Real Estate Webmasters Wins Google Cloud Customer of the Year Award
Thank you to Real Estate Webmasters for sponsoring this post on RE Technology: Real Estate Webmasters proudly announced its recent accolade, the 2023 Google Cloud Customer of the Year Award in the Cross-Industry category. This recognition stems from Real Estate Webmasters' exemplary use of Google Cloud's capabilities, which has substantially uplifted their company's performance and customer experience. The enhancements include quicker website load times, a refined cloud strategy, efficient maintenance, and improved customer SLAs. These improvements have empowered Real Estate Webmasters to modernize, scale, bolster security, and envision a brighter future. Amy Pye, Head of Marketing at Real Estate Webmasters, has expressed her gratitude, stating, "We are incredibly honored to receive this award from Google Cloud, which celebrates and showcases the most innovative, technically advanced, and transformative cloud deployments across various industries." Throughout the year, Real Estate Webmasters has integrated Google Cloud extensively. They adopted a fully managed GKE solution, supplemented by Google Cloud Load Balancers. This infrastructure also included the certificate manager and Cloud CDN for secure data management, all protected by Cloud Armor. To offer personalized customer experiences, each client received a dedicated namespace, which contained containers for both front-end and back-end tasks. Moreover, Real Estate Webmasters employed Google Cloud storage for front-end assets and integrated ISTIO for efficient traffic management with GKE. Brian Hall, VP of Product and Industry Marketing at Google Cloud, commented on the award "The Google Cloud Customer Awards are an opportunity to recognize the most innovative, technically advanced, and transformative cloud deployments across industries, from around the globe, built on our platform." With these advancements, REW's website availability surged from 99.5% to 99.9% with expectations to reach five nines in 2024. Additionally, the enhanced customer support SLAs have significantly boosted CSAT scores. Real Estate Webmasters focuses on generating Realtor® leads through SEO and PPC to award-winning custom real estate websites. About Real Estate Webmasters Recently honored by Profit 500 as one of Canada's fastest-growing companies, Real Estate Webmasters offers end-to-end solutions for real estate professionals, from Websites, and CRM to consulting and marketing (SEO and PPC). Recognized as the leading provider of custom website development, marketing, and software applications the company understands itself as a key technology partner to their clients and takes huge pride in serving many real estate industry leaders across the United States and Canada. Located in beautiful, downtown Nanaimo, B.C., on Vancouver Island, Real Estate Webmasters has 150 employees and serves more than 35,000 real estate professionals with their products and services. *This is a condensed version of the original blog hosted on Real Estate Webmasters' website.

Constellation1 Partners with Local Logic to Provide Deeper Local Intelligence Insights for Residential Real Estate Listings
Leading Location Intelligence Provider Supplies Vital Data Sets for Constellation1 Websites Newport Beach, CA (September 8, 2022) -- Constellation1, a leading provider of real estate technology and data services, has partnered with Local Logic, a location intelligence provider that uses artificial intelligence and digital twin technology to shape smarter development and more successful cities. This partnership will not only enhance the Constellation1 website solutions, it will engage and assist consumers in their journey to find the neighborhood and property that best fits their lifestyle. Local Logic is the largest location intelligence platform in North America. With the addition of Local Logic's local intelligence data sets, Constellation1 will be able to deliver deeper, more impactful insights to connect homebuyers with their dream homes. Constellation1 Websites clients can opt–in to display the Local Logic widget on their listing details page, providing end users searching for homes with a realistic digital representation of what it's like to live, work, shop, and play at over 250 million addresses across North America. "The faster your clients find their dream home, the faster you can close the deal," said Andrew Binkley, President of Constellation1. "Our partnership with Local Logic enhances our website solution by providing high-quality third-party data in a consumer-focused format. This helps homebuyers make informed decisions while building brand trust and loyalty and boosts website engagement and lead generation." Local Logic leverages more than 75 billion data points and 250 million properties across the United States and Canada, then packages its findings into valuable and actionable consumer insights. Pair them with leading property search features and the most comprehensive MLS, property, off-market, and public records data available, and Constellation1 Websites become second to none. "Given the current market, empowering home seekers with precise and digestible location insights has become an absolute necessity," said Vincent-Charles Hodder, co-founder & CEO of Local Logic. "Partnering with Constellation1 gives us the ability to create an end-to-end solution for consumers that drastically improves the search experience." "When you are an MLS, value and engagement are crucial to your success," said Tammy Owen, Technology Services Director at ValleyMLS. "Constellation1 is our technology backbone and allows our website to be set for success. Local Logic complements this perfectly by providing a layer of rich data and content that both consumers and search engines love." Constellation1 Websites are search engine optimized to drive visitor traffic, cloud-based for superior uptime, and backed by the most comprehensive, highest-quality data on the market provided by Constellation1's center of data excellence. The partnership with Local Logic reinforces the ongoing commitment of Constellation1 to invest in the right partnerships and technology enhancements for its clients and the industry at large. About Constellation1 Constellation1 provides front office, back office and data services to real estate brokerages, franchises, MLSs and technology vendors across North America. Constellation1 is your source for real estate technology. Constellation1 is a division of Constellation Web Solutions Inc. and its subsidiaries and is part of Constellation Real Estate Group. For more information, visit constellation1.com. About Local Logic Local Logic is a location intelligence platform that digitizes the built world for consumers, investors, developers, and governments – delivering unrivaled clarity and actionable insights capable of creating more sustainable, equitable cities. With more than 75 billion unique data points – the largest unique location data set in the U.S. and Canada – the platform creates a digital twin of cities, quantifying the built world and offering predictive, precise analytics to inform the present and future of over 250 million individual addresses.

