Comments on: Roost Changes Up Their Game http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/roost-changes-up-their-game Internet, Web 2.0 and Real Estate Marketing Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:17:56 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Freddy http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/roost-changes-up-their-game/comment-page-1/#comment-27200 Freddy Mon, 04 May 2009 13:56:25 +0000 http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/roost-changes-up-their-game#comment-27200 I am really interested to know how a third-party site could use Broker A's listings to generate a lead for Broker B and not be in violation of MLS rules? I understand if the consumer was on Broker B's website but since they are on a 3rd party portal it would appear to me that MLS rules are being violated. Any MLS Administrator want to explain? Puzzled, Freddy I am really interested to know how a third-party site could use Broker A’s listings to generate a lead for Broker B and not be in violation of MLS rules? I understand if the consumer was on Broker B’s website but since they are on a 3rd party portal it would appear to me that MLS rules are being violated. Any MLS Administrator want to explain?

Puzzled,
Freddy

]]> By: Jonathan Cardella http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/roost-changes-up-their-game/comment-page-1/#comment-26952 Jonathan Cardella Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:35:23 +0000 http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/roost-changes-up-their-game#comment-26952 I found this post interesting because Roost isn't the only company showing customers a brokerage other than the listing broker. While the Roost model is to show the sponsoring broker (who provided the IDX feed and presumably ad dollars) the http://www.NeighborCity.com model is to bring back the most qualified local brokers and Realtors® for each given search, neighborhood, and property. For example, a search for San Francisco Real Estate - http://www.neighborcity.com/ca/san-francisco/ provides three local Realtor® profiles, while a click deeper takes you to the Top 50 San Francisco Realtors®. This takes much of the guess work out of finding buy side representation. I found this post interesting because Roost isn’t the only company showing customers a brokerage other than the listing broker. While the Roost model is to show the sponsoring broker (who provided the IDX feed and presumably ad dollars) the http://www.NeighborCity.com model is to bring back the most qualified local brokers and Realtors® for each given search, neighborhood, and property. For example, a search for San Francisco Real Estate – http://www.neighborcity.com/ca/san-francisco/ provides three local Realtor® profiles, while a click deeper takes you to the Top 50 San Francisco Realtors®. This takes much of the guess work out of finding buy side representation.

]]> By: Jonathan Cardella http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/roost-changes-up-their-game/comment-page-1/#comment-26951 Jonathan Cardella Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:33:34 +0000 http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/roost-changes-up-their-game#comment-26951 And there off to the races! Three real estate websites fight for eyeballs... http://siteanalytics.compete.com/roost.com+estately.com+neighborcity.com/?metric=uv And there off to the races! Three real estate websites fight for eyeballs…
http://siteanalytics.compete.com/roost.com+estately.com+neighborcity.com/?metric=uv

]]> By: Kelly http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/roost-changes-up-their-game/comment-page-1/#comment-26926 Kelly Fri, 27 Mar 2009 07:33:53 +0000 http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/roost-changes-up-their-game#comment-26926 A big change in real estate marketing is comming and needed, i found the article very complete and interesting. I would like to share with the site a new website i found surfing on the net, i found it innovative since it allows the users to upload their propety video at no cost. its name is Novaprop.com, i reccomend you to visit it if you really want to experiment a big change in the real estate business, just some piece of advice. http://www.advertisingrealestate.org/banner-eng3.swf Regards, Kelly A big change in real estate marketing is comming and needed, i found the article very complete and interesting. I would like to share with the site a new website i found surfing on the net, i found it innovative since it allows the users to upload their propety video at no cost. its name is Novaprop.com, i reccomend you to visit it if you really want to experiment a big change in the real estate business, just some piece of advice.

http://www.advertisingrealestate.org/banner-eng3.swf

Regards,

Kelly

]]> By: Derek Overbey http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/roost-changes-up-their-game/comment-page-1/#comment-26918 Derek Overbey Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:01:22 +0000 http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/roost-changes-up-their-game#comment-26918 Thanks for taking another look Joel. More great stuff just around the corner. Galen & Jay, Since we are a platform made up of hosted IDX sites with hundreds of unique URLs, reporting services like Compete are unable to roll up our traffic. Rest assured the number is much higher than that. Thanks for taking another look Joel. More great stuff just around the corner.

Galen & Jay,

Since we are a platform made up of hosted IDX sites with hundreds of unique URLs, reporting services like Compete are unable to roll up our traffic. Rest assured the number is much higher than that.

]]> By: jsweez http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/roost-changes-up-their-game/comment-page-1/#comment-26915 jsweez Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:43:21 +0000 http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/roost-changes-up-their-game#comment-26915 I too have long hated the experience of flopping from site to site, not knowing where to look and what to expect. Frankly, though, I dropped trulia as part of my search experience when they flooded their site with foreclosure listings that may or may not actually be bank-owned homes and lead you to a subscription site. I too have long hated the experience of flopping from site to site, not knowing where to look and what to expect. Frankly, though, I dropped trulia as part of my search experience when they flooded their site with foreclosure listings that may or may not actually be bank-owned homes and lead you to a subscription site.

]]> By: Jay Thompson http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/roost-changes-up-their-game/comment-page-1/#comment-26914 Jay Thompson Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:22:00 +0000 http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/roost-changes-up-their-game#comment-26914 *Much* better way to provide brokers lead gen. I'd like to see bigger photos, or at least a way to get bigger photos. Traffic is a concern. If the Compete link Galen posted is even remotely accurate (and they are low but close for my site) then given the markets Roost is in, I'd be worried if I were paying for the service. Heck, my blog is approaching their entire domains traffic level: http://siteanalytics.compete.com/roost.com+estately.com+phoenixrealestateguy.com/?metric=uv *Much* better way to provide brokers lead gen. I’d like to see bigger photos, or at least a way to get bigger photos.

Traffic is a concern. If the Compete link Galen posted is even remotely accurate (and they are low but close for my site) then given the markets Roost is in, I’d be worried if I were paying for the service.

Heck, my blog is approaching their entire domains traffic level:

http://siteanalytics.compete.com/roost.com+estately.com+phoenixrealestateguy.com/?metric=uv

]]> By: David Harris http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/roost-changes-up-their-game/comment-page-1/#comment-26913 David Harris Wed, 25 Mar 2009 01:47:19 +0000 http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/roost-changes-up-their-game#comment-26913 Whenever a site decides to use licensed idx data from the mls versus cobbling together multiple broker feeds + hand entered listings they have to play by different and much more restrictive rules. Roost is a different concept for most mls' to get used to. We built remax.com under the same rules: the franchise is treated as a third party site with "hand offs" to broker urls/sites. Whenever a site decides to use licensed idx data from the mls versus cobbling together multiple broker feeds + hand entered listings they have to play by different and much more restrictive rules. Roost is a different concept for most mls’ to get used to. We built remax.com under the same rules: the franchise is treated as a third party site with “hand offs” to broker urls/sites.

]]> By: Galen http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/roost-changes-up-their-game/comment-page-1/#comment-26908 Galen Tue, 24 Mar 2009 22:20:12 +0000 http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/roost-changes-up-their-game#comment-26908 These changes were absolutely necessary for them to survive - the old way was very confusing and required a lot of pieces to be in place to work. Looks like they're still working to get users (they're in a lot more markets than Estately!): http://siteanalytics.compete.com/roost.com+estately.com/?metric=uv These changes were absolutely necessary for them to survive – the old way was very confusing and required a lot of pieces to be in place to work.

Looks like they’re still working to get users (they’re in a lot more markets than Estately!): http://siteanalytics.compete.com/roost.com+estately.com/?metric=uv

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