSs ever since," Minard explained. "For those who select Local Showings, it will be a turnkey experience. We already have the MLS board agreements. We update data in 5 minutes or less for the majority of our MLSs. We know how important a clean data experience is for agents and their clients. Most of the other showing alternatives are just getting started while we have established relationships built over decades." About Delta Media Group Delta Media Group, Inc., located in Canton, Ohio, is a leading and trusted technology partner for many of real estate's top brands. Creator of the DeltaNET 6 CRM platform, Delta offers real estate's most advanced all-in-one digital marketing, back office, and website platform. Delta Media Group is real estate's only family-owned and operated technology innovator with no outside investors or VC funding. Delta Media Group is renowned for saving clients money while reducing the frustration of managing multiple online technologies. Established in 1994, Delta Media Group remains a top real estate technology innovator. Discover more at deltamediagroup.com.
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Delta Media Group to Launch Independent Showing Service
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Windermere Real Estate Partners with FloorPlanOnline for Virtual Showing Service
Windermere partners with FloorPlanOnline to provide a Virtual Showing Service featuring virtual walkthroughs, 2D/3D floor plans and professional photography. SEATTLE, WA, USA, June 16, 2020 -- FloorPlanOnline, a proptech platform that includes the homeowner platform HomeDiary, has partnered with Windermere Real Estate to bring the Virtual Showing Service to any of their real estate listings. The Virtual Showing Service features immersive 3D/360 virtual walkthroughs, HD photography in the context of floor plans, and an exclusive 3D Designer that allows potential buyers to drag and drop furniture, change wall colors or experiment with wall placement, all from the single property website, or virtual tour, dedicated to the home. FloorPlanOnline has also integrated with Moxi Works to enable single sign-on to simplify the Windermere agent sign up and to provide access from within its intranet. The tour features floor plans in multiple formats. Floor plans have been ranked as the most important traditional listing content by over 80% of online buyers, and now every listing can have the content buyers deem most important in these times of social distancing and limited open houses, while enabling them to virtually visit a property anytime with complete and transparent access. Most importantly, sellers will always have a "show ready" home, reducing the health risks and hassles of having to have physical property showings. The enterprise agreement positions FloorPlanOnline as the preferred virtual tour service for Windermere agents that will leverage the FloorPlanOnline network of local service providers and its proprietary process to create the necessary listing content during one appointment. Most major markets throughout the western United States will be served with full service options. In other areas, partial or self service options will be available. "I am actively looking for a home right now, and I wish every listing had the tools FloorPlanOnline provides because it gives me everything I need to help make a decision, just by seeing the property online," said Brooks Burton, COO of Windermere. "As a buyer, I find huge value in seeing the walkthrough and clear, legible floor plans with photo locations. Their 3D Design tool is also cool, as I can play around with furniture placement or even add or remove walls to see what that open concept might look like, all virtually before picking up a hammer or saw. I plan on using their HomeDiary feature for the new condo I close on soon to help me with the remodel work I will be doing!" "With the current world events and social distancing policies, more people are online now than ever before, and the need for some kind of online virtual tour experience has never been greater, since people often can't visit a property in person," said Kris Cone, CEO of FloorPlanOnline. "Our platform lets agents showcase listings 24/7 like no other, and the guided walkthrough gives the buyer an automated tour of the home in 3 minutes or less, just by clicking a button. It's also an interactive tool that allows for a deeper exploration at the browser's leisure, just by clicking anywhere on the 3D property scan. Our point and click floor plans with photos and 3D Designer compliments the walkthrough and helps users further visualize the space, and even enables 'What if' scenarios. We take things a step further by allowing the buyer, and the seller, to claim the home and get access to the listing content, including the photos and 2D/3D floor plans with designer, in their own private HomeDiary, to use either as a tool to help them manage their new home, or as a keepsake for their old home." About Windermere Real Estate Windermere Real Estate is the largest regional real estate company in the Western U.S. with over 300 offices and 6,500 agents serving communities in Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Mexico. Last year, Windermere closed 77,000 home sales for more than $36.7 billion in dollar volume. The Windermere family has a proud heritage of serving our neighbors via the Windermere Foundation which funds services for low-income and homeless families. Since 1989, the Windermere Foundation has contributed more than $41 million towards improving lives in the communities where we live and work. For more information, visit windermere.com. About FloorPlanOnline with HomeDiary FloorPlanOnline with HomeDiary is a leader in online listing marketing featuring floor plan visuals and other listing media. The company is the only home-related platform that has a 2D/3D floor plan tool that can be used by all parties involved in the transaction and through all phases of ownership, because HomeDiary attaches the floor plan to the home as a permanent property record. The company provides full service photography and floor plan services throughout various markets in the United States, and it is expanding its service territory through partnerships with local photographers. It also has self service tools to allow agents to convert virtually any raw floor plan source into 2D and 3D floor plans, for the listing, and beyond. Learn more at www.FloorPlanOnline.com. Contact Kris Cone at [email protected] or 206-384-4400, x100. To sample a virtual tour, visit www.360walkthrough.us for a demo tour.
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Howard Hanna Hosts Fall BIG Open House Events
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Howard Hanna Twilight Open Houses: Why You Should Visit a House for Sale in the Evening
Pittsburgh, PA (July 11, 2019) – Howard Hanna Real Estate State Services continues its tradition of hosting mid-week evening open houses during the summer months from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. "Our Twilight Open Houses give buyers another opportunity to see homes for sale," says Howard W. "Hoby" Hanna, IV, President of Real Estate Brokerage. "In addition to the traditional weekend open houses, we want to give you a chance to see your potential next home in a new light. When you visit a home has a big impact on how the lighting will look. Rooms that are bright by day may look totally different in the evening, or the home may have great outdoor lighting that cannot be seen during the day. Plus, we have found that many people like the convenience of weekday evenings, leaving weekends free for outdoor activities during the warmer weather." Howard Hanna offices hold Twilight Open Houses in Pennslyvania, Michigan, New York, Virginia and North Carolina on Wednesday evenings from 5:00pm to 7:00 pm; in Ohio, they are held Thursday evenings from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. The remaining schedule is below. Wednesday, July 17 & Thursday, July 18 Wednesday, August 14 & Thursday, August 15 Each open house is hosted by a Howard Hanna agent who is available to discuss the home's features along with exclusive programs such as Move Faster, Buy Before You Sell, and Find It First™ (in Ohio). To view the list of Twilight Open Houses, visit here: https://www.howardhanna.com/Property and check the Twilight Open Houses box. About Howard Hanna Howard Hanna Real Estate Services is the 3rd largest real estate company in the United States, the #1 privately owned broker in the nation, and the largest home seller in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, and the Carolinas. The family-owned and -operated real estate company specializes in residential and commercial brokerage service, mortgage, closing and title insurance, land development, appraisal, property and casualty insurance, corporate relocation, and property management. In early 2019, Howard Hanna completed a partnership with the Allen Tate Companies, the 14th largest real estate company in the nation. The combined company has 312 offices across PA, OH, NY, VA, MI, WV, MD, NC, and SC, with more than 11,000 sales associates and staff who are guided by a spirit of integrity in all aspects of the real estate process. For more information, visit www.howardhanna.com.
