Comments on: Realtor.com takes a step closer to Trulia http://raincityguide.com/2006/10/19/realtorcom-takes-a-step-closer-to-trulia/ Seattle's Leading Resource for Real Estate Information Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:58:13 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Rumor has it that Windermere is going… « 4realz.net http://raincityguide.com/2006/10/19/realtorcom-takes-a-step-closer-to-trulia/#comment-275694 Rumor has it that Windermere is going… « 4realz.net Mon, 03 Mar 2008 06:03:22 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/10/19/realtorcom-takes-a-step-closer-to-trulia/#comment-275694 [...] Considering the rough relationship between Realtor.com and Windermere, that would be a huge win for Trulia and would probably give them the most comprehensive listing coverage in the Seattle area of all the national real estate search sites (and in Zillow’s backyard!). [...] [...] Considering the rough relationship between Realtor.com and Windermere, that would be a huge win for Trulia and would probably give them the most comprehensive listing coverage in the Seattle area of all the national real estate search sites (and in Zillow’s backyard!). [...]

]]> By: The Wizard of Aas » Blog Archive » The Ultimate Listing Source… http://raincityguide.com/2006/10/19/realtorcom-takes-a-step-closer-to-trulia/#comment-80239 The Wizard of Aas » Blog Archive » The Ultimate Listing Source… Fri, 26 Jan 2007 09:05:53 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/10/19/realtorcom-takes-a-step-closer-to-trulia/#comment-80239 [...] Trulia has taken a different approach, crawling broker sites to gather listing data, and then doing the best job of the aforementioned sites in directing traffic back to the listing Realtor.  They have been making recent moves that should make MLS executives wake up before they find that the competition is a better alternative.  Here is a great blog from Seattle about the NWMLS threat.  Trulia does a great job in making the appeal to the broker and value for the consumer, something that the MLS organizations seem to have ignored as their monopoly as the channel for listing data was unchallenged for so long.  Their exact listing numbers are unavailable without taking out the calculator, but they exceed 1 million and the coverage area is expanding to nationwide. [...] [...] Trulia has taken a different approach, crawling broker sites to gather listing data, and then doing the best job of the aforementioned sites in directing traffic back to the listing Realtor.  They have been making recent moves that should make MLS executives wake up before they find that the competition is a better alternative.  Here is a great blog from Seattle about the NWMLS threat.  Trulia does a great job in making the appeal to the broker and value for the consumer, something that the MLS organizations seem to have ignored as their monopoly as the channel for listing data was unchallenged for so long.  Their exact listing numbers are unavailable without taking out the calculator, but they exceed 1 million and the coverage area is expanding to nationwide. [...]

]]> By: Eileen http://raincityguide.com/2006/10/19/realtorcom-takes-a-step-closer-to-trulia/#comment-26118 Eileen Fri, 27 Oct 2006 16:35:12 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/10/19/realtorcom-takes-a-step-closer-to-trulia/#comment-26118 Personally, I'd hate to see this happen as Windermere's exclusion of it's listings on Realtor.com has always been a huge help in a listing presentation. I would love to have been a mouse in the Board of Director's meeting when the vote was taken. In fact, out of 20 members, 9 are Windermere, and 2 are Prudential which feeds Yahoo.com, so there is a simple majority right there. The rest of the members are represented no more than 3 times each. Should we be looking into this as a self serving vote for all of the members. Maybe the NWMLS has become Windermere's NWMLS. Remax has only one vote, so they, too may have voted to break with Realtor.com now that they have aggregated all the mls's on their site. Personally, I’d hate to see this happen as Windermere’s exclusion of it’s listings on Realtor.com has always been a huge help in a listing presentation.
I would love to have been a mouse in the Board of Director’s meeting when the vote was taken. In fact, out of 20 members, 9 are Windermere, and 2 are Prudential which feeds Yahoo.com, so there is a simple majority right there. The rest of the members are represented no more than 3 times each. Should we be looking into this as a self serving vote for all of the members. Maybe the NWMLS has become Windermere’s NWMLS. Remax has only one vote, so they, too may have voted to break with Realtor.com now that they have aggregated all the mls’s on their site.

