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ShowingTime, Homesnap Announce Product Integration

September 08 2014

Chicago, IL, September 8, 2014ShowingTime, the real estate industry's leading showing management technology provider, and Homesnap, provider of Homesnap Pro, an agent-only mobile tool that puts real-time MLS information into agents' mobile phones and tablets, announced today that their products will be integrated in markets in which both platforms are available, starting with MRIS.

Agents are already scheduling millions of showings each month on listings in their MLSs displaying ShowingTime's 'Schedule a Showing' link, which enables them to point and click to request showings from a smartphone, tablet or PC. When those listings are viewed in Homesnap Pro, the 'Schedule a Showing' button will appear, automatically providing a quick, simple scheduling option.

Homesnap Pro launched in May with MRIS, the industry-leading Mid-Atlantic MLS. Due to the enthusiastic reception by MRIS customers to Homesnap Pro, other MLSs quickly signed on. Homesnap Pro is now also available to members of The MLS™/CLAW and Palm Springs Regional Association of REALTORS®, and will soon be available to agents in the Greater El Paso Association of REALTORS®. New MLSs are being added to Homesnap Pro's footprint each month.

"We are very excited about this integration and look forward to launching this collaborative service for MRIS customers," said ShowingTime President Michael Lane. "ShowingTime for the MLS, available in more than 75 MLSs across the country, helps agents remove some of the obstacles to showing a home; adding the 'Schedule a Showing' button to Homesnap Pro makes perfect sense to streamline the scheduling process further," he added.

"Homesnap Pro gives agents unprecedented access to their MLS while in the field and makes them more productive and efficient. Adding ShowingTime to Homesnap Pro puts the next logical step in place: scheduling a showing with just a tap," said Homesnap CEO Guy Wolcott.

"We expect this collaboration between ShowingTime and Homesnap to provide our customers with a glimpse into next generation tools. The innovative functionality of Homesnap Pro, combined with the ability to schedule showings through ShowingTime, furthers our goal to meet and exceed the needs of today's busy real estate professionals," said MRIS President and CEO David Charron. "It is aligned with our mission to encourage innovation in the broker and agent community," he added.

ShowingTime for the MLS was launched in MRIS in 2013 to provide agents with time-saving tools to schedule showings and get showings on their own listings, enabling them to provide great service to buyers and sellers. Listing agents can post showing instructions and enter available hours on an interactive appointment calendar to indicate when a listing can be shown; showing agents can request showings by clicking the 'Schedule a Showing' button next to listings. Showing notifications are routed instantly to keep everyone informed. ShowingTime also provides the only 24/7 appointment center service in real estate, along with software for brokerages that manage showings and feedback at the front desk.

MRIS was the first MLS to partner with Homesnap, providing its 44,000 members with complimentary subscriptions to Homesnap Pro. As other MLSs partner with Homesnap, the ShowingTime integration will be available in more markets. Homesnap also offers a consumer mobile app, which allows users to take a photo of any home to access information about it.

ABOUT MRIS

MRIS is a leading provider of real estate information technology and services and is frequently ranked among the most productive MLSs in the nation. It facilitated over $45 billion in system wide sales in 2013. In its core market, MRIS supports over 45,000 real estate professionals spanning the Mid-Atlantic region.

ABOUT SHOWINGTIME

ShowingTime equips MLSs, Associations, offices, brokers and agents with tools to schedule showings, generate feedback and report on activity. Its products are used by more than 53,000 offices nationwide and integrated with 200+ MLSs to manage 3 million showings every month.

ABOUT HOMESNAP

Homesnap Pro gives agents the ability to access real-time MLS information from their mobile phones and tablets. It also lets agents connect with and collaborate with each other and their clients. It is the professional version of the popular consumer app Homesnap, which lets users "snap any home to find out about it." Millions of consumers use Homesnap to explore homes and search listings. It is powered by a specialized homes database that combines MLS data, property tax records, census data, geographic boundaries and more.