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eXp Realty to Acquire ShowMeNow
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August National Showing Index Shows 7.1% Year-Over-Year Increase
Northeast Region exhibits largest increase, while West Region increases for first time since May CHICAGO, IL, Sept. 20, 2017 – Showings on the national level increased 7.1 percent in August from the same period last year, according to the August 2017 ShowingTime Showing Index™. The Northeast Region had the highest year-over-year increase in showings at 10.3 percent, while the West Region posted a slight month-over-month increase, unusual for August, resulting in a 4.1 percent gain. The Midwest Region was up 7.1 percent, while the South had a 4.5 percent increase in showings over August 2016. "August continued to be busy across the country compared to last year," ShowingTime Chief Analytics Officer Daniil Cherkasskiy said. "The South Region, as a whole, still saw a year-over-year increase despite Hurricane Harvey hitting Houston and other areas of the region. We anticipate seeing a bigger impact from Hurricane Irma on the South Region in next month's Showing Index." The Showing Index, released the third week of each month, will eventually be released on a weekly basis. Local MLS indices will also become available for select markets in October, distributed to MLS and association leadership to provide them with another resource to share with members and to communicate to local media. "The local MLS version will show a more complete view of buyer activity," ShowingTime President Michael Lane said. "Over time, MLSs, associations and their subscribers will be equipped to measure buyer demand week over week, month over month and year over year." The ShowingTime Showing Index, the first of its kind in the residential real estate industry, is compiled using data from property showings scheduled across the country on listings using ShowingTime products and services. It tracks the average number of appointments received on an active listing during the month. ShowingTime facilitates more than 4 million showings each month. To view the full report, visit www.showingtime.com/index. About ShowingTime ShowingTime is the leading market stats and showing management technology provider to the residential real estate industry, with more than 1.2 million active listings covered by its services. Its products are used by more than 180 MLSs and associations representing more than 900,000 real estate professionals across the United States and Canada.
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July National Showing Index Shows 7.8% Year-Over-Year Increase
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June National Showing Index Shows 10% Increase From June 2016
Northeast Region exhibits largest increase, while West Region declines for second consecutive month July 24, 2017, Chicago, IL - The ShowingTime Showing Index™, the first of its kind in the residential real estate industry, is compiled using data from property showings scheduled across the country on listings using ShowingTime products and services. It tracks the average number of appointments received on an active listing during the lifecycle of the listing. ShowingTime facilitates more than 4 million showings each month with its technology. Showings on the national level increased 10.3 percent in June from the same time period last year, according to the June 2017 ShowingTime Showing Index. The Northeast Region had the highest year-over-year increase in showings at 15.2 percent, while the West Region experienced a slight decline of 2.8 percent compared to last June. The Midwest Region was up 10.3 percent, while the South had a 7.8 percent increase in showings over June 2016. "Property showing activity is a highly reliable leading indicator of current and future demand trends," said Michael Lane, President of ShowingTime. "The data from showings can be used to forecast market trends, facilitate better decision making for buyers and sellers and assist real estate professionals in identifying and capitalizing on hot spots." ShowingTime is the leading showing management and market stats technology provider to the residential real estate industry, with more than 1.2 million active listings subscribed to its services. The Showing Index, released the third week of each month, will eventually be released on a weekly basis. Work is also underway to release indices tailored to local markets. "MLSs and REALTOR® Associations have a huge appetite for data and analytics," Lane said. "Our clients have asked us to research, design and implement analytical tools for their business-to-business services with real estate agents and brokers. This is one tangible example of that work on behalf of our clients and the ongoing strategic imperative to bring actionable statistics to the marketplace for all stakeholders, especially the MLS." To view the full report, visit www.showingtime.com/index. About ShowingTime ShowingTime is the leading market stats and showing management technology provider to the residential real estate industry. Its products are used by more than 180 MLSs and associations representing more than 900,000 real estate professionals across the United States and Canada.
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Centralized Showing Service Expands into Canada with Appointment of National Account Executive
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Triangle MLS, Inc. Selects the Showingtime Appointment Center
Since January 1, 33 MLSs representing 63 associations in the U.S. and Canada signed contracts for ShowingTime products and services Chicago, IL – June 29, 2017—ShowingTime, the residential real estate industry's leading showing management and market stats technology provider, announced today that Triangle MLS, Inc. (TMLS), a regional multiple listing service covering 16 counties in the greater Triangle region of North Carolina, selected the ShowingTime Appointment Center to equip its 11,000 subscribers to manage showings. The ShowingTime offering will enable TMLS subscribers to call the ShowingTime Appointment Center 24/7/365 or schedule showings online through their MLS system, the ShowingTime mobile app or through other technology platforms selected by TMLS. "ShowingTime's advanced technology will be a great resource for our subscribers," said Tessa Hultz, CEO at TMLS. "The ShowingTime Appointment Center is a service that aligns with our vision to provide subscribers with the most innovative tools available. We've been using MarketStats from ShowingTime for several years and have greatly benefited from the predictive analytics it provides, which will now include showing data for our market area. It just made sense to select ShowingTime." ShowingTime's showing-related products and services – which improve efficiency by streamlining the appointment scheduling process – are used to schedule more than four million showings per month in 190+ MLSs across the U.S. and Canada representing 900,000+ real estate professionals. Its MarketStats products give MLSs, associations and their subscribers the tools to do in-depth analysis to better understand their local markets and help guide sales and marketing decisions. TMLS subscribers use several local market reports plus InfoSparks, a mobile-ready tool that combines local geography with housing variables, timeframes and market metrics for quick analysis that can be shared in a clean, intuitive interface. "We are pleased Triangle MLS selected ShowingTime to equip its subscribers with the best service and latest technology for scheduling showings," said ShowingTime President Michael Lane. "The ShowingTime Appointment Center, which we staff 24/7/365 with 500+ live showing specialists, adds measurable efficiencies to the appointment scheduling process. When used together with our online scheduling system, showing requests are handled and confirmed quickly to the benefit of listing agents, showing agents, buyers and sellers," he added. ShowingTime also reported that since January 1, 33 MLSs signed contracts for its showing management and market stats products. About ShowingTimeShowingTime is the leading showing management and market stats technology provider to the residential real estate industry, with more than 1.2 million active listings subscribed to its services. Its MarketStats division provides interactive tools and easy-to-read market reports for MLSs, associations, brokers and other real estate companies. Its showing products and services take the inefficiencies out of the appointment scheduling process for real estate professionals, buyers and sellers, resulting in more showings, more feedback and efficient sales. About Triangle MLSTriangle MLS, Inc. is a regional multiple listing service covering 16 counties in the greater Triangle region of North Carolina, providing a wide variety of products, programs, and services for over 11,000 subscribers. It equips them with tools to facilitate the home buying and selling process, encourages cooperation and efficiency between REALTORS®, and provides a single repository of property information in the Triangle region.
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ShowingTime Showing Index Released for National and Regional Residential Real Estate Markets
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Centralized Showing Service Partners with Trenlii to Provide Real-Time Market Intelligence
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Centralized Showing Service, Inc. (CSS), the nation's leader in real estate showing services, is pleased to be working with an industry innovator like Trenlii. The exclusive relationship gives CSS listing members unparalleled access to analytical tools to interpret and share MLS real estate market data from their integrated Showings.com and CSS Scheduler accounts. Blending market trends in real time with showing statistics gives CSS members actionable insight into every corner of their market with predictive analytics to better evaluate local conditions. Keeping clients informed with customized, automated reports that can be embedded as statistical graphs in web pages and social media touch points allow agents to be more effective and persuasive communicators, according to CSS. Brokerage owners and association executives gain a greater level of market insight, enabling better informed decisions that benefit agent performance. Individual agent statistics and percentage of market share help executives assess their progress, foster a higher level of commitment and meet their shared goals. "Residential real estate agents can easily share market insight and intelligence with their buyers and sellers," says Greg Pynn, resident of Trenlii. "Agents understand how important it is to add value to the client relationship as a market expert, offering a substantial difference to your prospects is compelling." "This is extremely beneficial for our customers," said Bob Faherty, resident of Centralized Showing Service. "Agents, brokers and association executives gain a quicker and more comprehensive understanding of the key performance indicators that drive their sales growth. Accessed in real time through a variety of integrated CSS platforms, our members have the tools they need to thrive in their highly competitive markets." About Centralized Showing Service, Inc. For more than 20 years, CSS has focused on providing excellent personal service and online productivity tools for agents to easily book and manage showings. CSS has grown to four contact centers that schedule nearly 21 million showings each year, servicing more than 200,000 REALTOR® members in 90+ markets across the nation. Twelve associations have contracted with CSS to provide showing services as a member benefit to all their REALTORS®. Seventeen associations have integrated CSS Scheduler into their MLS enabling their agents to become more effective and productive. CSS is committed to helping REALTORS® efficiently manage their listings, save time and provide better service to their clients. For more information, contact CSS at 877-688-SHOW (7469), info(at)showings.com or visit Showings.com. About Trenlii Trenlii provides analytical tools for agents, brokerages and associations to sort, interpret and share residential real estate market data with an intuitive interface exclusively through their MLS. Real estate professionals gain a greater level of market insight enabling better informed decisions that benefit agent performance and profitability. For more information call 250-585-9048 or visit Trenlii.com.
