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What is IDX?
Also called Broker Reciprocity, Internet Data
Exchange (IDX) is a program that was
initiated by the National Association of
Realtors and went into effect on January 1st,
2002. It allows members of an MLS board to
publicly display all MLS properties for sale on
their company or individual web site.
Advatages to IDX: |
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Displays all listings provided by MLS data
exchange on your website |
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Captures leads and helps you convert them into
clients. |
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Automatically sends personalized follow-ups to
your clients until they are ready to do
business. |
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Gives potential clients A REASON TO CONTACT YOU.
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Gives people a reason to come back to your site,
with customized searches they can save to show
friends or spouses. |
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Makes sure clients have no reason to leave your
site. |
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Many other versions of IDX include the listing
agent’s contact info, which hands your web leads
directly to your competitors! |
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Prospects go from your ad or flyer to your
website, where iHomefinder takes care of them
until they’re ready to make an appointment with
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IDX in
Detail:
PROPERTY SEARCH:
(Included in AGENT
IDX Package)
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Search Single
Families, Condos, Lots and Land, Mobile Homes,
2-4 units (if provided by MLS). |
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Does not require a
password; visitor can do search anonymously,
without giving up personal information. |
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Data and Photos
updated daily from all included MLS systems. |
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Easy to use, one
page search interface. Anyone can easily
understand how to use it. |
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All properties
have an email response box that will email you
if a user is interested in a property. |
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Standard search
functions include: city or zip code,
minimum/maximum price, number of bedrooms,
number of bathrooms, minimum square footage,
with or without thumbnail photos. |
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Company/agent
listings displayed first in search results (if
any in the search parameters). |
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Custom list of
cities to search can be created through browser
administration program. |
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Provides search
results in groups of 10, with links to full
display. |
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Results list can
be emailed by clicking link at bottom of the
display. |
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Results can be
display with an initial large photo format or
directly to detail page. |
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MapQuest map
attached to all listings that have a full
address, can be detached if necessary . |
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All IDX listings
have email response box attached that emails
you. |
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Email responses
can go to more than one recipient at once. |
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Payment calculator
attached to each IDX listing if desired. |
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Calculator link
can be changed to link to in house or approved
lender. |
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Link to Great
Schools.net provided on each property. |
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Printable flyer
function with company/agent contact information
included. |
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Can accommodate
ShowingAlert, the on line appointment scheduling
program from ShowingTime. |
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Advanced search
functions, (where MLS data available) can
include age of home, lot size, garage, pool,
fireplace, waterfront,Thomas bros. map
coordinates. |
FEATURED LISTINGS:
(Included in AGENT IDX Package)
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Display your
companies listings automatically. Data is pulled
out of the MLS database based on your
office/broker codes. |
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Customize your own
listings with links to virtual tours, photos
tours, custom description, open house
information, and more. |
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Display your
Sold/Pending listings on your featured
properites page or on a separate solds gallery
page. |
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Listing
automatically added to company/agent
administration section for modification. |
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Inactive listings
automatically added to company/agent
Sold/Pending list in the admin section allowing
company/agent to add these back to web site. |
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Company or agent
can customize their own listings: change the
photo, add or modify the property description,
add a link to a virtual tour, add a photo tour
of up to 12 photos with captions, add a flash
tour, post a property report or disclosure
package, detach the MaqQuest map if necessary,
add open home information, and more. |
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All tools
controlled by company/agent through
browser-based interface. |
EMAIL UPDATES: (Included in IDX AGENT PRO
Package)
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Automatically
emails buyer/subscribers with new listings that
match their custom settings. |
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Operates daily
(where daily data is available from MLS). |
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Emails are sent to
your subscribers with your email address and
contact information. |
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All links on the
email lead back to your website. |
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Integrated
seamlessly with our Property Organizer to let
your clients manange their property search on
your website. |
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Can be setup for
Single families, Condos, Lots and land, Mobile
homes, 2-4 units (where data is available from
MLS). |
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Can be set so that
a phone number is required before system accepts
signup. |
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First outgoing
email when client signs up sends all currently
available listings. |
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Captures the
client information when they sign up and sends
to company/agent. |
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Client's email
addresses can be exported to email or contact
management programs. |
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Email address data
base can be mined to match new listings the
company/agent may have. |
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Captures a list of
properties client looked at and records this in
administration section. |
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Can "cc" the host
company/agent if desired. |
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Easy for client to
cancel or modify from each received email. |
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Company/agent has
control of outgoing messages. Messages can
accommodate HTML code, logos and photos |
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Records dates when
clients get email of new listings. |
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Records listings
that client looks at when they receive the
updates. |
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Keeps over-all
statistics of email clients, click throughs, and
gross numbers of outgoing emails. |
PROPERTY ORGANIZER: (Included in AGENT IDX PRO
Package)
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Password protected
folder where visitors can save listings. (Site
owner can elect to use password on folder
or not) |
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Allows your
clients to save properties they like and
maintain a list of potential property matches. |
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Allows your
clients to do custom searches and save the
settings. |
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Allows your
clients to manage their daily email
subscription(s). |
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A great tool for
agents to stay on top of what their clients are
interested in. |
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Site owner can
view organizer activities from admin section. |
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SAVE links next to
all listings in our system, which prompt user to
sign-up for a Property Organizer, are a
great lead generator. |
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Keeps your clients
coming back to your website as their central
home search organization tool. |
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Links from Daily
Email Updates automatically logs subscribers
into their property organizer on your website. |
SYSTEM ADMIN (Included in AGENT IDX PRO Package)
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Our Administration
Section makes managing your site easy. |
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Manage your email
update subscribers and get up-to-date
statistics. |
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Customize your
listings with virtual tours, photo tours, and
more. |
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Manage all of your
account branding and customization. |
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Select between
multiple design layouts. |
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Create exports
lists of your subscribers to import into your
contact management program. |
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Easily manage all
of your agent bios (office accounts only). |
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