All one has to do is turn on the TV or listen to the radio to hear it’s a tough time to be in the real estate business.  Consumers are demanding a higher level of service.  Listings on the Internet have changed the agent’s value proposition.  Today’s consumers want to be empowered and are looking for immediate responses from their agent. 

The question is…

How do you empower your client without losing control?  The answer is Listingbook.  A FREE service offered to all Greater Fairfield County CMLS subscribers.  In addition to the free basic service all GFC CMLS members will receive a FREE upgrade to the premium service.

What is Listingbook?
Listingbook is your 24/7 personal assistant – an assistant that saves you time, makes your communications easier, your clients happier, your business more efficient, and your relationships stronger. 

Listingbook empowers your prospects, customers and clients, yet enhances your control.  Listingbook offers you the unique opportunity of creating collaborative personalized web pages for your buyers and sellers.  You have control over the types of services your clients can access.  And if you have ever wondered exactly what your clients are thinking (or at least what they are considering), Listingbook gives you the ability to see the properties your buyers view and the listings in which each buyer is most interested.  With Listingbook – your sellers will always know the status of competing properties. 

Be one of the first to experience Listingbook. 6 training sessions available the week of June 16th.  Click here to register online.  

Monday June 16th Norwalk Inn 

9:30 am – 11:30 am or  1:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Wednesday June 18th Ramada Inn Stratford 

9:30 am – 11:30 am or 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Thursday June 19th Ethan Allen Inn Danbury

9:30 am – 11:30 am or 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Microsoft has now released Service Pack 3 for Windows XP.

Service Pack 3 is essentially a roll-up of all the updates and hot fixes since Service Pack 2 came out, with only a few new features. 

We do not anticipate any compatibility issues with either RE/Xplorer or Paragon, but we would recommend waiting a few days before upgrading.  This will give Fidelity some time to test the final production version of SP3 to ensure full compatibility- until now they have only been able to test against the beta versions that have been released.

Did you know 85% of all buyers start looking for homes on the Internet?  If you have not already done so, contact the GFC CMLS to add rDesk IDX.  This free member benefit enables consumers to search the public view of the MLS on your personal website.  

In addition to the standard search (price, bedroom, bath, etc.) that consumers have grown accustomed to, the rDesk IDX interactive map display allows the consumer to map not only the active listings, but gives them the ability to add  specific points of interest.  Consumers can choose to display any of the following: school, child care, restaurants, shopping, grocery, gas stations, banks, entertainment, hospitals, transportation, places of worship, police, fire, library, post office, and cultural centers.
rDesk IDX can be configured to allow the consumer to see demographic information such as school reports,  housing information, demographics, and environmental information.  They can do side by side demographic comparisons of any two locations in the country.

rDesk IDX also allows you to create specific links on your website to showcase your own listings and your office listings.

We have just released a new, more secure RE/Xplorer login screen.  The code behind the login screen requires your computer to be running a Flash component.  If your computer does not have this component installed, you should be prompted to install it directly from the login screen.  If you are not prompted to install it from the login screen, you can get it by clicking the following link:

To upgrade the Flash component please click here.

Make sure you UNCHECK the google toolbar first.

You must be logged into Windows as a computer administrator in order to do the Flash installation. 

Please call Tech Support at (203) 840 6674 if you have any issues with the installation.