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ShowingTime Introduces Showing Traffic Index™ for the Residential Real Estate Industry
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ShowingTime Launches Real-Time, On-Demand Analytics on Key Real Estate Market Trends, Signs 10 New MLS Licensing Agreements
CHICAGO, May 12, 2016 -- Michael Lane, President of ShowingTime, the real estate industry's leading showing management and market stats firm, announced today two important developments. First, that its newly-formed Market Stats division has incorporated a proprietary data element into its reports to transform traditional market statistics offerings. Second, that it has signed 10 new licensing agreements to provide online scheduling, feedback and reporting services to an additional 50,000+ agents, growing the company's reach to more than 900,000 North American agents. "Property showing data is among the most accurate leading indicators of pending sales activity and market demand in virtually every North American market," Lane said. "Incorporating it into market statistics products is a win for our customers, as it provides actionable data and reveals local market trends. It makes agents more effective in assisting both sellers and buyers," he added. "That translates into more closings and increased gross commission income. Simultaneously, this new initiative reinforces the value and relevance of MLS-direct data." The new licensing agreements are with five separate boards of the largest MLS in North America, California Regional MLS, including Orange County Association of REALTORS®, Laguna Hills, CA; Pacific West Association of REALTORS®, Anaheim, CA; Southwest Riverside County Association of REALTORS®, Murrieta, CA; Madera Association of REALTORS®, Madera, CA; and Downey Association of REALTORS®, Downey, CA. The other new customers include TRIAD MLS, High Point, NC; Peoria Area Association of REALTORS®, Peoria, IL; MLS of Hilton Head Island, Hilton Head, SC; Kootenay Real Estate Board, Nelson, BC; and the Greater Las Vegas Association of REALTORS®, Las Vegas, NV. In addition to online scheduling, TRIAD MLS members will also use the ShowingTime Appointment Center, staffed by 400+ live appointment specialists 24/7/365. "The Appointment Center's 24/7 availability, branded calls and emails, and overall use of technology to automate the scheduling process is a significant upgrade for our members," said TRIAD MLS Executive Vice President Richard Renton. "With the ability to schedule and confirm showings online plus market-wide reporting tools, our members will be better equipped to provide great service to buyers and sellers," he added. About ShowingTime ShowingTime equips real estate professionals with tools to efficiently schedule showings, generate feedback and report on activity. Its Market Stats division provides interactive tools and easy-to-read market reports for MLSs, associations, brokers and other real estate companies. ShowingTime products are used by organizations representing more than 900,000 real estate professionals. Visit showingtime.com.
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Complete Overhaul of the Showing Suite Mobile App Revealed
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ShowingTime Signs New Licensing Agreements with Eight More MLSs
Chicago, IL – January 27, 2016 — ShowingTime, the real estate industry's leading showing management technology provider, announced today it signed eight more MLS-wide licensing agreements to provide online showing management and feedback services to 40,000 real estate professionals, while two existing MLS customers with an aggregate of 18,700 members upgraded their services. The new agreements include Arizona Regional MLS in Tempe, AZ; North Alabama MLS in Huntsville, AL; Tallahassee Board of Realtors® in Tallahassee, FL; Central New York Information Services in Syracuse, NY; Southwestern Michigan Association of Realtors® in St. Joseph, MI; St. Augustine and St. Johns County Board of Realtors® in St. Augustine, FL; Northwest Minnesota Association of Realtors® in Bemidji, MN; and Lakes Country Association of Realtors® in Detroit Lakes, MN. The existing customers adding upgrades include Realcomp in Farmington Hills, MI, and RealtyWeb (formerly Northeast Florida MLS) in Jacksonville, FL. "Having mobile access is critical for both realtors and their sellers," said Realcomp CEO Karen Kage. "Getting push notifications so showing requests are never missed, having the ability to message each other and managing everything from mobile devices is important to our MLS subscribers. We've had a relationship with ShowingTime for many years, and adding these upgrades was a logical next step for us," she added. ShowingTime for the MLS – licensed by more than 100 MLSs – uses patented technology to streamline the appointment scheduling process, resulting in quicker showing confirmations and less phone tag. In November, ShowingTime added a messaging feature for its more than 700,000 subscribers, enabling agents to chat with each other about showings in real time. The free enhancement gives showing and listing agents tools to communicate instantly from their mobile devices while in the field. With 1.2 million listings subscribed to its scheduling services, messaging has had an immediate impact on hundreds of thousands of agents. "We are pleased to be working with these new and existing customers to equip their members with the latest technology," said ShowingTime President Michael Lane. "We add measurable efficiencies to the appointment scheduling process, and equip agents with the means to automatically notify sellers when they're running late or early to a showing, or when the showing is completed so they can return home. Everyone involved in the process benefits," he added. ShowingTime for the MLS enables agents to use the ShowingTime Mobile App to schedule showings, review existing appointments, get push notifications, access driving directions and/or view showing instructions, all while in the field. The app can also be used by sellers to keep them informed of all activity, and to enable them to confirm requests when needed. As a result, no showing opportunity is ever missed. About ShowingTime ShowingTime equips MLSs, associations, offices, brokers and agents with tools to efficiently schedule showings, generate feedback and report on activity. Its products are used by real estate professionals across North America to manage three million showings every month. Visit www.showingtime.com.
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ShowingTime Rolling Out Instant Messaging to 700,000 Subscribing Agents in 109 MLSs, Announces 10k Product Integration Plans
Chicago, IL – November 10, 2015—ShowingTime, the real estate industry's leading showing management technology provider, announced today that the ShowingTime messaging feature, which enables agents to chat with each other about showings in real time, is being rolled out as a free enhancement to its 109 MLS accounts representing more than 700,000 subscribing members. The enhancement will give showing and listing agents tools to communicate instantly from their mobile devices while in the field, or from their desktop computers. Other tools will include courtesy notifications to sellers when agents are running late for appointments or when showings are complete. With 1.3 million listings subscribed to its scheduling services, ShowingTime messaging will have an immediate impact on hundreds of thousands of agents and sellers. "Our objective is to equip agents with the latest technology to add measurable efficiencies to the showing process," said ShowingTime President Michael Lane. "With our broad base of customers already using our mobile app, we felt this was an enhancement that would be well received and used immediately," he added. ShowingTime also added five more MLS-wide accounts in the past 60 days, adding another 61,000 subscribing agents to its customer base. Another 47,000 agents who already use ShowingTime for the MLS will be receiving major new enhancements purchased by their MLS. ShowingTime for the MLS uses patented technology to streamline the appointment scheduling process, resulting in quicker showing confirmations and less phone tag. Listing agents can post showing instructions and enter available hours on an interactive calendar to indicate when a listing can be shown. When a showing agent submits a request, notifications are sent instantly and often answered within minutes. All the real estate industry's primary MLS vendors have incorporated ShowingTime into their MLS systems for clients. With its recent acquisition of 10K Research, ShowingTime also announced plans to integrate showing data into the first 10K reports over the next 90 days. A group of early adopters will receive reports with integrated showing data in the upcoming weeks. "The reports we're rolling out will combine showing activity with sales and inventory data that will display never-seen-before statistical information that will help real estate professionals gain a much better understanding of the local market," Lane said. "Our intention is to give customers an even greater ability to offer exceptional service and market knowledge to their clients." 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 across North America and are integrated with 200+ MLSs to help real estate professionals manage 3 million showings every month. Visit http://www.showingtime.com.
