Although we set out to write a review of Immobel’s Multi-Language IDX Translation, a look at REAL-Buzz was inevitable. Thus, our review covers both. Many REALTORS® who invest in IDX translation to market to global buyers will also choose to participate in the (free) REAL-Buzz.com portal.

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Cloud CMA is an innovative online Comparative Market Analysis (CMA) solution, providing a buyer tour handout, and property profile report tool.  Cloud CMA automatically pulls comparative listing information from your MLS system and appends it with community information from a variety of information sources - Google, Panoramic photos, Education.com, Walk Score, Zillow, Cyberhomes, Yelp, etc.  into a comprehensive report. The key to Cloud CMA is ease of use.  Simply type in the subject property and your report is done.  Cloud CMA even has an email feature that allows an agent to send an email to the Cloud and have the report dynamically generated and emailed right back.  This action can also be performed from a smartphone, and if the client is copied on the email, the report will be sent to the clieint at the same time that the copy is sent to the agent.  This all happens in less than a minute!

The three main services Cloud CMA provides are a CMA report, a buyer tour handout, and property profile report tool.

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RealtyTech is a full-service website and IDX hosting platform provider for both agents and brokers. Located in Westlake Village, California, they have been providing real estate websites for over 10 years. They have both agent and broker product offerings, with tiered levels of options ranging from templated agent sites to fully customized agent and brokers websites. Their IDX offering IDX123 offers standard listing access, widget creation, and custom link creation.

Standard product offerings include the following:

• Agent123 Websites
• Broker123 Websites
• IDX123 Property Search
• Internet Marketing
• Custom Site Design
• Additional Products and Services

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iHomefinder is a well established IDX search solution available to agents in many of the largest markets in the United States.  It is likely that they already have data in your market, so check with your MLS.

Their product offers all of the key features of property search that are important to REALTORS and their clients.  Their base product offers search by city, zipcode, price and other standard form based criteria.  Lead generation on their solution follows established paradigms in IDX services including save a listing to favorites, save a search, and registration for automatic listing alerts.

They offer a full service back office solution for agents to access their registered users, gain insight into their search behavior, property interests, and contact information.

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The new Real Estate Book website provides an excellent value to their print advertisers—extending the effectiveness of print advertising to the internet. They support consumers who start their buying or selling process by picking up a magazine. They support their advertisers by providing a website that effectively competes for online consumers against the top sites for search engine optimization.

The realestatebook.com impressed us when we began typing. Like the best online forms the system automatically ‘guesses’ what you are typing as you enter each letter of text. As I began to type in my city name, it auto-filled, and it immediately showed me homes near to our address. We were hoping that it was noting our ISP address and finding nearby properties, but, unfortunately, after a few refreshes of my browser, we realized that the first listing was a fluke—random luck.

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 The Previsite products includes a number of user friendly tools to help agents produce high quality virtual tours from still photos as part of a deep online marketing system. Previsite has been very successful working with MLS customers to offer their product on a site license basis but will work with any subscriber from any MLS to a single subscriber.

 

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We all know that changing the oil in our cars is an extremely important part of maintaining our investment. The first day we bring a new car home, we pay attention to everything and see it as something new, shiny and exciting. We pay attention to the details—keeping it clean. Changing the oil on time, making sure that the tires have the right amount of air, and when it comes to road bumps and potholes, we are very careful not to ruin our suspension. As our new car becomes the norm, we put off getting the oil changed and when in a hurry, we don't pay as much attention to the road bumps and potholes.

Client Relational Management (CRM) is the foundation of a successful business. Maintenance is essential, making sure that information going in is timely, accurate and updated. This is and has always been the main issue with client relational management systems - real estate agents start with a good intent and in time, with all the other daily responsibilities, foresight becomes an oversight.Tagged: Agent Broker Recommendation Evaluation Tech Products CRM

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Top Producer IDX is a full-featured property search solution that allows agent to offer consumers access to the listings available from their MLS. Important features like Listing Notification, Save Listing to Favorites, and Save Search are all bundled with the service. Top Producer is a subsidiary of MOVE, INC and offers IDX in more than 235 markets. If they do not already have listings from your market, they will go get them for you.

Top Producer IDX automatically updates your website with the latest property information from your MLS, and offers visitors a password-protected section to save their favorite listings and searches. Top Producer' IDX’s prospecting tools, including PROPERTY ALERT LEAD and CAPTURE FORMS encourage visitors to enter their contact information and home criteria to receive automated updates and Listings Lead Capture Forms that encourage visitors to request property information and schedule appointments. The system’s lead tracking tools are designed to help the site owner to prioritize and strategically respond to their prospects.

