Comments for Nesting In Nashville Real Estate & Home Listings http://www.NestingInNashville.com Stephanie Crawford. Your Nashville Realtor. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:46:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on New Features on the Best Home Search Site in Nashville! by emilysupreme http://www.NestingInNashville.com/new-features-on-the-best-home-search-site-in-nashville/#comment-305 emilysupreme Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:46:06 +0000 http://www.NestingInNashville.com/?p=5063#comment-305 Hey Stephanie, Diverse Solutions is old news. You need to check out these realtors' searches. SpatialMatch blows Diverse out of the water: http://allisonkennedy.net/search http://www.nashvilleonlinerealestate.com/searchforhomesnashvillemls.htm http://www.johncjones.com/lifestyle-search http://www.terryivey.com/midtnhomes.html www.spatialmatch.com Hey Stephanie, Diverse Solutions is old news. You need to check out these realtors’ searches. SpatialMatch blows Diverse out of the water:

http://allisonkennedy.net/search

http://www.nashvilleonlinerealestate.com/searchforhomesnashvillemls.htm

http://www.johncjones.com/lifestyle-search http://www.terryivey.com/midtnhomes.html

http://www.spatialmatch.com

]]> Comment on On The Home Listing Syndication Debate by AgentSteph http://www.NestingInNashville.com/on-the-home-listing-syndication-debate/#comment-304 AgentSteph Sat, 18 Feb 2012 09:07:56 +0000 http://www.NestingInNashville.com/?p=5075#comment-304 @Missy Caulk I just noticed that I didn't answer your question. I pay for DS on my own. It is an approved vendor for Realtracs- our MLS doesn't offer us a complimentary IDX system. @Missy Caulk I just noticed that I didn’t answer your question. I pay for DS on my own. It is an approved vendor for Realtracs- our MLS doesn’t offer us a complimentary IDX system.

]]> Comment on On The Home Listing Syndication Debate by Stephanie Crawford @AgentSteph http://www.NestingInNashville.com/on-the-home-listing-syndication-debate/#comment-298 Stephanie Crawford @AgentSteph Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:04:00 +0000 http://www.NestingInNashville.com/?p=5075#comment-298 Great seeing you yesterday Paul! Great seeing you yesterday Paul!

]]> Comment on On The Home Listing Syndication Debate by Anonymous http://www.NestingInNashville.com/on-the-home-listing-syndication-debate/#comment-296 Anonymous Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:42:00 +0000 http://www.NestingInNashville.com/?p=5075#comment-296 Hi Steph, your are right in saying it is hard to get a thorough understanding of this issue. Rob Hahn in his predictions for 2012 said it would be the dominating theme among firms and franchisers this year and so far he has been right. I have tried to follow this for a while and in fact it was the key issue (in my opinion) at the NAR Mid-year conference in 2011  It is not understood at the grass roots level among agents and it is likely to be decided well before many even find out it "has been decided"   I, like you, am not sure which side I am on, although I think that since the public has already been privy to the franchised information that there is no way to "take it back" and that IDX as a proprietary source will slowly integrate into syndication. As far as the IDX claim that their information is more credible or reliable, I don't believe it. I spent fifteen minutes this morning looking over comps for an upcoming listings that I have have (in a development that I have been active in for years) and found incorrect HOA fees, management companies, wildly incorrect square footage, misleading pictures, and in description of amenities (not to mention the apparently ignored flood damage issues that I  know occurred in 2010)  IDX is only as reliable as the agent's input, and that I don't want to hang my hat on!   Good post though! Hi Steph, your are right in saying it is hard to get a thorough understanding of this issue. Rob Hahn in his predictions for 2012 said it would be the dominating theme among firms and franchisers this year and so far he has been right. I have tried to follow this for a while and in fact it was the key issue (in my opinion) at the NAR Mid-year conference in 2011  It is not understood at the grass roots level among agents and it is likely to be decided well before many even find out it “has been decided”   I, like you, am not sure which side I am on, although I think that since the public has already been privy to the franchised information that there is no way to “take it back” and that IDX as a proprietary source will slowly integrate into syndication. As far as the IDX claim that their information is more credible or reliable, I don’t believe it. I spent fifteen minutes this morning looking over comps for an upcoming listings that I have have (in a development that I have been active in for years) and found incorrect HOA fees, management companies, wildly incorrect square footage, misleading pictures, and in description of amenities (not to mention the apparently ignored flood damage issues that I  know occurred in 2010)  IDX is only as reliable as the agent’s input, and that I don’t want to hang my hat on!   Good post though!