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The Greater El Paso Association of REALTORS® Chooses Showing Suite for their MLS
SAN DIEGO, CA (SEPTEMBER 09, 2015)--The Greater El Paso Association of REALTORS® (GEPAR) MLS is on their way to free agent tools provided to their member base. Soon every member of the GEPAR MLS will be able to schedule showings through Showing Suite right from the MLS and receive automatic confirmations. "The Greater El Paso Association of REALTORS® adheres to the highest professional standards expected of a quality realty company," said Jason Sanchez, Director of MLS and Technology. "Our Multiple Listing Service is no different. Providing our members with quality education and tools allows them the best opportunity to succeed which, in turn, benefits our community. Showing Suite will fit quite nicely into our association and we look forward to offering their agent tools." Through Single Sign On, GEPAR members will be able to log on to Showing Suite and schedule showings directly in the MLS. A "Schedule a Showing" button will be on each listing providing access the showing calendar linked to each agent's account. Because they offer a base package of features for all MLS members at no cost, Showing Suite is a unique service offered to MLSs. Listing agents can enable the Showing Calendar on their listings, block unavailable showing times, and confirm appointments with all parties involved via phone, text, or email. Buyer's agents can schedule showings in the MLS, manage buyers in their Showing Suite account, and view all confirmed showings, unconfirmed showings and showing questions on the Showing Clipboard. Listing Sync, another feature available for the MLS, pulls all the agent's listings into their Showing Suite account saving them the hassle of having to manually enter listing information. Once the listings are imported into the agent's account, Showing Suite keeps all the information organized in one place, allowing easy access to view and make changes. Any changes made to the listing within the agent's account will automatically update in the MLS, saving them time and ensuring that the most up to date information is displayed. When subscribers upgrade to Showing Suite Ultimate, they are granted full access to the suite of tools available to paid subscribers. Agents can gather feedback from listings with the Home Feedback system, coordinate their schedule with the Showing Calendar, take advantage of the built in Followup CRM system, evaluate performance with satisfaction surveys, give sellers increased transparency with the seller portal, and access it all on the go with the Showing Suite mobile app. Showing Suite Ultimate also comes equipped with Showing Tours, an interactive tool to map out showings. Buyers' agents have the advantage of providing a detailed showing itinerary for their clients. Instructions from the listing agent, personal reminders, and notes for the client are displayed next to each "road map". This can all be printed, emailed to each party involved, or shared through the Showing Note app. The Showing Note app lets buyer's agents share all the information from showings with their clients. Like EVERNOTE for showings, this paperless tool shows listing information as well as creates a space for those involved in the showing to take pictures, notes, and videos and share it all with each other. About The Greater El Paso Association of REALTORS® The Greater El Paso Association of REALTORS® has been established for over 99 years and is one of the larger board of REALTORS® in Texas. They uphold the highest professional standards, place an emphasis on education, and fight to protect private property rights for the betterment of their community. To learn more visit ElPasoRealtor.com. About Showing Suite, Inc. Showing Suite, Inc. develops and implements market-leading tools that allow real estate professionals to sell homes smarter and faster. Since 2001, the company has brought a suite of web-based software solutions for the real estate sector to market, including its flagship product, HomeFeedback®, as well as Home Followup, Listing Sync, Showing Sync®, ForeclosureFeedback®, and Showing Calendar®. Since inception, Showing Suite™ has helped more than 900,000 real estate professionals in the U.S. and Canada retrieve valuable feedback from potential buyers to increase home sales. To learn more, visit ShowingSuite.com.
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The REALTOR® Association of the Sioux Empire Will Soon Have the Latest Showing Suite Real Estate Technology
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HomeSpotter and ShowingTime partner on integration to increase the productivity of Huff Realty agents
July 15, 2015 (Minneapolis, MN) – HomeSpotter and ShowingTime announced a partnership to provide Huff Realty, one of the largest real estate firms in the greater Cincinnati area, with an integrated, branded mobile app that allows consumers to search for properties and increases agent productivity in the field by enabling them to schedule showings. The Huff Realty App – powered by HomeSpotter – is a home search app available for iPhone, iPad, and Android phones and tablets. The app features full MLS listing details, high resolution photos, a GPS locator and an augmented reality feature to view nearby homes in real time. ShowingTime, which is integrated into the Huff Realty App, streamlines the showing appointment scheduling and showing feedback process to improve efficiency. Agents can now request showings with their clients directly through the Huff Realty App. "Our agents no longer need to go back and forth between devices, programs and applications to schedule appointments, as this integration allows the agent to connect directly to ShowingTime through the Huff App," said Joe Carr, Marketing Director at Huff Realty. "We are always looking for ways to increase agent productivity in the field," Aaron Kardell, CEO of HomeSpotter, said. "ShowingTime has been a great longterm partner and we are pleased to extend this integration to broker apps with Huff Realty being our first partner." "We've worked with both Huff Realty and HomeSpotter for many years," said ShowingTime President, Michael Lane. "This integration with HomeSpotter will provide Huff agents with added efficiencies to make them even more effective." About HomeSpotter We're obsessed with making apps that are beautiful and easy to use. They must also help real estate agents better connect with their clients, enhance their marketing and allow them to be more productive in the field. HomeSpotter delivers the best mobile search experience for iPhones, iPads, Android smartphones and tablets, to more than 250,000 agents throughout the United States and Canada. The company was founded in 2009 under the name Mobile Realty Apps, then rebranded to HomeSpotter in 2015. About ShowingTime ShowingTime is the real estate industry's leading showing management technology provider with 1.2 million active listings subscribed to its services. It equips MLSs, Associations, offices, brokers and agents with tools to schedule showings, generate feedback and report on activity. ShowingTime products are used by more than 53,000 offices nationwide and integrated with 200+ MLSs to manage 3 million showings every month.
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Showing Suite Updates Showing Calendar Features
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ShowingTime Enters Canadian Market with Two Organizations Selecting Its Online Scheduling and Feedback Solution
Chicago, IL – May 13, 2015 — ShowingTime, the real estate industry's leading showing management technology provider, announced today that the Calgary Real Estate Board and the Kitchener-Waterloo Association of Realtors® signed licensing agreements to provide online scheduling for members. The agreements, ShowingTime's first MLS-wide contracts in Canada, will enable Calgary's 5,200 members and Kitchener-Waterloo's 1,200 members to use ShowingTime's streamlined online appointment scheduling and feedback system, resulting in quicker showing confirmations and less phone tag. "ShowingTime's commitment to being a technology leader is clear when you see their products and services," said Calgary Chief Executive Officer Alan Tennant. "Our members will gain significant efficiencies in day-to-day tasks, whether it's scheduling showing appointments, giving feedback, or reviewing activity reports," he added. Members will also gain the convenience of using the ShowingTime Mobile App, enabling them to schedule showings, review existing appointments, get push notifications, access driving directions and/or view showing instructions, all while in the field. As a result, no showing request is ever missed. "We value the convenience ShowingTime for the MLS will provide to our members," said Kitchener-Waterloo Executive Officer Bill Duce. "ShowingTime's online system and Mobile App makes the showing request and feedback process seamless." ShowingTime for the MLS is licensed by 88 MLSs across the U.S. and Canada, enabling listing agents to post showing instructions and enter available hours on an interactive calendar to indicate when a listing can be shown. When a showing agent submits a request, notifications are sent instantly. All the real estate industry's primary U.S. and Canadian MLS vendors have incorporated ShowingTime into their MLS systems for clients. "We are excited to partner with the Calgary Real Estate Board and the Kitchener-Waterloo Association of Realtors®," said ShowingTime President Michael Lane. "Their members will save time using our Mobile App, ShowingCart, mapping and more to confirm, decline or reschedule appointments from anywhere." ShowingTime products and services are used in more than 53,000 real estate offices comprised of 500,000+ real estate professionals to schedule 3 million showings per month. 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 across North America and are integrated with 200+ MLSs to help real estate professionals manage 3 million showings every month. Visit http://www.showingtime.com for more information.