Realty Associates debuts 'next-gen tech' with Delta Media
Brings more market exposures for home sellers, insight into buyers HOUSTON - March 16, 2022 -- Realty Associates, a Latter & Blum company and one of the largest and most effective marketers of homes and commercial real estate in the Houston area, announces the debut of new, next-generation technology from Delta Media. The new technology will deliver more market exposure for sellers and better local real estate market insight for buyers throughout America's fourth-largest city, as well as Austin, Dallas-Ft. Worth, San Antonio, and Harlingen, Texas. The new Realty Associates website is fueled by the industry's most potent all-in-one marketing technology platform for real estate brokerages, powered by Delta Media. The site uses the newest advanced technologies to deliver one of the most robust local home search experiences for consumers available in Texas. Serving Texans for more than 45 years and part of Latter & Blum, one of the nation's real estate firms comprised of more than 40 real estate companies and 3,800 agents, Realty Associates will provide its more than 1,700 agents with Delta Media software tools. The advanced technology includes a robust customer relations management (CRM) system, digital and print marketing automation, an advanced social media promotional system, and more – that will ensure its customers receive more exposure for their homes than ever. "More people today start their home search experience online than ever before," said Pete Merritt, President of Realty Associates. He notes research from the National Association of REALTORS says 97 percent of buyers and sellers today use the internet in their home search. "Fifteen years ago, that number was just 2 percent," Merritt added. "That means you must provide the most complete, accurate, and fastest-to-market local information available. Then you better be ready to deliver a trusted real estate expert to help them through the process because almost all consumers want the professional guidance of a trusted real estate agent." Realty Associates' new website from Delta Media sets a standard of excellence for local real estate information by leveraging technology that took 40,000 development hours and an investment of more than $30 million for Delta to create. The new Realty Associates website advanced technology features include: Faster loading web pages: the quickest in the real estate industry. Local valuation engine: Its Automated Valuation Model or AVM offers an instant online estimation of current local home values. Fastest property listing updates: all property details are immediately available when listed. Real-time listing alerts: delivering email notifications as soon as a property that fits a search criteria comes on the market. Rich local content: featuring current real estate market activity, local school insight, and more, are updated continuously. Industry-leading SEO: will drive significantly more traffic to Realty Associates' website. Interactive map integration: the entire site is integrated with Google Map Search to see the proximity of homes to schools, parks, shopping, and other points of interest. Integrated mortgage calculators: estimate monthly mortgage payments instantly. INRIX Drive Time search: search for homes by commute time. 100% mobile responsive design: scales to any screen size, smartphone to desktop. All the new features built into Realty Associates' new website at realtyassociatestex.com. About Realty Associates Realty Associates is one of the largest and most effective marketers of homes and commercial real estate in the greater Houston area, with additional offices in Austin, Dallas-Ft. Worth, San Antonio, and Harlingen, Texas. Realty Associates agents sell more than 5,000 homes a year, totaling over $1 billion in sales since opening its doors more than 45 years ago. Learn more at realtyassociatestex.com. About Latter & Blum Since its founding over a century ago, Latter & Blum has forged an unparalleled reputation as the most successful and largest independent real estate company in the Gulf South, ranked the 19th in the nation, and operates in Louisiana, Southern Mississippi and Greater Houston. For more information, visit latter-blum.com. About Delta Media Group Delta Media Group, Inc., located in Canton, Ohio, is a leading and trusted technology partner for many top real estate brands. Creator of the DeltaNET 6 CRM platform, Delta offers real estate's most advanced all-in-one digital marketing, back office, and website platform. Delta Media Group is real estate's only family-owned and operated technology innovator with no outside investors or VC funding. Delta Media Group is renowned for saving clients money while reducing the frustration of managing multiple online technologies. Established in 1994, Delta Media Group remains a top real estate technology innovator. Discover more at deltamediagroup.com.

