Google announced they will no longer support real estate listings. Hmmm. You just gotta wonder why, right? Well, for one many third party sites were taking Real Estate listings and creating their own home search.
Not that I didn't buy into it either. I took the ‘easy' way out and had a third party Home Search on my website. It wasn't really up to date and I didn't get many leads except for rentals (per company policy I only do not do rentals) so it wasn't really doing me any good.
I finally got off my behind when the announcement came out and went with an IDX site (Internet Data Exchange site) and got it up an running with our Honolulu Board of Realtors® MLS (Multiple Listing Service) site. I inserted the idx link into an iframe on my website and voila!
I have to thank both IDX PRO and my local board (HBR) for working quickly to get me up and running by the second day.
Whew! I learned my lesson that I have to do things the right way all the time for my business. With strict rules within our Honolulu Board of Realtors® Multiple Listing Service we have up to date information on status of all listings submitted into our system. Therefore, so is my Hawaii Home Search
It really is true.
I really do get what I pay for.
Or NOT.
Celeste "Sally" Cheeseman is a Realtor-Associate® and Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) with Century 21 Liberty Homes in Mililani, Hawaii. With a sharp understanding that a listening ear is the key to a client's needs she serves the island of Oahu (Honolulu County) and all Hawaii Military Relocations, Hawaii Retirees, Hawaii Job Transfers and Hawaii Residents, Home Buyers and Sellers.
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