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8 More MLSs Sign Licensing Agreements with ShowingTime to Provide Showing Appointment Scheduling and Feedback to 11,000 Realtors
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Ocala/Marion County Association of REALTORS®/Ocala MLS Implements Showing Suite
San Diego, CA (April 14, 2015)--Showing Suite, Inc. is proud to announce the first Florida MLS to choose Showing Suite's free MLS integration. Ocala/Marion County Association of REALTORS® (OMCAR) will provide its members with Showing Suite's MLS showing scheduling system. Agents that subscribe to OMCAR's MLS will soon have access to the state of the art tools Showing Suite has developed for real estate agents. "Ocala/Marion County Association of REALTORS®/Ocala MLS has a long history of providing quality real estate services to its clients. We pride ourselves in making our clients' success our top priority. Our REALTORS® are some of the best and we are always looking for opportunities to provide the best tools for them. Showing Suite's MLS solution allows us the flexibility to cater to each member while giving the functionality of a proven real estate showing system." - Gayle Lowry, 2015 MLS President OMCAR members will be able to log on to their Showing Suite account within their MLS platform through Single Sign On and schedule showings directly in the MLS. A "Schedule a Showing" button will be on each listing. Showing Suite provides both buyers' agents and listing agents a free account. Buyers' agents can schedule a showing right on the listing where they will have the option to create a showing tour, ask the listing agent questions, schedule more showings, re-arrange showings, and map the showing tour. In the Showing Note app agents can share all this information with their clients without printing anything. Showing Note is a free mobile app that allows buyers to access all the information their agent shares with them, and take photos, videos, and notes at each listing. Since everything is saved in one place, they don't have to worry about keeping track of each listing or try to remember everything when it comes time to make a decision. If a client likes a particular listing they can share their saved Showing Note content with fellow collaborators. Listing agents also have free features which allow them to decide who can schedule showings on their listings and how each party will get notified. When an agent or buyer schedules a showing on their listing it can trigger an automatic showing request email that is sent to confirm the appointment or suggest a different time. Whether its the seller, buyer, listing agent or buyers' agent, these emails can be sent to any combination of parties that need confirmation for the showing. Agents that upgrade to the full paid version of Showing Suite have access to the wide breadth of award winning systems developed specifically for real estate. In Showing Suite Ultimate, agents can gather feedback from listings with Showing Suite's Home Feedback system, coordinate their schedule with the Showing Calendar, take advantage of the built in Followup CRM system, evaluate performance with satisfaction surveys, and access everything on the go with the Showing Suite mobile app to manage showings and appointments on the go. An enhanced showing schedule system called Showing Robot is also an option for listing agents to enable on their listings and provides a more direct means of appointment scheduling through texts and phone calls in addition to emails. Showing Robot provides the listing agent with a local phone number and serves as a built in sign rider text message marketing system for their listings. This Text2Show service ensures that buyers will be able to schedule showings right when they see the house and sign rider. Buyers can choose a time for their showing, view the mobile property flyer, and request an immediate showing by clicking the InstaShow button if they want to see the listing right away. Agents save time and money by not having to subscribe to an outside sign rider marketing system and using the one already available in their Showing Suite account. About Ocala/Marion County Association of REALTORS® Since 1922 the Ocala/Marion County Association of REALTORS® strives to have a beneficial influence on not only the various branches of real estate but also on its community and members. They help people realize the dream of homeownership as well as help safeguard the interests of real estate owners and professionals. OMCAR prides itself on maintaining high standards and providing a unified real estate experience as a whole. To learn more visit OMCAR.com. About Showing Suite, Inc. Showing Suite, Inc. develops and implements market-leading tools that allow real estate professionals to sell homes smarter and faster. Since 2001, the company has brought a suite of web-based software solutions for the real estate sector to market, including its flagship product, HomeFeedback®, as well as Home Followup, Listing Sync, Showing Sync®, ForeclosureFeedback®, and Showing Calendar®. Since inception, Showing Suite™ has helped more than 900,000 real estate professionals in the U.S. and Canada retrieve valuable feedback from potential buyers to increase home sales. To learn more visit ShowingSuite.com.
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South Tahoe Association of REALTORS® Provides Showing Suite, Inc. MLS Integration
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Showing Suite Releases New Updates to their Mobile App
In our latest round of updates, we have added new features and made more improvements to our Showing Suite mobile app. Additionally, we have made significant usability and interface enhancements, giving you more features available using your Showing Suite mobile apps. See a list of all the new changes below: Signup Improvements Added the ability to add promotional codes to sign up for a Showing Suite account when signing up through the mobile app. Showing Suite Listing Agent Improvements Addition of the ability to "Add New Listing" to "My Listings". Ability to manually edit listing details by selecting listing photo in listing view. Showing Suite "Add/Edit/View" listing photos in "My Listings" by selecting listing photo in listing view. Improved the statistics section of the listing view, making it more user friendly. Showing Note Improvements Added a photo of listing to the pop-up to confirm your check-in. Added top favorites text so they are identifiable from Notebook selection page. More detail when sharing/deleting notebooks (eg. Sharing 'Vacation Home' notebook). Showing Note Listing Feedback Email Now Sent to ALL Listing Agents We now send an email feedback notification to all listing agents. Once the listing agent signs up, they will be sent emails with all feedback for their listings currently with feedback. Seller Video Introduction for Demonstration We have added Seller videos that our team created specifically to cater to sellers and explains what the account is used for. Video Upload Changes We've changed the way our system uploads the video directly, making the process of uploading videos for Showing Note much quicker and seamless. If you need assistance, or have any questions regarding any of the new mobile app updates, please contact our support department at support[at]showingsuite.com. We're happy to help! Download the Showing Suite app now for your Apple or Android device! To view the original article, visit the Showing Suite blog.
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Fresno Association of REALTORS® Chooses the Showing Suite MLS Version for all of Their Members
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Showing Suite, Inc. Now Synced with DDF® to Provide Data Feed for Canadian Users
San Diego, CA (February 18, 2015)--Showing Suite, Inc. is now integrated with the data feed from the Data Distribution Facility in Canada (DDF®). All agents connected to the data feed now have full access to Listing Sync, a service provided by Showing Suite that automatically uploads MLS listings into users' Showing Suite accounts. Listing Sync access in Showing Suite's system provides the ability for any REALTOR® in Canada to have their listings automatically sync to their account. Thanks to the integration with DDF® with Showing Suite's system, agents in Canada no longer have to manually input listings into their Showing Suite account saving them time by only needing to update their listings through their MLS. All property information including up to eight photos are automatically uploaded when Listing Sync is enabled. If users update information in the MLS it will automatically update in the Showing Suite system. Listing Sync is a valuable time saver and Showing Suite is pleased to offer it to real estate agents in Canada. This makes the set up process even easier for new Canadian customers. Once a listing is in an agent's account, they are able to take notes, see statistical reports for that listing's showings and monitor current MLS information. Seeing the responses to automated showing feedback requests for each listing gives the agent the opportunity to pass along compelling reports to their clients. These reports help the client and agent navigate the changes that need to happen to the home which aids the selling process. The Showing Suite system is designed to be customizable for each agent's needs. Automated feedback surveys customized by the agent, personalized emails through the eblast service, automatic reminders for showings appointments, customizable calendars that automatically sync and update are among a few of the services that subscribers have access to in the award winning Showing Suite system. How DDF® Works with Showing Suite: Canadian REALTORS® will be able to sync their listing content to Showing Suite through DDF®. Showing Suite subscribers who wish to utilize DDF® to populate their Showing Suite account would use the DDF® facility to create a listing feed that would sync their listings to their Showing Suite account. Any changes to existing listings or new listings will automatically be synced to their Showing Suite account. About Showing Suite, Inc. Showing Suite, Inc. is the widest used showing system in all of North America developing and implementing market-leading tools that allow real estate professionals to sell homes smarter and faster. Since 2001, the company has brought a suite of web-based software solutions for the real estate sector to market, including its flagship product, HomeFeedback®, as well as Home Followup, Listing Sync, Showing Sync®, ForeclosureFeedback®, and Showing Calendar®. Since inception, Showing Suite™ has helped more than 900,000 real estate professionals in the U.S. and Canada retrieve valuable feedback from potential buyers to increase home sales. For more information visit http://www.ShowingSuite.com. If you would like more information about this topic, please contact Michelle Costa at 858.270.1055 or email at MichelleC(at)ShowingSuite(dot)com.