Redfin Publishes Data from ClimateCheck to Help Consumers Understand the Risk for Fire, Heat, Drought and Storms Over a 30-Year Mortgage
Homebuyers and homeowners can see data for every neighborhood on Redfin.com in the contiguous U.S., representing over 94 million homes SEATTLE, Aug. 3, 2021 -- Redfin, the technology-powered real estate brokerage, is now publishing climate risk information for every location page on its website. Visitors to Redfin.com who want to understand the climate risks for fire, heat, drought and storm over a 30-year period to any area in which they're searching for a home can now see a ClimateCheck rating from 0-100 associated with the county, city, neighborhood and zip code of the home they're considering. ClimateCheck, a company that measures an area's risk for climate-related disaster, provides the data to Redfin. Currently, this data is available everywhere in the contiguous U.S. "A home is a huge financial investment, and these days consumers are seeing all too many examples of climate-related risks like fires, floods and heatwaves," said Redfin Chief Growth Officer Christian Taubman. "By bringing ClimateCheck's data to every location page on Redfin.com, we're making it easy for consumers to make better-informed decisions about buying, selling and renting." ClimateCheck's ratings are based on two factors: an area's future risk, and how much that risk will change over time. The company projects future risk for climate-related hazards by using dozens of internationally accepted global climate models that assume a conservative, worst-case scenario for the continued release of CO2 into the atmosphere. ClimateCheck then personalizes these global models to the local level across the U.S. with a technique called downscaling, which combines global projections with observed local weather patterns. It projects a higher risk for areas expected to experience more dramatic changes—compared to ones already experiencing such hazards—as this reflects the challenges and cost of adjusting to climate change and the increased stress on local infrastructure. "Consumers can now make smarter decisions when evaluating the risks of climate change," said ClimateCheck Principal Cal Inman. "Redfin is taking the global climate challenge down to the local level where people are struggling to figure out the consequences of dramatic weather and climate events." Many Americans are factoring climate change into their decisions about where to live, according to a survey Redfin conducted earlier this year. About half of respondents who plan to move in the next year said extreme temperatures and/or the increasing frequency or intensity of natural disasters played a role in their decision to relocate. Another one-third of people said rising sea levels played a role for them. Out of the 2,000 respondents surveyed, nearly 80% said that increasing frequency or intensity of natural disasters in an area would make them hesitant to buy a home there. A slightly lower share—about three-quarters—would be hesitant to buy a home in a place with extreme temperatures and/or rising sea levels. Furthermore, more than one-third of homeowners surveyed have spent at least $5,000 fortifying their homes against climate threats. About Redfin Redfin is a technology-powered real estate broker, instant home-buyer (iBuyer), lender, title insurer, and renovations company. We sell homes for more money and charge half the fee. We also run the country's #1 real-estate brokerage site. Our home-buying customers see homes first with on-demand tours, and our lending and title services help them close quickly. Customers selling a home can take an instant cash offer from Redfin or have our renovations crew fix up their home to sell for top dollar. Since launching in 2006, we've saved customers more than $1 billion in commissions. We serve more than 100 markets across the U.S. and Canada and employ over 4,100 people. About ClimateCheck ClimateCheck enables consumers to instantly assess property risk driven by climate change. ClimateCheck's team of scientists and advisors combine historic data and climate models to produce a hyper-local risk assessment of all hazards for every property in the United States. Visit www.climatecheck.com for your instant, free assessment.

