Zillow’s new ‘coming soon’ feature puts pocket listings on steroids
Zillow has rolled out a new “coming soon” feature that allows agents, brokers and multiple listing services to market homes on its site up to 30 days before they hit the MLS. Go here to see the...
View ArticleZillow wants to ‘co-opt’ pocket listings
HOUSTON – Zillow doesn’t want to cultivate the growth of pocket listings as we know them; it wants to “co-opt” them, according to Errol Samuelson, chief industry development officer at Zillow. Read...
View ArticleZillow ‘coming soon’ listings: Threat to the MLS or a chance to evolve?
Zillow’s new “coming soon” feature, which allows certain agents, multiple listing services and brokerages to market homes on its website before listing them for sale, has kicked up a host of questions...
View ArticleZillow ‘coming soon’ listings: Threat to the MLS or a chance to evolve?
Zillow’s new “coming soon” feature, which allows certain agents, multiple listing services and brokerages to market homes on its website before listing them for sale, has kicked up a host of questions...
View ArticleZillow’s ‘Coming Soon’ listing feature: Good or bad for the real estate...
Inman News readers debate whether Zillow’s ‘Coming Soon’ listing feature is good or bad for the real estate industry. Bobbie Files, an agent with Success Real Estate in southeastern Massachusetts, says...
View ArticleThe latest real estate curve ball: ‘Coming Soon’ listings present opportunity
Unless you’ve been living under a rock (or in front of a television watching World Cup), you’ve most likely heard about Zillow’s new “Coming Soon” feature and/or that Trulia is reportedly in talks to...
View ArticleWhisper listings? Your clients’ best interests are better served by shouting
Second-generation Realtor Danai Mattison of The Mattison Group says “pocket listings” and “whisper listings” that are quietly marketed outside the MLS are not as prevalent as the media sometimes makes...
View ArticleZillow’s new ‘coming soon’ listings feature has low approval rating
Inman News readers are not thrilled with Zillow’s new “coming soon” feature, which allows agents, brokers and multiple listing services who have a relationship with the portal to premarket their...
View ArticleKeyzio promises to help buyers find the best homes before they list
Like a lot of entrepreneurs, Keyzio founder and CEO Parker Hills got the idea for his company — which lets homeowners connect with buyers before they put their house on the market — because he was...
View ArticleKeyzio promises to help buyers find the best homes before they list
Like a lot of entrepreneurs, Keyzio founder and CEO Parker Hills got the idea for his company — which lets homeowners connect with buyers before they put their house on the market — because he was...
View ArticlePocket listings network claims Zillow stole trade secrets
A company that helps agents share information about pocket listings has sued Zillow, claiming the search portal represented itself as a potential investor in order to steal trade secrets and launch a...
View ArticlePocket listings network claims Zillow stole trade secrets
A company that helps agents share information about pocket listings has sued Zillow, claiming the search portal represented itself as a potential investor in order to steal trade secrets and launch a...
View ArticleBig MLSs on both coasts rolling out ‘Coming Soon’ listings
Two major multiple listing services on opposite sides of the country will be among the first to launch a “Coming Soon” listing status to help agents generate interest for their listings before they’re...
View ArticleDual agency not as popular as you think
New technology has made selling listings off the local multiple listing service easier than ever for agents. Read more: Dual agency not as popular as you think
View ArticleFacebook wants to power your company’s internal social network
Real estate brokerages that want to create their own internal social networks — enabling agents to publicize listings in-house, for example — will soon be able to use Facebook for that purpose....
View ArticlePocketlist.co is organizing pocket listing market for SF Bay Area agents
I think there’s a movement afoot. A movement driven by the flow of available real estate information, one that may eventually see the flow of portal listings slowly ebb, like the hundreds of thousands...
View ArticlePocket listing database opens arms to ‘coming soon’ listings
HipPocketz, a platform designed to make it easier for real estate agents to market homes off the multiple listing service (MLS), has added a feature that allows members posting properties to specify...
View ArticleWhat does ‘the market’s back’ actually mean?
What happens when a seller tells you “The market is back,” and uses it to justify an unrealistically high price on their listing? This isn’t a theoretical question — it’s something that several of our...
View ArticleNew pocket listing portal Prevali launches in beta
Prevali aims to build a nationwide portal for off-MLS listings and is on the hunt for agents to test the platform, which launches in beta today. Continued here: New pocket listing portal Prevali...
View ArticleSan Francisco Realtor association hopes to bring visibility to off-MLS deals
Nearly a quarter of homes sold in San Francisco never make it to the MLS, according to San Francisco Association of Realtors CEO Walt Baczkowski. Read more: San Francisco Realtor association hopes to...
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