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Birdview offers a full-featured IDX service to real estate agents and is available in most markets across the nation. With Birdview IDX, all of the local IDX/MLS listings can be displayed on a real estate agent website for consumers to browse. Birdview offers the ability to search multiple counties and cities at one time and offers many lead generating tools like save a search, listing notification, schedule a showing, and save listings to favorites. Birdview updates the listings on each website as often as every 15 minutes in most MLS markets through the use of the RETS or Real Estate Transaction Standard.

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 AgentCasts has been providing a full spectrum of real estate video services across the United States since March of 2007. They have national production capabilities coupled with quality production and an affordable price point. They deliver high-quality real estate video tours to fuel online property marketing efforts. They see video as an essential marketing vehicle for today’s real estate sellers, and their service is designed to make leveraging video easy and affordable.

• High quality full-service local video tours across the US
• Virtual video tours made from listing photos
• Distribution to the top video destinations online
• Hosting and video tour display links included
• Compatible with iPods® and portable media devices
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MLSFinder is among the most commonly used IDX systems for real estate agents in America hosting more than 50,000 agent and broker solutions. All MLSFinder solutions include lead capture, allowing agents to turn Web visitors into potential customers. MLSFinder may be installed into your agent website with relative ease through smart framing. Standard services include two links, one for IDX Search and another to automatically pull your listings by a separate link. If you do not have any listings, the agent listing link will pull all of our office listings.

Lead generation with MLSFinder includes Save a Search, Save a Listing to Favorites, and Register for Automatic Listing Notification. Other standard features include the ability to map a listing, send a listing to a friend, estimate mortgage payments. Inquire about listing, request a showing and print a listing.

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dsSearchAgent is designed around Web 2.0 features that make connections and engagement between the consumer and the agent seamless. This product is built from the ground up to be a map-based search solution. Sliders and features that allow the consumer to narrow their search criteria are dressed along the left side of the map for ease of use. This design is not only very functional, but it allows the consumer to view more property information without scrolling down the page.

Like most IDX solutions, dsSearchAgent has many features that encourage consumers to register to the website to access helpful property search tools. For example, customers can save a search and get listing alerts. dsSearchAgent goes even further by allowing the consumer to get the information in the form of an RSS Feed as well as email. Customers can also register to add their own notes to property. The agent back office control panel allows for easy access to customer searches, favorites, and viewing patterns. There are also some nice features that allow agents to organize leads.

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AgentOffice is a mature Contact Management Software solution in the real estate industry. It was designed by real estate agents specifically to address the needs an agent has on a day-to-day basis.

AgentOffice does many things for a real estate agent with the exception of MLS access and an agent website. It also supports team activities. AgentOffice provides the ability to view all team member activities, the ability to reassign mass activities from one team member to another, and the ability to view and report on business activity by team member or the entire team. If you are working with a team, AgentOffice should be considered.

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Over the years, WyldFyre has produced some of the most user friendly agent products in the real estate industry. The eNeighborhoods WyldFyre7 CMA is no different. The interface is simple and intuitive and like all of the WyldFyre products it provides the user with a considerable amount of design flexibility.

Unlike many of the CMAs you find embedded in MLS systems, the WyldFyre CMA allows higher degree of customization. It even allows users to enter comparables into the CMA that may not be in the MLS system, such as FSBOs and even new home sales. Displays and reports now include full mapping options, including aerial mapping, and allow for total broker and agent branding. Adjustments are simple to make and include and the report is complimented by attractive graphics and supporting documents. eNeighborhoods WyldFyre7 CMA should definitely be on your list if you are review CMA programs.

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Eventus is a deep, feature rich set of tools, falling into the CRM (customer relationship manager) category. During our review we were impressed with the number of well-thought-out organizational, management and lead generating tools included with this system. Developed by MLS system provider, Technology Concepts, Inc., creator of "My Place Connection," the level of integration in this product reflects a strong understanding of how brokers and agents work as well as what consumers are looking for today. A brief overview of the Eventus system includes:

• Agent lead generation
•  Agent customer/collaboration and sharing
• Data collection and analytics
• Full Client Resource Manager
• Agent/client communications center
• Roles based access
• Broker/Agent/Client portals
• Full MLS technology

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