Listing syndication is back in the industry purview: GLVAR (Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors) is stopping facilitating the syndication of listings to 3rd parties (notably, Zillow and ListHub). Thus, agents/brokers who want their listings on Zillow (and elsewhere) will have to either manually upload…

You may have seen the news that Zillow Group acquired New Home Feed, which does syndication for new construction. Makes strategic sense for Zillow Group to get a bigger foothold in new construction syndication. Listing Syndication Landscape Update You may remember my prediction on the…

I went to Zillow’s Premier Agent Summit in Seattle this week. It was a focused and well-run event, one that smartly ties in with the company’s current strategy of developing uber-Zillow-agents as its core following and revenue stream. I’ll get back to that in a…

Here’s a rough prediction for what will take the place in the listing syndication arena after the “ListHub-Zillow divorce” (for more analysis on the deal, read Rob Hahn’s thoughts here and here): Zillow will continue to invest in their listing management and reporting dashboard. Brokers & MLS’…

Redfin’s CEO, Glenn Kelman, penned a post today, titled “Real Estate Brokers Can Coexist With National Portals by Changing the Way We Share Data” I wanted to call attention to this paragraph: Brokerage sites, including Redfin, should drive more traffic to listing brokers In the…

Here is a video response by Fred Glick to the Abbott Realty Group’s decision to pull their listings. This is going to be an ongoing discussion for most of 2012 I would guess, as brokerages and agents around the country decide whether or not listing…

The topic of last night’s #retechchat was Listing Syndication. We had opinions on both sides of the fence and it was a very thorough conversation.  Here is the text transcript that I saved for those who want to read through the entire discussion: Download it HERE (best to…

Every home has a story — some long, some short. The history of a home includes a lot of things, depending on the age of both the home and the community it resides in. In the case of my parents home in Sammamish, that includes…

If you want to know what consumers (aka your clients) think about ARG’s decision to pull their listings (Geek Estate coverage here, here, and here), look no further than the comment thread of this article in UT San Diego. A few comments from buyers/sellers/home owners: Andrew…

[Pre-emption of syndication flack:  I syndicate.  Most brokers do.  Many value the additional exposure in the current situation.  This isn’t a blanket condemnation of syndication.  It’s merely an analysis of the SEO byproduct of that action.] The real estate industry is buzzing about Edina Realty…