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Showing Suite, Inc. to Provide all Members of Calaveras County Association of REALTORS® Showing Scheduling Software
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Showing Suite, Inc. Now Offered in the Clareity Store
San Diego, CA (February 03, 2015)--Showing Suite, Inc. has integrated with the Clareity Store and is now available to their 100,000+ real estate professionals. Individual agents will have the ability to purchase Showing Suite products directly from The Clareity Store, an ecommerce platform that interfaces with some of the nation's largest MLS boards. "Clareity Security has always been committed to providing a safe and secure experience for its users. The Clareity Store offers us the ability to quickly integrate with world class technologies like Showing Suite. Using our Single Sign-On, real estate agents will be able to save time logging into Showing Suite where they will quickly be able to schedule showings, request feedback, and market their listings. This integration also makes it even easier for an MLS that acquires a site license to provide Showing Suite for its members." – Eric Hoglund, Clareity Store Manager The Clareity Store offers unique Single Sign-On capabilities to their suite of product offerings. Real estate professionals can now access Showing Suite alongside other real estate centric products in Clareity's unique marketplace. The online marketplace works with and within the MLS which adds efficiency and seamless integration with the MLS data. Showing Suite's partnership with Clareity allows real estate agents to sign up for Showing Suite within the Clareity Store. After sign-up, agents will have access their Showing Suite account directly from their MLS dashboard. Once logged into Showing Suite, agents will be able to use Showing Suite's award winning showing scheduling and feedback system. The Showing Suite system provides a complete suite of automated showing scheduling and feedback tools for listing agents, showing agents, home buyers, home sellers, brokerages, and MLS boards. Agents utilizing Showing Suite are able to sell their home faster and for more money and save time that they would have spent manually doing these tasks. All Showing Suite users receive the complimentary "Showing Note" mobile app for iPhone and Android. Showing Note, developed for home shoppers on the market to buy or rent a home, is similar to the mobile app EVERNOTE for real estate showings. Buyers share a "Showing Notebook" with their co-buyer, agent, or whomever they would like to keep track of all of their showings. Buyers can take pictures, videos, or notes during home showings to save all of the information from the homes they have seen and can share that information with their collaborators or on Facebook and Twitter. Once they have checked-in at a home, buyers can opt-in to receive email, text, and push notifications to alert them of any price changes or market updates for any of the homes they have visited. All Showing Suite features are also accessible through the Showing Suite mobile app, available free for iOS and Android devices. The Showing Suite mobile app combines user experiences for all the parties in a home buying transaction including the listing agent, the buyer's agent, the home seller, and the home buyer (Showing Note) to assist in the home buying process. Local associations and regional MLSs with the Clareity Store will have the option to provide a Showing Suite FREE for 30 days to all members. This will allow real estate agents to place a "Schedule a Showing" button on their listing information page in the MLS. Any member browsing the MLS will be able to click this button, choose a date and time, and submit a showing request. Showing Suite will then process the showing request and confirm the appointment with the sellers of the listing. After the free trial period, agents will only be charged $39.95 per month for 100 active listings and the Showing Robot service for up to 5 listings. About The Clareity Store The Clareity Store is built from the ground up to accommodate the business models, relationships and data licenses today's top vendors already have with MLSs and brokerages. Their goal is to facilitate the purchase of products and services right within the MLS and to make the best products and services available to agents as part of their natural workflow. Clareity is uniquely positioned to make this happen because they provide secure authentication services to the top MLSs in North America via SAFEMLS™PLUS — some 550,000 user accounts with more than 100 of the largest MLSs. Several of these MLS partners have launched Clareity Stores to enhance their user's experience. For more information, please visit http://www.ClareityStore.com. About Showing Suite, Inc. Showing Suite, Inc. develops and implements market-leading tools that allow real estate professionals to sell homes smarter and faster. Since 2001, the company has brought a suite of web-based software solutions for the real estate sector to market, including its flagship product, HomeFeedback®, as well as Home Followup, Listing Sync, Showing Sync®, ForeclosureFeedback®, and Showing Calendar®. Since inception, Showing Suite™ has helped more than 900,000 real estate professionals in the U.S. and Canada retrieve valuable feedback from potential buyers to increase home sales. For more information please visit http://www.ShowingSuite.com.
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Eight More MLSs Sign MLS-Wide Licensing Agreements with ShowingTime to Provide Showing Appointment Scheduling and Feedback to 28,000 Subscribers
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Showing Suite, Inc. Providing Real Estate Software for all Sandicor Members
San Diego, CA (January 27, 2015)--Showing Suite, Inc. has launched the new automated showing scheduling system available for free to all multiple listing service providers. Sandicor has chosen to integrate with the new MLS version and offers Showing Suite's showing scheduling tools to all Sandicor members. "Sandicor prides itself on providing the top tools to its members. It is a valuable resource for the home buying process and we are pleased to offer another tool to enhance the MLS experience. We want to provide our members with tools that fit seamlessly with the already established Paragon system. Showing Suite and Paragon work well together as leading technological assets. We are excited to offer this added benefit to our members." -Ray Ewing, President/CEO of Sandicor Sandicor, San Diego County's Regional Multiple Listing Service, is owned by the three Association of REALTORS serving San Diego County – The Greater San Diego Association of REALTORS® (SDAR), North San Diego County Association of REALTORS® (NSDCAR), and Pacific Southwest Association of REALTORS® (PSAR). They collectively represent over 18,000 agents. Sandicor has integrated Showing Suite's scheduling system with their MLS platform, Paragon, which is provided by Black Knight Financial Services. With 13 service locations, Sandicor's robust reach provides valuable resources to its members. For more information visit http://www.Sandicor.com. All Sandicor members will have access to Showing Suite's buyer contact management system, the ability to schedule showings with confirmation emails, create showing tours and corresponding maps, submit questions to listing agents, and give buyers access to Showing Note. Enhanced upgrades are available, such as call and text showing confirmations, 3 listing credits to try Showing Suite Ultimate, and a discounted rate to upgrade to the Ultimate edition. A "Schedule a Showing" button will be present on all Sandicor's MLS listing pages allowing showing scheduling to be done right beneath the listing information. All Sandicor members will be able to use the scheduling system with the option to upgrade to Showing Suite Ultimate. There are also customizable options available to all members within the MLS. For more information regarding the MLS version visit: MLS Version Page. Showing Suite's Ultimate edition has the increased benefit of call and text showing confirmations as well as a myriad of other features. With Showing Suite Ultimate, buyers, buyers agents, listing agents, and sellers all get customizable tools that aid home sales. Showing Suite's award winning Home Feedback system is one such feature which is an automated showing feedback system to help you easily and efficiently obtain feedback from real estate agents after they show your listings. Along with account access, Showing Calendar, automated call center, and customizable analytics, its no wonder over 900,000 agents have chosen to work with Showing Suite. As part of the free version available to all Sandicor members, listing agents can choose if they want the "Schedule a Showing" button on their listing information within the MLS. When enabled, the listing agent can add contact information for their sellers. Buyers' agents can request a showing using the button on the listing page and the listing agent and/or seller will receive a confirmation email. If subscribers upgrade to Showing Suite Ultimate, showing appointment confirmations can come via call or text. About Showing Suite, Inc. Showing Suite, Inc. develops and implements market-leading tools that allow real estate professionals to sell homes smarter and faster. Since 2001, the company has brought a suite of web-based software solutions for the real estate sector to market, including its flagship product, HomeFeedback®, as well as Home Followup, Listing Sync, Showing Sync®, ForeclosureFeedback®, and Showing Calendar®. Since inception, Showing Suite™ has helped more than 900,000 real estate professionals in the U.S. and Canada retrieve valuable feedback from potential buyers to increase home sales. For more information visit http://www.ShowingSuite.com.
