NWMLS to stop Realtor.com feed
Marlow @ 360digest.com reports that the NWMLS will suspend it’s feed to Realtor.com when the current contract ends in next Spring.
Probably not a big deal. In speaking with the general public and my own clients, no one ever mentions using Realtor.com to view listings. In the Seattle area, company websites such as Windermere.com, JohnLScott.com and Remax.com probably get the lion’s share of user home searches.
Plus, many alternative websites are fast becoming highly visited sites to search for home such as - Trulia, Oodle, Propsmart and edgeio to name a few.
Ben,
I wonder if search is regional for consumers. I think I will try to run a poll like that on my blog. My impression in Michigan is that they use Realtor.com. Not exclusively but they begin their search there until they end up with a Realtor.
I will try to remember how to do a poll on my blog… and put one on. I think our company website gets a lot of traffic. It is a lot easier to use than Realtor.com, it has more up to date info…than Realtor.com.
I guess I am biased…..