Are Zillow, Trulia, Yahoo! & Google Ready to Adopt RETS?
January 3, 2008 by Andy Kaufman · View Comments
Yesterday, in an open letter to the heavyweights of real estate tech, newly-elected chair of the Real Estate Standards Organization, Michael Wurzer called on them to join together with the real estate community in supporting the Real Estate Transaction Standard (”RETS”).
In response to his letter, he got commitments from all 4 to meet during the upcoming Inman Real Estate Connect Conference in NYC.
Over the past year or two, managing & distributing listing data has become a huge pain in the butt, and by adopting a single standard for listing data, brokers will be able to
- Enter their listings only once.
- Send their listings to just the sites they want, easily.
- Not have to pay someone to manage a bunch of data feeds.
- Make sure their listings are updated right away when something changes.
- Not get calls or e-mails on listings that are already sold or expired.
- Get calls or e-mails on listings as soon as the data is entered.
Sounds good, eh? Sure does to me.
In a follow up post today, Wurzer asked, Do Brokers Care About RETS? I commented that I’m fairly certain that they would, if they knew about it; unfortunately most brokers have NO IDEA what it is and how it can benefit them.
That’s why I decided to get involved and joined the RETS Marketing workgroup.
I’m sure you’ll be hearing more from me as I get more involved, but I think the reaction to yesterday’s post is a step in the right direction and I’m looking forward to getting involved.
(h/t to David Harris for this tweet)
The Inagural 30 Day Challenge : Blogging
December 13, 2007 by Andy Kaufman · View Comments
I’ve heard that in order groove a new habit, you need to do it every day for 30 days straight. Then after 30 days, it just becomes natural and a part of your daily routine.
With this in mind, last night on Seesmic, I issued a 30 day challenge to myself and anyone who wanted to join me. For someone with Social Media Enhanced ADD, this is super tough, but I’m hoping that by committing to doing something and making it public, I’ll be able to see it through to the end.
So for my first 30 day challenge, I’m going to focus on posting to this blog for the next 30 days. My blogging muscle has gotten weak and I need to build it up again.
Anybody want to join in? Is there a good habit that you want to develop?
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