Technology
It’s a simple question – do you participate in IDX (Internet Data Exchange)? Meaning, will you be marketing my property not just in the Charlottesville are MLS (to other Realtors) and on the local Realtors’ Association site, as well as Realtor.com but – on every other Realtors’ site who has an IDX feed (such as the one found here)- therefore substantially increasing traffic and exposure to my property?
Read more at Agent Genius (specifically the comments).
Realtors – also read Michael Wurzer’s post (archived: 2008) and Brian Larson’s post (archived: 2024) (and consider subscribing to both). There’s a lot happening the the acronym world about which we need to learn (NAR/DOJ/VOW/MLS/IDX/etc)
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Jim Duncan has been helping buyers and sellers in Charlottesville’s neighborhoods for 25 years. Get local insight born of experience.
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