]]> Comment on On The Home Listing Syndication Debate by Bruce Lemieux http://www.NestingInNashville.com/on-the-home-listing-syndication-debate/#comment-294 Bruce Lemieux Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:11:49 +0000 http://www.NestingInNashville.com/?p=5075#comment-294 For me, the most awesome part of mobile apps is to "find listings near me". I have the r.com app on my iPhone and use it quite a bit (I should start using my own DS mobile app, shouldn't I?). Personally, I've always thought that QR codes are gimmicky -- too new a technology for me to adopt. I always create a dedicated website and put the URL on a sign rider. That way, consumers can get pics, pricing, detail and a video if they see the sign. For me, the most awesome part of mobile apps is to “find listings near me”. I have the r.com app on my iPhone and use it quite a bit (I should start using my own DS mobile app, shouldn’t I?).

Personally, I’ve always thought that QR codes are gimmicky — too new a technology for me to adopt. I always create a dedicated website and put the URL on a sign rider. That way, consumers can get pics, pricing, detail and a video if they see the sign.

]]> Comment on On The Home Listing Syndication Debate by Stephanie http://www.NestingInNashville.com/on-the-home-listing-syndication-debate/#comment-293 Stephanie Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:39:40 +0000 http://www.NestingInNashville.com/?p=5075#comment-293 Exactly Missy. It's like @Kris said below - Realtor.com isn't a "member benefit - it's a cash cow" but it SHOULD be a member benefit and it COULD be if they'd fix it... Exactly Missy. It’s like @Kris said below – Realtor.com isn’t a “member benefit – it’s a cash cow” but it SHOULD be a member benefit and it COULD be if they’d fix it…

]]> Comment on On The Home Listing Syndication Debate by Missy Caulk http://www.NestingInNashville.com/on-the-home-listing-syndication-debate/#comment-292 Missy Caulk Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:34:11 +0000 http://www.NestingInNashville.com/?p=5075#comment-292 Hi Steph, if r.com had been doing the job for us, TruZila would not have ever happened in the first place. I don't pay either for anything, but at least I can be found on Zillow and Trulia and they offer more free to agents than r dot com. Question? Do you get your DS from Realtrac's or on your own? Hi Steph, if r.com had been doing the job for us, TruZila would not have ever happened in the first place. I don’t pay either for anything, but at least I can be found on Zillow and Trulia and they offer more free to agents than r dot com.

Question? Do you get your DS from Realtrac’s or on your own?

]]> Comment on On The Home Listing Syndication Debate by Stephanie http://www.NestingInNashville.com/on-the-home-listing-syndication-debate/#comment-291 Stephanie Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:17:50 +0000 http://www.NestingInNashville.com/?p=5075#comment-291 Kris, I wonder what NAR thinks about these shenanigans? I'd love to hear an official response. I don't see why R.com can't still be profitable for MOVE (based on our dues NOT on upgrades). High user volume that is currently going to other syndicators seems like the only way the knock TruZilia off it's perch and R.com is the only player I can see with a shot at doing it. Kris, I wonder what NAR thinks about these shenanigans? I’d love to hear an official response. I don’t see why R.com can’t still be profitable for MOVE (based on our dues NOT on upgrades). High user volume that is currently going to other syndicators seems like the only way the knock TruZilia off it’s perch and R.com is the only player I can see with a shot at doing it.

]]> Comment on On The Home Listing Syndication Debate by Stephanie http://www.NestingInNashville.com/on-the-home-listing-syndication-debate/#comment-290 Stephanie Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:13:03 +0000 http://www.NestingInNashville.com/?p=5075#comment-290 Annie, I'm afraid you wont find ANY agents in the Realtracs MLS who don't use syndication sites. This is because our MLS is affiliated with something called Point2 that automatically sends all the basic listings to the syndicators. A brokerage as a whole can opt-out but an individual agent cannot. So far as I know, there aren't any brokerage who have opted out. It would be big news through the grapevivne if someone did. However, I just looked at my Zillow account and there does appear to be a way to "cancel" listings that are automatically pulled.... Annie, I’m afraid you wont find ANY agents in the Realtracs MLS who don’t use syndication sites. This is because our MLS is affiliated with something called Point2 that automatically sends all the basic listings to the syndicators. A brokerage as a whole can opt-out but an individual agent cannot. So far as I know, there aren’t any brokerage who have opted out. It would be big news through the grapevivne if someone did.

However, I just looked at my Zillow account and there does appear to be a way to “cancel” listings that are automatically pulled….

]]> Comment on On The Home Listing Syndication Debate by Annie http://www.NestingInNashville.com/on-the-home-listing-syndication-debate/#comment-289 Annie Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:06:31 +0000 http://www.NestingInNashville.com/?p=5075#comment-289 Hello ~ Intresting article. Thank you. Stumbled across it because I am a seller looking for a listing agent for a home in Williamson county NOT using sites like zillow, etc. They have no idea what is going on in our cities and counties. If you are not using them, please contact us at the email above. Hello ~ Intresting article. Thank you. Stumbled across it because I am a seller looking for a listing agent for a home in Williamson county NOT using sites like zillow, etc. They have no idea what is going on in our cities and counties. If you are not using them, please contact us at the email above.

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