The week before last, I was at Agent Reboot in New York. I ended up getting into a great conversation with a group of REALTORS®. We were deep into a conversation about RPR reporting, when a question was asked about “How to create a form allowing prospective clients to request a report directly from their website”. I thought it was great question, because it turns the REALTORS® ability to generate RPR reports, into a call to action for their blog or website. As [Read more...]
This year at the annual REALTORS® Conference & Expo, NAR held two User Group Forums focused on Realtors Property Resource. The bulk of each session was a moderated panel discussion featuring agents, brokers, Association and MLS executives sharing their experiences with RPR. If you missed it, I have the video for you here: [Read more...]
When describing the Realtors Property Resource™ (RPR), it’s clear to see the benefit for REALTORS® and their clients and customers by way of RPR datasets such as assessor and recorder data, active and off-market listing data, mortgages, foreclosures and pre-foreclosures, demographics, schools and geographic information. But if we take a step back and ask the question “How can Brokers leverage the RPR database?”…the answer is really quite fascinating. I [Read more...]
NARdiGras is right around the corner! Are you planning on attending? We'll be there, and we have some great opportunities for you to learn about Realtors Property Resource. Make sure you plan on attending one of the RPR User Group Forums. You'll get the chance to hear from REALTORS® using the system right now. Both sessions will start with a brief demonstration of the application, then move onto a moderated panel discussion featuring agents, brokers, Association and MLS [Read more...]
If you’ve been following RPR lately, then you probably already know we went live with version 1.0 two weeks ago. As of today, we’ve launched 7 MLS’s representing 5% of the total REALTOR® population. I suppose it goes without saying, we’re excited to have entered this new phase. Which leads me directly into today’s announcement. This morning we delivered a new batch of features and enhancements, some noticeable and some behind the scenes. Probably the most [Read more...]
We are pleased to announce that Realtors Property Resource has past another significant milestone today! We’ve now partnered with more than 100 MLS’s; which represents over 265,000 REALTORS® across the country. If you’re interested in reviewing the locations, check out our MLS Partners map. Please take into consideration that each map pin represents the MLS entity that signed an agreement. In some cases that might be a regional MLS that serves multiple [Read more...]
Creating a complete training and support system for an application like Realtors Property Resource™ (RPR) is a big task, and one that's just as important to get right as the application itself. As a result, we took a detailed approach, talking to MLS and broker training directors around the country and building a system around their suggestions—from creating a complete online training curriculum to providing easy-to-access help for everything from routine [Read more...]
Version 1.11 of Realtors Property Resource® went live last night and includes a number of new features, in particular a redesigned and
Hope you all had a happy and healthy holiday season. We are just a few weeks into the New Year and RPR programs are already making progress. Here
At RPR we have some exciting news to share; Karen France has joined our team as Vice President of Programs and Events. Karen comes to RPR after