Delta Media Upgrades Its Builders and Communities Platform for Real Estate Brokerages
Canton, Ohio -- September 30, 2020 - Delta Media Group Inc., one of America's most established and largest broker technology solutions providers, is launching a newly updated website service that allows real estate brokers to showcase affiliated home builders and communities. The latest improvement to Delta Media's robust DeltaNET 6 platform, makes it easier than ever for brokerages to feature each home builder they represent, putting a spotlight on new home listings, sales models, videos, virtual tours, floor plans, documents for downloading, maps and more. Available from directly inside the brokerage website, affiliated builders receive "a website within a website." Each updated section features a builder Home page and a navigation menu to give consumers more in-depth insight into the builder, new home offerings, links to new communities, and a contact feature to learn more about the builder. New home communities have also been upgraded, giving real estate brokerages the ability to quickly create a builder community, extending the builder's marketing to reach more consumers. The new communities' landing page features an interactive Google map, which offers the ability to search for new communities by a specific county or school district. Once a community is selected, the website displays photos of the area, features of the community that can include additional videos and photography, homes listed for sale, its location on a map, hours of the builder sales office and contact numbers, and other videos, such as a walkthrough of the community. Consumers can also search specifically for new home models by county, school district, price range, and the number of beds, sorting specifically by single-family detached homes or condo/townhomes, or both. Each model home also has a feature listing page on the broker's website. "By improving the brokerages' ability to showcase builders and their communities, it strengthens the business bond between the broker, their agents, and the builder," says Michael Minard, CEO and owner of Delta Media. "Builders know that real estate agents sell 85% of all homes, and they want innovative new ways to connect with agents and their clients. Delta is working to create a stronger bridge between builders, agents and their clients." Minard notes that Coldwell Banker Prime, a leading brokerage in Upstate New York, is among the first to debut the new Delta Media web service here. Coldwell Banker Prime, among the top 10 Coldwell Banker offices in the U.S., features 12 builders it has relationships with and dozens of their communities, all accessible from its main brokerage website. A sample of a Coldwell Banker Prime affiliated builder community is available here. More information about Delta Media and its new DeltaNET 6 platform are online at deltamediagroup.com. About Delta Media Group Delta Media Group, located in Canton, Ohio, is a leading and trusted technology partner for many of real estate's top brands. Creator of the DeltaNET 6, real estate's most advanced all-in-one digital marketing, back office, and website platform, Delta Media Group is the largest family-owned and operated technology innovator with no outside investors or VC funding. Delta Media Group is renowned for saving clients money while reducing the frustration of managing multiple online technologies. Established in 1994, Delta Media Group remains a top real estate technology innovator. Discover more at deltamediagroup.com.

Propertybase Launches Next Generation Real Estate Platform When Simplification and Improved Collaboration Are Most Needed
Global leader in real estate tech focuses on enhanced user experiences with actionable homepage dashboard, brokerage announcements feed, and easy navigation BOSTON, June 4, 2020 -- With the next generation release of the Propertybase GO real estate platform, brokerages and teams can now pivot their strategy to include simplified software aimed at further enabling agent action and productivity. Aptly named to reflect its turnkey approach, Propertybase GO puts improved user experiences at the forefront comprising a dynamic dashboard, real estate CRM, website builder, listings management, email marketing, and more. "We developed the Propertybase GO platform for nearly a year and feel it's important to bring it to market now because better technology is needed," stated Tim Fessenden, President of Propertybase. "We took the time to truly understand the challenges that face real estate and given the market conditions set out to deliver a platform that not only helps to increase productivity but creates a sense of community for a brokerage and its agents." Ideal for brokerages or teams, the latest Propertybase GO has a number of out-of-the-box offerings to drive long-term adoption: An action-oriented homepage dashboard that visualizes key information across contact activity, listings, and also active transactions Embedded brokerage announcements and social media feeds to foster engagement Simplified navigation and mobile responsive for better user experience Streamlined database management with lead scoring, quick actions such as SMS, email marketing, and more Propertybase's award-winning website builder with industry-best MLS and IDX integration Integrated with Propertybase Back Office's compliance-driven transaction management, vendor marketplace, and print marketing Propertybase GO also features action plans, market trends, seller reports, listings boost capability, and third-party application integrations. "It's imperative that technology partners provide the utmost lifelong value. This certainly isn't the time for stopgap solutions. Propertybase GO not only allows for quick user adoption and connectivity but will ultimately help agents better serve their clients now and in the future," continued Fessenden. About Propertybase Propertybase is the leading global real estate platform for franchises, brokerages and teams looking to showcase their brand and drive more business through extraordinary digital experiences, collaboration and automation. The Propertybase platform includes lead generation, IDX-integrated luxury websites, two real estate CRM options, and compliance-driven transaction management and back-office tools. Propertybase powers over 200,000 users at 4,500+ real estate businesses in over 70 countries worldwide, including Hawai'i Life, Red Oak Realty, Harry Norman REALTORS®, McEnearney and Associates, ONE Sotheby's, Jack Conway REALTOR®, Surterre Properties, and Coldwell Banker Mason Morse. The company is funded by Providence Equity. For more information, visit www.propertybase.com.

