SACRAMENTO, Calif.,
Feb. 26, 2014 /PRNewswire/
-- MetroList Services, Inc. (MetroList®) and i-Tech MLS – a
joint venture of the Glendale Association of Realtors® and the
Pasadena-Foothills Association of Realtors® – today announced that
the Bay Area Real Estate Information Service, Inc. (BAREIS MLS®),
the San Francisco Association of Realtors® (SFAR), the Sutter Yuba
Association of Realtors® (SYAR) and the Nevada County Association
of Realtors (NCAOR) have all agreed to become part of the
industry-first agreement providing reciprocal deep linking to
multiple listing service (MLS) content via the FINDSM
application, a service of Move, Inc. (NASDAQ: MOVE).
The Bay East Association of Realtors®, Inc., the Contra Costa
Association of Realtors®, Inc., and East Bay Regional Data, Inc.,
have agreed in principle to also become part of the reciprocal deep
linking group. Once implemented, more than 47,000 users across 19
counties will be able to access detailed listing information from
network MLSs from the source MLS within the FIND application.
FIND is proprietary software for MLSs that provides property
centric data on more than 120 million real estate parcels in
the United States, and offers
agents and brokers access to timely, accurate and reliable listing
information across MLS boundaries. The MLSs participating in the
reciprocal deep linking agreement provide their agents and
brokers with an additional layer of listing detail, including
contact information and showing details about a listed property at
the source MLS.
"We are delighted to see the FIND deep reciprocal linking
technology facilitating the collaboration among these innovative
MLSs to provide deep listing information from the source MLS for
their agent and broker customers," said Steve Berkowitz, CEO of Move. "These agreements
allow the participating MLSs to deliver accurate, detailed and
timely information to agents and brokers throughout the reciprocal
network -- a marketable differentiator for Realtors® in their
service to buyer and seller clients."
Any MLS may participate in a deep reciprocal link network by
contracting with Move for the FIND application, becoming a party to
a reciprocal deep linking agreement between participating MLSs
utilizing the FIND application, and implementing the technology on
their MLS system. The FIND application is available to members of
MLSs nationwide.
"We are pleased to welcome our regional MLS counterparts into
our reciprocal access network, and to expand this key service
across state lines," said Tom Beede,
president and CEO of MetroList. "Reciprocal deep linking is the
most cost effective way to deliver access to for-sale property
information with the highest level of data integrity. MetroList
will continue to leverage emerging technology for innovative
data-sharing solutions with our existing network, and we look
forward to sharing this valuable connection with future MLS
technology partners."
About MetroList Services, Inc.
MetroList Services Inc. is the largest multiple listing service
in Northern California
headquartered in Sacramento, the
state's capital. Formed in 1985 by the Sacramento Association of
REALTORS®, the Placer County Association of REALTORS® and the El
Dorado County Association of REALTORS®, MetroList's ownership group
has grown to include the Lodi Association of REALTORS® and the Yolo
County Association of REALTORS®, and California Real Estate
Brokers, Inc. MetroList acts as a seamless real estate
information network serving more than 17,000 real estate
professionals in seven counties: Sacramento, Placer, El
Dorado, San Joaquin,
Stanislaus, Merced and Yolo.
About Pasadena-Foothills Association of REALTORS®
Founded in 1907, the Pasadena-Foothills Association of REALTORS
has built an industry-wide reputation of being one of the strongest
real estate associations in the nation. Serving the communities of
Pasadena, San Marino, South
Pasadena, La Canada
Flintridge, La Crescenta
and Sunland-Tujunga, the Pasadena-Foothills Association of
Realtors provides its members with education and resources that
enable them to conduct their business successfully and profitably
with integrity and competency; promotes and enforces ethical
standards; and advocates private property rights, homeownership and
community service.
About Glendale Association of REALTORS®
The Glendale Association of Realtors is a trade organization
which has existed since 1921 to service its membership by providing
programs and services to enhance their ability to conduct business
successfully with integrity and competency, without undue
regulatory restraint, as well as to encourage the preservation of
real property rights.
About Rapattoni
Rapattoni Corporation has been serving the real estate industry
under the same name and management for over 43 years. The company
provides an array of integrated products and services for real
estate associations and MLS organizations, including an
internet-based MLS, association management software, Integrated
Website Services, Secure Logon with SSO identity portals for online
security and convenience.
About Move, Inc.
Move, Inc., 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,
California.
