Comments on: NWMLS to pull feed to Realtor.com http://360digest.com/2006/10/18/nwmls-to-pull-feed-to-realtorcom/ Seattle Real Estate Blog for those interested in Seattle real estate, popular culture, tech, news and opinion. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:16:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Jay http://360digest.com/2006/10/18/nwmls-to-pull-feed-to-realtorcom/comment-page-1/#comment-25914 Jay Sat, 23 Feb 2008 03:02:34 +0000 http://360digest.com/2006/10/18/nwmls-to-pull-feed-to-realtorcom/#comment-25914 Realtor.com has the big advantage that they have a mery marketable name, so it uses the name of our careers to make money. Maybe we should get some royalties... lol Realtor.com has the big advantage that they have a mery marketable name, so it uses the name of our careers to make money. Maybe we should get some royalties… lol

]]> By: Big Josh http://360digest.com/2006/10/18/nwmls-to-pull-feed-to-realtorcom/comment-page-1/#comment-21349 Big Josh Mon, 15 Oct 2007 04:04:59 +0000 http://360digest.com/2006/10/18/nwmls-to-pull-feed-to-realtorcom/#comment-21349 Including you. Please hire a professional web designer, also. Including you.

Please hire a professional web designer, also.

]]> By: Marlow Harris http://360digest.com/2006/10/18/nwmls-to-pull-feed-to-realtorcom/comment-page-1/#comment-21348 Marlow Harris Mon, 15 Oct 2007 03:52:08 +0000 http://360digest.com/2006/10/18/nwmls-to-pull-feed-to-realtorcom/#comment-21348 What a lovely thought. Thanks for you gracious input and visit us again real soon. What a lovely thought. Thanks for you gracious input and visit us again real soon.

]]> By: Big Josh http://360digest.com/2006/10/18/nwmls-to-pull-feed-to-realtorcom/comment-page-1/#comment-21347 Big Josh Mon, 15 Oct 2007 03:48:11 +0000 http://360digest.com/2006/10/18/nwmls-to-pull-feed-to-realtorcom/#comment-21347 As a former agent in the Puget Sound area, I personally think that the NWMLS should be investigated under the Sherman Antitrust Act guidelines. NWMLS is nothing but a bunch of greedy, money-hungry "board members" that offer no real service to agents, only a "venue" to list and see listings. Actually, I hope that Zillow.com and other websites cause the demise of overpaid, lazy and worthless real estate agents in WA state. As a former agent in the Puget Sound area, I personally think that the NWMLS should be investigated under the Sherman Antitrust Act guidelines.

NWMLS is nothing but a bunch of greedy, money-hungry “board members” that offer no real service to agents, only a “venue” to list and see listings.

Actually, I hope that Zillow.com and other websites cause the demise of overpaid, lazy and worthless real estate agents in WA state.

]]> By: Fernando http://360digest.com/2006/10/18/nwmls-to-pull-feed-to-realtorcom/comment-page-1/#comment-21262 Fernando Tue, 09 Oct 2007 05:06:24 +0000 http://360digest.com/2006/10/18/nwmls-to-pull-feed-to-realtorcom/#comment-21262 I think Realtor.com's only purpose is to take money from Realtors. The showcase product is a scam. I think Realtor.com should be shut down. I think Realtor.com’s only purpose is to take money from Realtors. The showcase product is a scam. I think Realtor.com should be shut down.

]]> By: Creel http://360digest.com/2006/10/18/nwmls-to-pull-feed-to-realtorcom/comment-page-1/#comment-21092 Creel Sun, 30 Sep 2007 02:13:31 +0000 http://360digest.com/2006/10/18/nwmls-to-pull-feed-to-realtorcom/#comment-21092 After waht Realtor.com has recently done to Active Rain, I couldn't care less what happens to them. I'm happy they lost hteir feed. After waht Realtor.com has recently done to Active Rain, I couldn’t care less what happens to them. I’m happy they lost hteir feed.

]]> By: FBS Blog » Blog Archive » eNeighorboods + Homes.com = ? http://360digest.com/2006/10/18/nwmls-to-pull-feed-to-realtorcom/comment-page-1/#comment-13420 FBS Blog » Blog Archive » eNeighorboods + Homes.com = ? Fri, 23 Mar 2007 10:51:15 +0000 http://360digest.com/2006/10/18/nwmls-to-pull-feed-to-realtorcom/#comment-13420 [...] What was even more interesting is looking at data from the Seattle area, where John L. Scott and Windermere have spent tons of money on their listing portals and have excluded even Realtor.com from displaying listings.  In other words, John L. Scott and Windermere are pretty much the only game in town, seemingly, but yet the data (again, no link, just recollection) showed that the most visited real estate site in Seattle is Craig’s List.  Neither John L. Scott nor Windermere were even in the top ten.  What’s that mean?  I think it means that portals are critical.  Consumers want to go to a site they think is independent and they don’t see the broker or franchise portals in that light.  [...] [...] What was even more interesting is looking at data from the Seattle area, where John L. Scott and Windermere have spent tons of money on their listing portals and have excluded even Realtor.com from displaying listings.  In other words, John L. Scott and Windermere are pretty much the only game in town, seemingly, but yet the data (again, no link, just recollection) showed that the most visited real estate site in Seattle is Craig’s List.  Neither John L. Scott nor Windermere were even in the top ten.  What’s that mean?  I think it means that portals are critical.  Consumers want to go to a site they think is independent and they don’t see the broker or franchise portals in that light.  [...]

