Comments on: RSS for Listings

By: Dave Hucker

Dave Hucker — Thu, 22 Dec 2005 21:01:08 +0000

Very Interesting thoughts….and I think its a real “ahead of its time” idea, however it may violate some MLS agreements having to do with VOW and IDX technology.

I wouldn’t worry necessarily about our licensed competitors (other Realtors), I’d worry more about bottomfeeders who troll the internet in order to make money off of OUR data.

If you think I word that a little too strongly, think again. The stories I could tell about several “foreclosure” websites…

By: Kevin

Kevin — Mon, 24 Oct 2005 13:10:46 +0000

Don’t forget that many webmasters incorporate RSS feeds from relevant sources right into their webpages.

It can get more eyes on your listings, and certainly more inbound links pointing to your domain.

However, has anyone looked at the downside of this? Even if a small real estate related site wanted to use our RSS feed (if we had one) to add content to their site, they might be able to place a form or a link to the form next to the RSS displayfor requesting more info, and use it in a manner similar to scraping (lead capture, etc).

Any thoughts?

By: Real Estate Steamboat Springs

Real Estate Steamboat Springs — Fri, 21 Oct 2005 17:24:13 +0000

I think that we will see more usage or RSS data soon. It would be slam dunk for hotsheet data (But might help my competition who are not as diligent) and I think it would be great to use for clients.

By: Matt Cohen

Matt Cohen — Fri, 23 Sep 2005 18:11:25 +0000

RSS is neat, but I don’t think consumers are snapping up RSS readers, or using the ones built into their browser. Is having a RSS-based Live Bookmark in the Firefox browser compelling for property marketing anyway?

I like the idea of leveraging RSS, but not using today’s typical RSS readers. Rather, I think it would be more compelling to have ‘latest matches’ for the consumer show up on the desktop, applicable images and all - linking to the property web site. On the other end, the ‘latest leads’ for the Realtor could show up on the desktop. I think using RSS in combination with tools like Konfabulator can lead to some interesting and compelling applications that could benefit consumers and Realtors.

By: S. Abraham

S. Abraham — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 01:40:26 +0000

That myrealtyfeed.com website is interesting, never saw that for a real estate oriented web site yet. Now if i could have the visitors to my site sign up for an RSS feed of the latest offerings that meet their search criteria , then it would pop up on whatever browser they were on if it supported RSS feeds. Great idea, not sure if many emails actually make it through corporate firewalls.

By: Andy Kaufman

Andy Kaufman — Sat, 27 Aug 2005 20:43:48 +0000

I’ve been thinking of ways to incorporate RSS into my online strategy and have been considering a similar idea. I too am interested in what others have to say on the subject.