Howard Hanna's Find It First Program Expands to Buffalo
Buffalo, NY (October 17, 2019) – The Howard Hanna online real estate search differentiator, Find It First is now available in Buffalo. "Ohio was the first area where we offered the Find it First experience to consumers. We rolled out the program to our Ohio offices in June and it was so successful that we expanded it to Pennsylvania and Michigan in September, and now to western New York state," said President of Real Estate Brokerage Howard W. "Hoby" Hanna, IV. The Find It First program allows Howard Hanna agents to market a seller's home for sale exclusively on on the company's website, HowardHanna.com before it hits the open market. In June, HowardHanna.com set a record with more than 2 million visits and in July, that number grew to 2.1 million website visits. August was on track to be even higher reported Jennifer Reider, Director of Digital Marketing at Howard Hanna. "Find it First™ is another great way we help our customers Move Faster!" said Hanna. "Before it's listed anywhere else, buyers can Find it First™ listings on HowardHanna.com/FindItFirst. We are giving back localized control to our sellers. Buyers coming to HowardHanna.com will see new Find it First™ listings as soon they are entered online by our agents, and before they are posted on other real estate portals such as Zillow." "The real estate industry suffers from a constrained inventory, forcing brokers to get creative in order to address the needs and expectations of home buyers who are working with their agents," said Victor Lund, President of the WAV Group. "Howard Hanna has created a solution with Find It First™. Agents and consumers are informed of a new listing, available only on their website – HowardHanna.com, for a set time before it makes its way to the multiple-listing service. However, making it to the MLS is not always the case as in the first month of the Find It First™ program, 55 homes sold right away," added Lund. More than 76,000 Howard Hanna customers are registered for Hanna HomeFinder, an automated email service that alerts them when new listings that meet their personal criteria become available for sale. Hanna HomeFinder can also provide open house and price change email alerts. "In today's real estate market, buyers know they can't take their time when looking for a home, particularly in a popular neighborhood; many homes sell within a day or just a few hours of being listed, many have multiple offers, etc. Find it First™ is a win-win for buyers. They will be able to get information on new listings directly from the source, in real time, at HowardHanna.com," said Hanna. "It's a win-win for sellers, too, as it creates an urgency for their property to be offered first to highly motivated buyers (and agents), who are most likely to bring an offer." To support the Find it First™ program, Howard Hanna's award-winning, in-house marketing agency has created a dynamic campaign that can be seen online and in print, and on billboards, highlighting the message, "Before it's listed anywhere else, Find it First™, only on HowardHanna.com." For more information, contact your local Howard Hanna sales associate, or visit HowardHanna.com/FindItFirst About Howard Hanna Howard Hanna Real Estate Services is the 3rd largest real estate company in the United States, the #1 privately owned broker in the nation, and the largest home seller in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, and the Carolinas. The family-owned and -operated real estate company specializes in residential and commercial brokerage service, mortgage, closing and title insurance, land development, appraisal, property and casualty insurance, corporate relocation, and property management. In early 2019, Howard Hanna completed a partnership with the Allen Tate Companies, the 14th largest real estate company in the nation. The combined company has 312 offices across PA, OH, NY, VA, MI, WV, MD, NC and SC, with more than 11,000 sales associates and staff who are guided by a spirit of integrity in all aspects of the real estate process. For more information, visit www.howardhanna.com or www.facebook.com/howardhanna.

GryphTech Launches Redesigned RE/MAX Regional Websites in 40+ Countries
In addition to updating the look and feel, the newly redesigned sites are faster, provide increased agent visibility on listings, expanded lead capture opportunities and improved usability for mobile users. MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Sept. 12, 2019 -- GryphTech Inc., a global leader in real estate management solutions, announced today that it has redesigned all 40+ of its RE/MAX regional websites, including those of RE/MAX Portugal, Argentina, Germany, Switzerland and Malta. The GryphTech powered, multilingual, multicurrency websites are currently home to over 340 thousand listings around the world. In 2018, the websites collectively generated hundreds of thousands of leads, and hundreds of millions of page views. "Given the reach and critical importance of the websites to our clients around the world, this was a significant undertaking that required us to look at larger trends to help us keep ahead of the curve," says Carlos Matias, CEO and Founder of GryphTech. He continues, "In addition to improving overall look and feel, which was a must - we knew that mobile visitors now make up most traffic across all regional sites. This means we needed to focus on improving overall performance and mobile usability, which is exactly what we did." With the redesign complete, GryphTech is now focused on finding innovative solutions to further enhance their powerful lead to close platform; iConnect. GT Labs (a R&D, cross-departmental team tasked with exploring innovative tech and its practical applications) is currently looking at how advanced AI tools like Chatbots can help prequalify leads for agents and voice services like Alexa can provide new ways to interact with web content. About GryphTech Inc. GryphTech is a global leader in real estate management technology and the preferred choice of real estate franchise networks around the world. PropTech Solutions Inc., the holding company of GryphTech, was founded by international real estate authority, Carlos Matias. For over 20 years, GryphTech solutions have been deployed to tens of thousands of agents located in 60+ countries and delivered in over 40 languages/currencies. As a long-standing partner of RE/MAX LLC, GryphTech powers the RE/MAX Global website with close to 1 million listings from over 110 countries.