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Carolina Multiple Listing Services, Inc. Signs Agreement with ShowingTime
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Get a Higher Feedback Response Rate with New Redesigned Responsive Feedback Request Emails
We recently have had quite a few of our subscribers give us some pretty insightful suggestions, particularly about our feedback request emails. You voiced your opinion... so we made it happen! We made it easier than ever for buyers agents to provide showing feedback with brand new redesigned feedback request emails. Our new feedback request email redesign features the latest flat, responsive design, targeted specifically to make it as easy as possible for buyers agents to provide feedback. The look and feel overall is more clean and concise, resulting in higher click-through volume and more feedback responses. Some of the new upgrades include: Intuitive, easy to navigate interface with easy to read text, and larger images. Larger, better quality listing photos. The listing photo is now clickable – this takes buyers agents directly to provide feedback. Responsive design – works flawlessly on desktop, as well as all smartphones and tablets. Higher quality formatting and cleaner code, which ultimately means your feedback request emails are less likely to be sent to spam or filtered. See a sample below of our new feedback request email template, or login to your account and send yourself a test email to see exactly how it looks with your own logo and branding. If you are experiencing any trouble with the new email template, feel free to contact us at [email protected] and we will be happy to assist you. Have a feature request, or an idea that will make Showing Suite even better? Contact us and we'll make sure your ideas are heard. To view the original article, visit the Showing Suite blog.
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ShowingTime And Goomzee Integrate Solutions
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ShowingTime, Homesnap Announce Product Integration
Chicago, IL, September 8, 2014—ShowingTime, the real estate industry's leading showing management technology provider, and Homesnap, provider of Homesnap Pro, an agent-only mobile tool that puts real-time MLS information into agents' mobile phones and tablets, announced today that their products will be integrated in markets in which both platforms are available, starting with MRIS. Agents are already scheduling millions of showings each month on listings in their MLSs displaying ShowingTime's 'Schedule a Showing' link, which enables them to point and click to request showings from a smartphone, tablet or PC. When those listings are viewed in Homesnap Pro, the 'Schedule a Showing' button will appear, automatically providing a quick, simple scheduling option. Homesnap Pro launched in May with MRIS, the industry-leading Mid-Atlantic MLS. Due to the enthusiastic reception by MRIS customers to Homesnap Pro, other MLSs quickly signed on. Homesnap Pro is now also available to members of The MLS™/CLAW and Palm Springs Regional Association of REALTORS®, and will soon be available to agents in the Greater El Paso Association of REALTORS®. New MLSs are being added to Homesnap Pro's footprint each month. "We are very excited about this integration and look forward to launching this collaborative service for MRIS customers," said ShowingTime President Michael Lane. "ShowingTime for the MLS, available in more than 75 MLSs across the country, helps agents remove some of the obstacles to showing a home; adding the 'Schedule a Showing' button to Homesnap Pro makes perfect sense to streamline the scheduling process further," he added. "Homesnap Pro gives agents unprecedented access to their MLS while in the field and makes them more productive and efficient. Adding ShowingTime to Homesnap Pro puts the next logical step in place: scheduling a showing with just a tap," said Homesnap CEO Guy Wolcott. "We expect this collaboration between ShowingTime and Homesnap to provide our customers with a glimpse into next generation tools. The innovative functionality of Homesnap Pro, combined with the ability to schedule showings through ShowingTime, furthers our goal to meet and exceed the needs of today's busy real estate professionals," said MRIS President and CEO David Charron. "It is aligned with our mission to encourage innovation in the broker and agent community," he added. ShowingTime for the MLS was launched in MRIS in 2013 to provide agents with time-saving tools to schedule showings and get showings on their own listings, enabling them to provide great service to buyers and sellers. Listing agents can post showing instructions and enter available hours on an interactive appointment calendar to indicate when a listing can be shown; showing agents can request showings by clicking the 'Schedule a Showing' button next to listings. Showing notifications are routed instantly to keep everyone informed. ShowingTime also provides the only 24/7 appointment center service in real estate, along with software for brokerages that manage showings and feedback at the front desk. MRIS was the first MLS to partner with Homesnap, providing its 44,000 members with complimentary subscriptions to Homesnap Pro. As other MLSs partner with Homesnap, the ShowingTime integration will be available in more markets. Homesnap also offers a consumer mobile app, which allows users to take a photo of any home to access information about it. ABOUT MRIS MRIS is a leading provider of real estate information technology and services and is frequently ranked among the most productive MLSs in the nation. It facilitated over $45 billion in system wide sales in 2013. In its core market, MRIS supports over 45,000 real estate professionals spanning the Mid-Atlantic region. 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 3 million showings every month. ABOUT HOMESNAP Homesnap Pro gives agents the ability to access real-time MLS information from their mobile phones and tablets. It also lets agents connect with and collaborate with each other and their clients. It is the professional version of the popular consumer app Homesnap, which lets users "snap any home to find out about it." Millions of consumers use Homesnap to explore homes and search listings. It is powered by a specialized homes database that combines MLS data, property tax records, census data, geographic boundaries and more.
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ShowingTime Announces 24/7 Appointment Center Service
CHICAGO, IL, May 21, 2014—ShowingTime, the real estate industry's leading showing management technology provider, announced today that its Appointment Center is now taking showing request calls 24/7, the first such service to be available around the clock in the real estate industry. "We are pleased to provide this higher level of service to our customers, effective immediately," said ShowingTime President Michael Lane. "We've had 24/7 online scheduling available through our ShowingTime for the MLS product for many years, ever since its inception. Making our appointment specialists available to take live calls at any time, though, will provide a huge benefit to agents and offices who don't have access to online scheduling. Around-the-clock service also enables us to be the only appointment center available to customers on the West Coast, in Alaska and in Hawaii." The Appointment Center is staffed by appointment specialists who schedule and confirm showings for residential real estate agents and offices. The service includes branded phone calls, as if the appointment center staff is in the subscriber's office. Hundreds of thousands of listings are currently being handled by the Appointment Center, which answers calls in 12 seconds or less, then works quickly and efficiently to confirm showings. "The Appointment Center adds measurable efficiencies to the appointment scheduling process, and allows agents to focus their efforts on winning and selling listings," Lane said. "With our mobile app, the confirmation process is extremely fast, equipping agents to request, confirm, decline or reschedule appointments from wherever they are. Customizable feedback leads to better response rates, and allows sellers to view their own listing activity website," he added. ShowingTime products are currently used in more than 53,000 real estate offices comprised of 500,000+ real estate professionals to schedule more than 2.5 million showings per month. Its technology – for agents, offices, associations and MLSs – streamlines the appointment scheduling process, resulting in quicker showing confirmations and less phone tag. About ShowingTimeShowingTime 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. Visit http://www.showingtime.com for more information.
