Mls

Realtors and MLS Systems Are Still Valuable Despite Calls For Their Demise

By Joanna England / March 18, 2015 /

  Inman contributor Creed Smith wrote a column published on the real estate news site suggesting that the system real estate agents use to access listing information, the Multiple Listing Service, was on the way out. It ignited a heated debate among Inman staffers and commenters, earning a reply from Inman managing editor Matt Carter. …

Homefacts App Provides Complete Picture of Neighborhood to Buyers With School Data, Crime Stats, and Demographics, But is it Too Much?

By Joanna England / July 22, 2014 /

    We love a good app here at CandysDirt, and when RealtyTrac announced their new Homefacts app, we had to give it a test. We’ve reviewed several good real estate apps before, and some of them are great for just run-of-the-mill home shopping (Realtor.com, Zillow, Trulia, and Redfin), some give you a more visual…

How Much of Museum Tower is Under Contract? MT Marketing Flier Says 25%, But D-Mag Editor-at-Large Tim Rogers Says 13%

By Joanna England / March 4, 2014 /

This morning when I was doing my regularly scheduled RSS blog-reading binge, I noticed this post from D Magazine’s Tim Rogers asking just where Museum Tower officials came up with the figures in their recent marketing email:

Monday Morning Millionaire: Sneak Peak Inside Old Preston Hollow Home Not Yet In MLS…

By Candy Evans / December 2, 2013 /

Since our Monday Morning Millionaire is so fresh to the market, we didn’t even have interior photos to share earlier today. But now we do! And talk about a poster child home for perfection, 5543 Edlen (listed with Vicki White, Keller Williams Elite, but not yet in MLS) is it! I am loving those baby’s…

Can We Live Without the MLS? Say What? In a Word, No…

By Candy Evans / November 8, 2013 /

I’m off to a meeting, but just read this fascinating article that bears a look/see. Do you think we could ever live without an MLS? These Chicago folks say no way. But I think there could be changes… what do you think? Lots of news to report to you on what’s happening with MLS’s around…