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Names .realtor and .realestate Preferred Suppliers
WASHINGTON (August 8, 2019) – The National Association of Realtors' top-level domains .realtor and .realestate have been named in the Preferred Supplier program by Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, one of the most respected real estate brands in the nation. Through this global agreement, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices franchises will receive a 10% discount at www.get.realtor on .realtor top-level domain purchases. Web addresses ending in ".realtor" and ".realestate" allow users to market themselves more strategically, highlight their areas of expertise, and streamline operations. Since the launch of the .realtor domain in 2014 and .realestate domain in 2018, NAR, in partnership with registry operator Second Generation, Ltd. (Second Gen)., has been leading change with its commitment to new technology and now holds the #1 and #2 top-level domains in the real estate industry. "This partnership with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices will encourage more agents and firms to take advantage of the incredible opportunity to create an online space where homebuyers, sellers, and investors can go to find the most trustworthy, reliable real estate services and resources," said Mark Birschbach, Senior Vice President of NAR's Strategic Business, Innovation and Technology Group. "We're excited about the ability to create similar partnerships and opportunities for other brokerages and offices across the nation and globe." "We are pleased to team with NAR and offer our network professionals this avenue to distinguish themselves online and show clients who they are and what they do, along with favorable pricing on use of NAR's distinctive domains," said Chris Stuart, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices. In addition to top-level domains, NAR's Strategic Business Innovation and Technology group offers REACH, the #1 accelerator in real estate. Created by Second Century Ventures, a strategic technology investment fund backed by NAR, REACH is a unique real estate technology accelerator which leverages the association's members and an unparalleled network of executives within real estate and adjacent industries. Several Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices' Preferred Suppliers have participated in NAR's REACH accelerator program, including Adwerx, Back at You Media, BoxBrownie.com, Deductr, and SmartZip. Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, based in Irvine, Calif., is a real estate brokerage franchise network built for a new era in residential real estate. The network, among the few organizations entrusted to use the world-renowned Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices name, brings to the real estate market a definitive mark of trust, integrity, stability and longevity. Visit its multi-lingual website at www.berkshirehathawayhs.com. The National Association of Realtors® is America's largest trade association, representing more than 1.3 million members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries.

Howard Hanna Recognized with Website Quality Certification
Pittsburgh, PA (February 27, 2019) – Howard Hanna Real Estate Services has earned the Website Quality Certification (WQC) from Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®, a global community of 565 marketing-leading independent real estate firms in over 70 countries. The certification was presented in recognition of excellence in website design, content and functionality. Howard Hanna's website, HowardHanna.com received strong marks in a variety of key areas relating to website performance, including usability, design, content, interactivity, customer service and mobile responsiveness. The evaluation was conducted by Virtual Results, LLC, a real estate internet and social marketing firm selected by Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® to review the websites of participating members. The specific measurements for the WQC are updated each year to reflect the most current online marketing strategies, as well as evolving consumer preferences. To maintain the certification, companies must be re-certified every two years. "We are pleased to acknowledge the 120 companies that earned the WQC this year in recognition of their corporate websites, which engage consumers with attractive design, deep local content and the most up-to-date information on homes for sale – locally and around the world," said Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® President/CEO Paul Boomsma. "We are honored to achieve the 2019 Website Quality Certification from Leading Real Estate Companies of the World. This award solidifies the value and exceptional customer experience the HowardHanna.com website offers to our real estate consumers in helping them to realize the most coveted American dream, the dream of homeownership," said Jennifer Reider, Director of Digital Marketing, Howard Hanna Real Estate Services. As a member of LeadingRE, Howard Hanna Real Estate Services provides a quality real estate experience, global marketing reach and access to top real estate professionals in virtually any market worldwide. About Howard Hanna Howard Hanna Real Estate Services is the 3rd largest real estate company in the United States, the #1 privately owned broker in the nation, and the largest home seller in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and New York. The family-owned and operated real estate company specializes in residential and commercial brokerage service, mortgages, closing and title insurance, land development, appraisal services, property and casualty, corporate relocation, and property management. With 312 offices across PA, OH, NY, VA, MI, WV, NC, MD, and the Carolinas, more than 11,000 sales associates and staff are guided by a spirit of integrity in all aspects of the real estate process. For more information, visit www.howardhanna.com.