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Wilmington Regional Association of REALTORS® is Live the ShowingTime Appointment Center and Online Scheduling, While Four Additional MLSs Add Online Scheduling for Members
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ListHub Signs Integration Agreement With Showing Suite
  MORGANTOWN, W.Va., Jan. 6, 2014 -- ListHub, the leading distributor of property listings to U.S. and international publisher websites and provider of performance metrics in real estate operated by Move, Inc., announced a new software integration agreement with Showing Suite, Inc., a leading provider of technology for scheduling real estate showings and showing feedback tools. The integrated product will offer showing data along with the online marketing analytics available in ListHub marketing reports. The combined reports will integrate web analytics and showing results to deliver insights for brokers and agents, as well as their seller clients, to improve the efficiency of online and offline marketing activities. The integrated reports will be available for purchase from ListHub. "ListHub's goal is to provide brokers and agents with a comprehensive view into the success of their marketing, and this agreement with Showing Suite represents an important step toward including offline marketing insights alongside the online analytics we provide to our customers," said Luke Glass, general manager of ListHub. "For broker and agent customers who use both products, they will now be able to leverage one single consolidated report instead of two." ListHub reports provide valuable insights around marketing efforts to real estate brokers, offices and agents by consolidating listing visibility across a broad array of websites, including publishers such as realtor.com®, Zillow and Trulia, as well as franchise, multiple listing service (MLS), broker and agent websites. With the Showing Suite integration, brokers and agents who use ListHub and Showing Suite will have access to enhancements to their ListHub reports that include the number of property showings, as well as feedback provided by prospective buyers during showings. "We are excited about our agreement with ListHub," said Rick Bengson, CEO of Showing Suite. "We have been a participant in the ListHub publisher network for many years, and our shared clients have already seen the benefit of our two companies working collaboratively to provide added value to their business. This integration is another step forward for brokers and agents to have access to the best possible technology mix while maximizing their ease of use." The enhanced ListHub reports also include a seller report that combines qualitative feedback from interested buyers with quantitative data from web traffic in a single marketing update reports provided by agents, which offers consumers a new level of transparency into the marketing results of agents. "Seller clients love ListHub reports, and they also love to see the feedback from showings," said David Bramblett, a Realtor and a top producer with Century 21 Nature Coast in Crystal River, Fla. "I am thrilled that I will now be able to provide both to my clients effortlessly in one single update. Any software program that makes my job easier and benefits my clients at the same time is a welcome addition to my business. My clients will benefit from having access to a complete view of the marketing that we are doing to sell their home." The integration is planned to commence in 2014. About ListHub ListHub is operated by Move, Inc., (NASDAQ: MOVE), the leader in online real estate. ListHub provides a platform to MLSs and real estate brokers to effectively manage every aspect of advertising listings online, including tools for making informed advertising choices, flexible options for routing consumer traffic and leads, and reporting for accurately measuring the results of their online marketing. Listing information is kept up-to-date to provide today's homebuyers with the most accurate information available from the MLS. ListHub is the leading platform nationwide for listing management, serving more than 50,000 brokerage firms, and synchronizing listing information from over 450 data sources with more than 125 publisher websites. About Move, Inc. Move, Inc. (NASDAQ:MOVE), the leader in online real estate, operates: realtor.com®, the official website of the National Association of REALTORS®; Move.com, a leading destination for new homes and rental listings, moving, home and garden, and home finance; ListHub™, the leading syndicator of real estate listings; Moving.com™; SeniorHousingNet; SocialBios; Doorsteps®; TigerLead® Top Producer® Systems and FiveStreet. Move, Inc. is based in San Jose, Calif.
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Showing Suite Releases Beta of Automated Showing Appointment Scheduling System
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Northwest Ohio Real Estate Information Service, New Jersey Multiple Listing Service and Ann Arbor Area Board of REALTORS® Add ShowingTime’s Online System for Members
Chicago, IL – November 5, 2013—ShowingTime, the real estate industry's leading showing management technology provider, announced today that three more MLSs totaling more than 9,000 members are adding ShowingTime's online scheduling system to help members manage showings directly through the MLS. ShowingTime for the MLS provides 24/7 online scheduling for members, who can also use their smartphones to request and manage showings and feedback. The cost-effective service is used to schedule 2 million showings per month and is live in more than 60 MLSs representing 400,000+ real estate professionals. ShowingTime for the MLS uses technology to streamline the appointment scheduling process, resulting in quicker showing confirmations and less phone tag. All of the real estate industry's primary MLS vendors have successfully incorporated ShowingTime into their MLS systems for clients. "Our members are looking forward to online scheduling with ShowingTime," said Sharon Hubbard, MLS Director of the Northwest Ohio Real Estate Information System. "Streamlining the appointment request process with 24/7 availability, reducing phone calls, and saving time for our members has great value." Listing agents can post showing instructions and enter available hours on an interactive calendar to indicate when a listing can be shown. When a showing agent submits a request, notifications are sent instantly according to the listing agent's preferences. A listing can be set up a variety of ways depending on whether it's occupied or vacant. "We are thrilled to have these MLSs and Associations partner with us to better equip their members," said ShowingTime President Michael Lane. "We're pleased to add measurable efficiencies to the appointment scheduling process. Members have access to a ShowingCart, mapping, and enhanced notifications, which include 2-way text messaging so agents can confirm, decline or reschedule appointments from their smartphones when they can't take a call. Some also will have access to customizable feedback, which enables sellers to view their own listing activity report," he added. The ShowingTime Appointment Center is also available to agents and offices and works seamlessly with ShowingTime for the MLS. It includes dedicated appointment center staff to fully confirm showings on behalf of listing agents and offices. It also features branded phone calls, as if the appointment center staff is in the subscriber's office. Hundreds of offices in these markets also use ShowingDesk, ShowingTime's web-enabled front desk software. Showing requests made via the MLS download into a "Task List" to facilitate prompt follow-up by office staff. ShowingDesk is the industry's most popular front desk software for managing showings. 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 6,000 offices nationwide and integrated with 180+ MLSs to manage 3 million showings every month. Visit http://www.showingtime.com for more information.
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Prudential Fox & Roach, REALTORS®, Selects the ShowingTime Appointment Center to Serve 4,000 Associates in 62 Offices
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New Showing Suite Software Update On The Way!
We are excited to announce that the newest software update is about the be released for We are excited to announce that the newest software update is about the be released for ShowingSuite.com! What does this mean for you? More features to make tedious tasks even easier, and overall improved functionality to give our subscribers a better experience. Here’s a sneak peek of what to expect with the new software changes: Design and Functionality: We want your experience with Showing Suite to be as seamless and intuitive as possible, which is why we made some changes to the internal design and user interface.   New format and style with easier navigation. Find what you need quicker. Account upgrade process made easier. Users can learn more about available plans by clicking the “plan details” link next to each plan without logging out of your account. Users now have the option to use both Sentrilock and Supra lockboxes under one account. Tablet Friendly: You can now visit ShowingSuite.com and your Showing Suite account using your tablet.   iPad, Android Tablet, or other tablet format optimized user interface. Optimized for Internet Explorer, Chrome, Safari, and Firefox. Seller Accounts: Sellers and asset managers will have the ability to view a mobile optimized version of their account.   Sellers will be able to access the mobile version of their account. Mobile dashboard will include icons for Feedback, Calender, Listing Tasks, Documents, and Marketing notes. Sellers will have quick access to view feedback, approve appointments, view documents, view listings, view showings, view calender, and much more! Optimized for all mobile smartphones. Showing Calender®: Calender settings have new added features and a more simplified process.   “Schedule appointment” option will open in a pop-up form. Fewer steps required to schedule showing appointments. Enable/disable sellers from adding blocked times. HomeFeedback®: Get the feedback responses you need even faster.   “Request feedback” option will open in a pop-up form. The details will include a thumbnail image of the listing, and property information. Faster and easier process to send out feedback requests. Listings: Modified manual listing settings and seller settings for quicker communications.   Changes made to the “manually add listing” process. Seller Details and Seller Communications Settings will be combined into one page. We love to hear new ideas from our subscribers! If you have any suggestions to improve Showing Suite, please Contact Us or Like us on Facebook to take part in feature request discussions.
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BookAShowing.com Implements Their System with the Greater Lakes Association of REALTORS®
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