]]> By: The San Diego Home Blog » Blog Archive » Time to Defrag? http://raincityguide.com/2006/10/19/realtorcom-takes-a-step-closer-to-trulia/#comment-25608 The San Diego Home Blog » Blog Archive » Time to Defrag? Thu, 26 Oct 2006 15:57:52 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/10/19/realtorcom-takes-a-step-closer-to-trulia/#comment-25608 [...] Marlow of the 360Digest reports that the Northwest Multiple Listing Service (Washington) will not be renewing their contract with Realtor.com, thereby pulling all of their listings from the search engine giant effective this Spring. This is potentially big news as I think it could be the beginning of the end of their dominance in the third-party search engine category. Gregg Swan, in a comment on Galen’s Rain City Guide post feels otherwise, as he reminds us that Central Arizona stopped their Realtor.com feed years ago yet this issue has since been resolved. [...] [...] Marlow of the 360Digest reports that the Northwest Multiple Listing Service (Washington) will not be renewing their contract with Realtor.com, thereby pulling all of their listings from the search engine giant effective this Spring. This is potentially big news as I think it could be the beginning of the end of their dominance in the third-party search engine category. Gregg Swan, in a comment on Galen’s Rain City Guide post feels otherwise, as he reminds us that Central Arizona stopped their Realtor.com feed years ago yet this issue has since been resolved. [...]

]]> By: Ben http://raincityguide.com/2006/10/19/realtorcom-takes-a-step-closer-to-trulia/#comment-24112 Ben Mon, 23 Oct 2006 19:09:58 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/10/19/realtorcom-takes-a-step-closer-to-trulia/#comment-24112 On the photo item, NWMLS Rule 192, states the member irrevocably licenses the primary photo to the NWMLS, and licenses to the NWMLS other photos for the duration of the listing. Members do not transfer copyright of the photos to the NWMLS by uploading it to the NWMLS database. On the photo item, NWMLS Rule 192, states the member irrevocably licenses the primary photo to the NWMLS, and licenses to the NWMLS other photos for the duration of the listing. Members do not transfer copyright of the photos to the NWMLS by uploading it to the NWMLS database.

]]> By: EndTable20 http://raincityguide.com/2006/10/19/realtorcom-takes-a-step-closer-to-trulia/#comment-24108 EndTable20 Mon, 23 Oct 2006 18:42:34 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/10/19/realtorcom-takes-a-step-closer-to-trulia/#comment-24108 It has happened a number of times in the past that an MLS (such as Hampton Roads, Central AZ, etc.) has withdrawn its listings feed from Realtor.com due to either a surge of protectiveness over its own data or some other contract issue. In these cases, Realtor.com establishes ways for local brokers in those areas to upload their own listing feeds, for those who would like to do so, and in many of these cases the result is generally not all that different to the browsing consumer. In some of these cases, the MLS eventually figures this out, realizes that it shot itself in the foot (in terms of free listing advertising for its membership) for nothing, and resumes relations with Realtor.com. Whether this will be the case with NWMLS (or any particular MLS) is certainly difficult to say... It has happened a number of times in the past that an MLS (such as Hampton Roads, Central AZ, etc.) has withdrawn its listings feed from Realtor.com due to either a surge of protectiveness over its own data or some other contract issue. In these cases, Realtor.com establishes ways for local brokers in those areas to upload their own listing feeds, for those who would like to do so, and in many of these cases the result is generally not all that different to the browsing consumer. In some of these cases, the MLS eventually figures this out, realizes that it shot itself in the foot (in terms of free listing advertising for its membership) for nothing, and resumes relations with Realtor.com.