IXACT Contact Selected as CRM of Choice for Resident Realty
We are pleased to share that IXACT Contact has been selected by Resident Realty as their brokerage website and central CRM solution for their over 500 agents. Resident Realty has offices in Colorado, Texas and California and believes in providing agents with everything they need to see success. They are excited to be able to provide their with agents a CRM, marketing automation tools, and agent website all in one thanks to IXACT Contact. "We are excited to have the opportunity to be working with Resident Realty on their company website and with their agents for CRM," says Rich Gaasenbeek, Co-Founder and EVP of IXACT Contact. "Resident Realty was searching for an affordable solution that could solve their office website needs as well as provide their agents with a robust CRM, website, and marketing solution. IXACT Contact is able to provide a great all-in-one solution." Resident Realty is the largest brokerage to take advantage of IXACT Contact's broker IDX capabilities. This allowed them to set up a brokerage website and agent roster to provide each agent with a unique bio page the ability to highlight their individual MLS listings. This setup allows for search across Multiple MLS Platforms through the corporate website, giving individual agents the advantage of access to multiple boards. "Our main focus was finding a solution for our brokerage website and a new CRM that would provide our agents with tools to manage their database and online presence. With IXACT Contact we found what we were looking for and so much more," says Craig Plantz, CEO and Resident Realty. "The package gives our agents all the tools they need to stay organized, in touch, and visible online. Agents love the ease of use and support has been truly great in assisting agents with their website and CRM set up." Resident Realty and IXACT Contact have been pleased with their partnership to date and expect to see continued growth in the future.

Constellation Real Estate Group Acquires Baynet World, Inc.
BELLEVUE, Wash., Oct. 2, 2018 -- Constellation Web Solutions Inc., doing business as the Constellation Real Estate Group (CREG), a leading provider of scalable SaaS products in the real estate industry, announced today that it has acquired the assets of Baynet World, Inc. (Baynet). Baynet, a pioneer in real estate and MLS technologies, was founded in 1994 and offers turn-key solutions, as well as custom websites, comprehensive CRM platforms, website management, IDX technology, and marketing solutions for real estate agents and brokerages. The acquisition of Baynet further expands the Constellation Real Estate Group's presence in an otherwise fragmented real estate technology market, providing sales and marketing solutions, transaction management, and back office software for over half of a million real estate agents, brokerages, and franchises across the U.S. and Canada. "As real estate agents and brokers explore the right partners for their technology solutions, we are pleased to be able offer powerful front office and back office solutions through the Constellation Real Estate Group's support, expertise, and technology," said Scott Smith, President of Constellation Software Real Estate Group. "Baynet has a proven dedication to their products, while maintaining a strong focus on long-term customer relationships. We're excited to welcome Baynet to the Constellation Real Estate Group." Acquiring Baynet aligns with CREG's strategy of investing in vertical market solutions that benefit the real estate professionals that use them. "Baynet's mission is to simplify real estate technology and marketing for our customers and joining the Constellation Real Estate Group presents a powerful opportunity to leverage the experience of CREG to grow our products and better serve our customers," said Joe Mizrahi, CEO of Baynet. "We're thrilled to join the Constellation Real Estate Group and extend the value they bring to the real estate industry and our customers." Following the recent acquisition of Real Estate Digital (RED) in 2018 and Relocation Specialist (ReloSpec) in November 2017, Baynet marks Constellation Real Estate Group's third new portfolio business in the past twelve months. About The Constellation Real Estate Group The Constellation Real Estate Group acquires and invests in real estate software brands that are committed to providing long-term solutions and partnerships with franchises, brokers, agents, MLSs, and associations. CREG provides a suite of market-leading technology solutions designed specifically for the real estate industry through its brands, which include: Market Leader, Constellation Web Solutions, Sharper Agent, Zurple, Z57, Diverse Solutions, Birdview, ReloSpec, Real Estate Digital, and now Baynet World, Inc. Over 500,000 real estate agents, teams, and brokerages across North America rely on CREG's products and services to power, manage, and grow their businesses.For more information, visit https://www.csiregroup.com. About Baynet World, Inc. Founded in 1994, Baynet World, Inc. has been a pioneer in real estate technology and MLS solutions. Today, Baynet keeps a portfolio of five families of services, including real estate websites, CRM platforms, marketing, IDX technology, and enterprise solutions. Baynet continues to innovate within the real estate industry with top-notch agent and broker productivity solutions. Based out of San Jose, CA, Baynet is headquartered in the heart of Silicon Valley and represents clients all over the globe. For more information, visit https://www.baynet.com.

