SANTA CLARA, Calif.,
Aug. 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Move,
Inc., a subsidiary of News Corp [NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA]; [ASX: NWS,
NWSLV] and operator of realtor.com®, today announced that the
Real Estate Board of New York
(REBNY) has signed a direct agreement to display its Residential
Listing Service's (RLS) newly launched, centralized syndication
feed on realtor.com®, New York's
fastest growing online real estate website. The agreement makes
realtor.com® the first major national online real estate website to
receive a direct syndicated feed from REBNY, which includes the
residential for-sale and rental listings from more than 600 leading
New York City residential
brokerage firms.
As part of the new relationship, RLS brokerage firms, comprising
more than 12,860 agents, will have the option to display their
listings on realtor.com® and its mobile apps, including Doorsteps,
the rentals only site designed for urban millennial renters, and
the Global Property Network, the world's largest online listing
site, which generates 200 million monthly unique users across 70
countries. In addition, participating REBNY RLS firms and their
agents will receive access to the realtor.com® dashboard, which
provides reporting on their listings and leads, the ability to
manage their listings on an agent and broker level, and access to
realtor.com®'s agent resource center and research portal. RLS
brokerage firms should be able to display their listings on
realtor.com® and its mobile apps later this month.
"Since we entered the New York
market nearly three years ago, we have been fortunate to
work with the New York City real
estate community to display the majority of the local listings to
the growing number of consumers who have made realtor.com® the
fastest growing website in the New York
City metro," said Ray
Picard, realtor.com® executive vice president
of sales. "This agreement with REBNY will build
on realtor.com®'s growing presence in New York, allowing us to enhance the consumer
experience in one of the world's largest real estate markets,
and provide more opportunities for agents to engage with
the millions of home buyers and sellers who rely
on realtor.com® for the most up-to-date and comprehensive
listing data."
Picard added, "We're thrilled that REBNY recognizes the value of
a direct relationship with realtor.com® and we look
forward to demonstrating the many
benefits realtor.com® provides to REBNY's members."
Realtor.com® is New York's
fastest growing online real estate destination, with unique
users increasing an average of 12 percent year-over-year
in the first six months of 2017, according to comScore's
June 2017 Local Market Report.
"The addition of realtor.com® to RLS syndication is a
significant step in our ongoing efforts to increase the visibility
and reach of New York City's most
accurate and consistent listing information to consumers," said
John Banks, REBNY President. "The
home buyers, sellers, and renters who utilize realtor.com®'s
nationally recognized digital tools, will have greater access to
real time listing information provided by the RLS."
Firms that have contacted the Board to indicate that they intend
to opt-in and participate in the syndicated feed include, among
others: BOND New York, Brown
Harris Stevens, Citi Habitats, Compass, The Corcoran Group, CORE,
Fox Residential Group, Halstead Property, Leslie J. Garfield & Co., Stribling &
Associates, TOWN Residential, and Warburg Realty.
After two years of careful planning, Aug.
1 commenced the rollout of the new REBNY RLS listing
syndication service—starting with the opt-in and onboarding
process—provided by the REBNY RLS to participating member firms and
agents.
About the Real Estate Board of New
York (REBNY) and the Residential Listing Service
(RLS)
The Real Estate Board of New
York (REBNY) is the City's leading real estate trade
association with more than 17,000 members professionally involved
in and/or engaged with business allied to New York City real estate. Founded in 1896,
REBNY is involved in crucial municipal matters and provides for its
members: informational, technical, and technological resources;
networking and charitable service opportunities; qualifying and
continuing education courses; professional education programs,
seminars, and designations; career-changing awards; legal advice;
and a wide range of additional member benefits.
The REBNY Residential Listing Service (RLS) is a
state-of-the-art, RETS compliant system that operates 24/7 and
allows for the efficient and timely sharing of exclusive
residential listings to all firms and agents who are members of the
REBNY Residential Brokerage Division, and non-member firms that
receive revenue from the residential sale or rental of residential
property located in the jurisdictions authorized by the Residential
Board of Directors. Through its new syndication service, RLS firms
and agents can easily send residential real estate listings through
one centralized feed to a powerful, expanding network of local,
national, and international public real estate listing websites.
This technology streamlines the process of distributing listings,
increases listing visibility, and expands the reach of New York City's most accurate and consistent
sale and rental information.
For more information, please visit www.rebny.com. Follow REBNY
on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube.
About Move, Inc. and realtor.com®
Move, Inc., a
subsidiary of News Corp [NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA] [ASX: NWS, NWSLV],
provides unsurpassed real estate information, tools and
professional expertise across a family of websites and mobile
experiences for consumers and real estate professionals. The
Move network includes realtor.com® as well as Doorsteps®,
Moving.com™ and SeniorHousingNet℠, and offers a complete
solution of software products and services to help real estate
professionals serve their clients and grow their business in a
digital world.
Realtor.com® is the trusted resource for home buyers, sellers
and dreamers, offering the most comprehensive source of for-sale
properties, among competing national sites, and the information,
tools and professional expertise to help people move confidently
through every step of their home journey. It pioneered the world of
digital real estate 20 years ago, and today helps make all things
home simple, efficient and enjoyable. Realtor.com® is operated by
Move under a perpetual license from the National Association of
REALTORS®. For more information, visit realtor.com®.
Media Contacts:
Realtor.com®
Janice McDill –
Janice.mcdill@realtor.com
Lexie Holbert –
lexie.puckettholbert@realtor.com
Real Estate Board of New York
(REBNY)
press@rebny.com
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