About Bay Area Real Estate Information Services, Inc.
Bay Area Real Estate Information Services, Inc. (BAREIS MLS®) is
an independent Broker Owned MLS created on October 22, 1997. The organizations that founded
BAREIS MLS® are the Marin Association of REALTORS®, Napa
Association of REALTORS®, Northern Solano Association of REALTORS®,
Solano Association of REALTORS® and the Sonoma County Multiple
Listing Service. The Mendocino County MLS joined the effort in
2001, and the Coastal Co-op MLS in 2005. BAREIS MLS® now serves
approximately 7,500 members in five counties, including
Marin, Mendocino, Napa, Solano,
and Sonoma.
About San Francisco Association of Realtors®
The San Francisco Association of REALTORS® was founded in 1905.
It predates both the National Association of REALTORS® and the
California Association of REALTORS® and was active in the formation
of both of these organizations. SFAR provides services to REALTORS®
doing business in San Francisco
and the Northern Peninsula. The Association operates the SFAR
multiple listing service (SFARMLS) in addition to providing
services for 4,300 members including: publications, education
programs and legislative representation.
About Sutter Yuba Association of Realtors®
The Sutter-Yuba Association of REALTORS® (SYAOR) was established
as a member of the California Association of REALTORS® (CAR) and
the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) in September of 1976.
We are a professional organization of real estate agents who adhere
to the REALTOR® Code of Ethics; NAR's standard of care in
representing both buyers and sellers of real property. Most of the
SYAOR members also belong to the Multiple Listing Service, which is
an added service to buyers and sellers. Our REALTORS® represent
home owners from the rice fields of south Sutter to the hills of north Yuba.
About Nevada County Association of Realtors®
Formed in 1935, the Nevada County Association of REALTORS® is
proud to be the voice for real estate professionals advocating on
behalf of property owners and residents in Nevada County. Its
unique communities comprise Alta
Sierra, Big Oak Valley, Grass Valley, Lake of the Pines, Lake Wildwood, McCourtney, Penn Valley, Nevada
City, N. San Juan,
Unincorporated Auburn and Washington. The Association is
committed to enhancing the profession by providing real estate
resources, including statistical data, education and state of the
art technology, tools and services in the provision of its Multiple
Listing Service.
About Bay East Association of Realtors®
Since 1947, the Bay East Association of REALTORS® has been
providing MLS services to real estate professionals in Southern Alameda County. Agents, brokers and
appraisers who belong to the Bay East MLS have access to
comprehensive property information for homes in Castro Valley, San
Lorenzo, San Leandro,
Hayward, Newark, Union
City, Fremont, Sunol, Pleasanton, Dublin and Livermore. Serving over 5,000 MLS users, the
Bay East Association of REALTORS® offers, education programs,
professional development, and emerging technologies that enable
agents and brokers to provide quality real estate service.
About Contra Costa Association of Realtors®
The Contra Costa Association of REALTORS®, located in
Central Contra Costa County, has
been serving its members since 1921. The central county includes
the communities of Alamo,
Blackhawk, Clayton, Clyde, Concord, Danville, Diablo, Lafayette, Martinez, Moraga, Orinda, Pacheco, Pleasant
Hill, Rossmoor,
San Ramon, Walnut Creek and all areas and cities of the
west county which include San
Pablo, Richmond,
El Cerrito, Point Richmond,
San Pablo, El Sobrante, Pinole, Hercules, Rodeo and Crockett. The Association is dedicated to
providing the most innovative and highest quality services,
programs, and products to positively impact the success of its
4,100 members who provide real estate brokerage services to clients
throughout the East Bay and beyond.
About East Bay Regional Data, Inc.
East Bay Regional Data is a California corporation owned by the Alameda
Association of REALTORS®, the Berkeley Association of REALTORS®,
the Delta Association of REALTORS® and the Oakland Association of
REALTORS®. East Bay Regional Data resulted from the desire of
professional real estate associations in Alameda and Contra
Costa counties to provide their members with access to a
broader market for listing and selling real estate by providing a
single, centralized MLS system. East Bay Regional Data was
incorporated in September 1991 and
began to provide services to MLS subscriber members in April 1992. Through East Bay Regional Data,
licensed real estate brokers, agents and appraisers receive on-line
access to comprehensive listing information about current, pending
and off market properties listed by other EBRDI Participants.
SOURCE Move, Inc.