]]> By: The San Diego Home Blog » Blog Archive » Where Do You Like to Shop? Surf’s Up! http://360digest.com/2006/10/18/nwmls-to-pull-feed-to-realtorcom/comment-page-1/#comment-10821 The San Diego Home Blog » Blog Archive » Where Do You Like to Shop? Surf’s Up! Fri, 12 Jan 2007 18:07:43 +0000 http://360digest.com/2006/10/18/nwmls-to-pull-feed-to-realtorcom/#comment-10821 [...] Realtor.com: This is the old granddaddy of consumer home search sites. Their database is populated through feeds from the various MLS’s. San Diego’s Sandicor participates, but not all local or regional MLS’s do. The problem I have found with Realtor.com is that their data is not always refreshed daily. I used to accuse them of taking weekends off, which they in fact may. As a member of Sandicor, all of my listings are automatically “swept” to the site. However, as a subscriber to their enhanced listing feature, I must wait for my new listings to appear before I can log on to the system and add enhanced text, photos and visual tour links. Sometimes I find that my listings are showing within hours, yet I have often had to wait several days to see them represented on the site. This morning, Realtor.com showed 89 active listings versus the 82 actual MLS listings, the difference likely being a result of this delay in processing. [...] [...] Realtor.com: This is the old granddaddy of consumer home search sites. Their database is populated through feeds from the various MLS’s. San Diego’s Sandicor participates, but not all local or regional MLS’s do. The problem I have found with Realtor.com is that their data is not always refreshed daily. I used to accuse them of taking weekends off, which they in fact may. As a member of Sandicor, all of my listings are automatically “swept” to the site. However, as a subscriber to their enhanced listing feature, I must wait for my new listings to appear before I can log on to the system and add enhanced text, photos and visual tour links. Sometimes I find that my listings are showing within hours, yet I have often had to wait several days to see them represented on the site. This morning, Realtor.com showed 89 active listings versus the 82 actual MLS listings, the difference likely being a result of this delay in processing. [...]

]]> By: EndTable20 http://360digest.com/2006/10/18/nwmls-to-pull-feed-to-realtorcom/comment-page-1/#comment-8480 EndTable20 Sun, 05 Nov 2006 03:46:55 +0000 http://360digest.com/2006/10/18/nwmls-to-pull-feed-to-realtorcom/#comment-8480 While Marlow and others make some very good points here about the relationship between Move/Realtor.com and Realtors/NAR (which Move seems unconcerned with so far), let me just point out one more thing (with perhaps short-term effects on these decisions) to go with Jan's notes above. Go to http://www.google.com/ and type in "seattle homes". Do you see a link or two to Realtor.com showing up on the first page? Are there links to NWMLS on the first page? This is where a good chunk of your Internet-using consumers will look first, and if you're not making some effort to have your listings appearing where the consumers are looking, then what does that say about your obligation to advertise that property listing so as to get the most exposure and ultimately the best deal for your seller? This is not to invalidate the other perfectly good issues raised herein. There are definitely a lot of concerns about whether Move exists more to benefit Realtors or itself, which will only grow more interesting in the short term. But some questions to hold behind all of this are whether the consumer will care about those details, and how well is the consumer being served? While Marlow and others make some very good points here about the relationship between Move/Realtor.com and Realtors/NAR (which Move seems unconcerned with so far), let me just point out one more thing (with perhaps short-term effects on these decisions) to go with Jan’s notes above.

Go to http://www.google.com/ and type in “seattle homes”. Do you see a link or two to Realtor.com showing up on the first page? Are there links to NWMLS on the first page? This is where a good chunk of your Internet-using consumers will look first, and if you’re not making some effort to have your listings appearing where the consumers are looking, then what does that say about your obligation to advertise that property listing so as to get the most exposure and ultimately the best deal for your seller?

This is not to invalidate the other perfectly good issues raised herein. There are definitely a lot of concerns about whether Move exists more to benefit Realtors or itself, which will only grow more interesting in the short term. But some questions to hold behind all of this are whether the consumer will care about those details, and how well is the consumer being served?

]]> By: Top 10 Complaints with Realtor.com at sellsius° real estate blog http://360digest.com/2006/10/18/nwmls-to-pull-feed-to-realtorcom/comment-page-1/#comment-8167 Top 10 Complaints with Realtor.com at sellsius° real estate blog Mon, 23 Oct 2006 04:36:34 +0000 http://360digest.com/2006/10/18/nwmls-to-pull-feed-to-realtorcom/#comment-8167 [...] NWMLS to Pull Feed from Realtor.com - Marlow Harris - 360° [...] [...] NWMLS to Pull Feed from Realtor.com – Marlow Harris – 360° [...]

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