Whether this will be the case with NWMLS (or any particular MLS) is certainly difficult to say…

]]> By: Michael Price http://raincityguide.com/2006/10/19/realtorcom-takes-a-step-closer-to-trulia/#comment-24031 Michael Price Mon, 23 Oct 2006 15:12:39 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/10/19/realtorcom-takes-a-step-closer-to-trulia/#comment-24031 Allen, Did I understand you correctly? I find it hard to believe that when a photo is uploaded to the system that all rights to that photo are lost. If a photographer provides a photo to an agent and the agent uploads it, the original copyright still belongs to the photographer, (in absence of a work for hire contract). I think the copyright that the MLS holds to that photo is only in the context of an aggregate database of photos. It would go against any fair use at all to assume that once the photo is uploaded, the owner no longer has any IP rights to it. Allen,
Did I understand you correctly? I find it hard to believe that when a photo is uploaded to the system that all rights to that photo are lost. If a photographer provides a photo to an agent and the agent uploads it, the original copyright still belongs to the photographer, (in absence of a work for hire contract). I think the copyright that the MLS holds to that photo is only in the context of an aggregate database of photos. It would go against any fair use at all to assume that once the photo is uploaded, the owner no longer has any IP rights to it.

]]> By: Top 10 Complaints with Realtor.com at sellsius° real estate blog http://raincityguide.com/2006/10/19/realtorcom-takes-a-step-closer-to-trulia/#comment-23944 Top 10 Complaints with Realtor.com at sellsius° real estate blog Mon, 23 Oct 2006 04:30:18 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/10/19/realtorcom-takes-a-step-closer-to-trulia/#comment-23944 [...] Realtor.com takes a step closer to Trulia - Galen Ward - Rain City Guide [...] [...] Realtor.com takes a step closer to Trulia – Galen Ward – Rain City Guide [...]

]]> By: ARDELL http://raincityguide.com/2006/10/19/realtorcom-takes-a-step-closer-to-trulia/#comment-23343 ARDELL Sat, 21 Oct 2006 03:29:35 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/10/19/realtorcom-takes-a-step-closer-to-trulia/#comment-23343 On the bright side, if only 100 or so properties show on Realtor.com in the Seattle area, people looking there who are relocating, won't think we are experiencing a bubble :-) Another bright side, those who DO choose to advertise will have more of a chance of getting a call. Since the odds of getting a call may be heightened, more people may advertise with Realtor.com Let's look for that silver lining! On the bright side, if only 100 or so properties show on Realtor.com in the Seattle area, people looking there who are relocating, won’t think we are experiencing a bubble :-)

Another bright side, those who DO choose to advertise will have more of a chance of getting a call.

Since the odds of getting a call may be heightened, more people may advertise with Realtor.com

Let’s look for that silver lining!

]]> By: Marlow http://raincityguide.com/2006/10/19/realtorcom-takes-a-step-closer-to-trulia/#comment-23241 Marlow Fri, 20 Oct 2006 23:16:15 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/10/19/realtorcom-takes-a-step-closer-to-trulia/#comment-23241 Since I'm an equal-opportunity schill, both <a href="http://www.z57.com" rel="nofollow">Z57</a> and <a href="http://www.advancedaccess.com" rel="nofollow">Advanced Access</a> will set you up with a website too. Z57's cost is under $600 set-up fee and about $59 a month hosting fee. Advanced Access sometimes has $199 set-up specials and their hosting fee is $39 a month. There's no reason for a brokerage NOT to have their own custom site. Both of these companies offer IDX solutions and templates, but they're fully and easily customizable. Since I’m an equal-opportunity schill, both Z57 and Advanced Access will set you up with a website too. Z57’s cost is under $600 set-up fee and about $59 a month hosting fee. Advanced Access sometimes has $199 set-up specials and their hosting fee is $39 a month. There’s no reason for a brokerage NOT to have their own custom site. Both of these companies offer IDX solutions and templates, but they’re fully and easily customizable.

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