REAL Trends Alumni Deirdre LePera joins Real Estate Webmasters to help brokers dominate their markets
Deirdre LePera has joined the Real Estate Webmasters team, taking on the company's new Enterprise Business Development Manager role. Ms. LePera's work will connect her with some of the top teams in the world, where she'll teach real estate brokers how to maximize their marketing investment and use technology to become fierce competitors in today's digital landscape. "We couldn't be more thrilled to welcome Deirdre to our team," said Morgan Carey, CEO of Real Estate Webmasters. "Her background in real estate trends will be an extraordinary asset to our clients and I have no doubt she will become their secret weapon in dominating their markets." "Our Enterprise division is adding significant revenue growth for the company and we're seeing huge potential in the market for large brokerages using custom technology solutions. Deirdre is going to connect with even more brokers as we continue to expand our business alongside our clients," said Mr. Carey. Ms. LePera worked for REAL Trends in a variety of roles, including Director of Business Development, for the past three years and brings invaluable real estate research, strategy, and insight to the table. She's excited about the opportunity to connect with team leaders on a personal level and her real estate background makes her the perfect partner for brokerages ready to make the next five years the best they've ever had. "My mission is to give real estate business owners the tools they need to take their business exactly where they want it to go," said Ms. LePera. "I'll help brokerages find and integrate a customizable web solution that allows them to overcome challenges in market visibility, lead capture and customer usability." Ms. LePera will be based out of Denver, CO, and will work with real estate professionals across the nation. "I'm excited to be a part of an industry-focused team, working side-by-side with brokerages to reach their goals," said Ms. LePera. About Real Estate Webmasters Real Estate Webmasters (REW) is a premium web platform provider for the real estate industry. Their platform includes beautifully designed responsive websites, CRM software, marketing services, and an application-program interface (API) to enable customers to run their business more efficiently and effectively. REW specializes in custom development for large brokerages and corporate franchise organizations, with fully integrated, company-wide technology for offices, teams, and individual agents. Founded in 2004 in Nanaimo, B.C., Real Estate Webmasters has over 60,000 real estate professionals on their platform.

Century 21 Relaunches Spanish Language Website
Reimagined Spanish Website Speaks Authentically to Hispanic Homebuyers/Sellers MADISON, N.J., Sept. 12, 2017 -- As part of an ongoing effort to better connect and interact with the cross-cultural makeup of the many diverse Hispanic communities in the United States and around the globe, Century 21 Real Estate LLC today announced a relaunch of its Spanish website, espanol.century21.com. The foundation of the new 'look and feel' pays careful attention to tone, simplicity and delivering relevant content and imagery to create an authentic, one-stop experience that helps guide the Hispanic community, a vitally important segment to housing and to economies as a whole, through their entire homebuying and selling journey. "Our user research showed that the relationship bond between real estate agents and Hispanic home buying and selling clients is built on trust, and an affinity and understanding of the dramatic cultural disparities within this dynamic consumer segment," said Cara Whitley, chief marketing officer, Century 21 Real Estate LLC. "Ultimately, the driving force behind the relaunch of espanol.century21.com was to connect Latino and Latina home buyers and sellers with C21® Hispanic agents and those who speak Spanish to help provide better outcomes to clients and customers who view the home not just an asset, but also as the center and future of their families." Just last year, the iconic C21 brand released a 2016 Millward Brown consumer survey that showed that the Latino Community at large and Hispanic Millennials endorse Century 21 Real Estate significantly higher than the competition. In addition, the survey found that 70% of Hispanics are most likely to consider CENTURY 21® the next time they decide to buy or sell a home, and are most likely to recommend the CENTURY 21 brand to someone else. Looking ahead, CENTURY 21 is continuing its long-standing relationship with the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP), including today's general session at the NAHREP National Convention where president and CEO Nick Bailey will speak about how the leading global franchisor is helping to advance the mission of the Hispanic Wealth Project. Bailey is announcing a new C21® mentorship program to help Spanish women become real estate entrepreneurs called, "Empowering Latinas" and a Hispanic influencer program that authentically speaks to Spanish millennials about the home buying and selling process. "Our efforts are more than simply translating English into 'Spanglish' or focusing only on cultural nuances--it's an authentic mix of visuals, copy and overall storytelling that is intrinsically connecting Hispanics to the C21® brand," added Whitley. "By featuring Spanish-speaking Americans in familiar, real-world settings in the language that helps Hispanics remain connected to their culture, we are showing how we understand their needs intimately and value the tremendous impact they are having on our industry, the economy and the nation as a whole." About Century 21 Real Estate LLC Century 21 Real Estate LLC is comprised of approximately 7,450 independently owned and operated franchised broker offices in 79 countries and territories worldwide with more than 115,000 independent sales professionals. Century 21 Real Estate has numerous websites to help answer specific consumer needs.

10 Reasons Why You Need a .Homes Domain
Open new doors for your business and reach clients like never before with a personalized .Homes domain name. Choose whether you want to relaunch your website with a new domain name that shows buyers and sellers that you mean business or drive traffic to a great new marketing campaign or sales event’s landing page to capture more leads. Only verified members of the real estate community can register a .Homes domain name, so however you use your domain name, site visitors can rest assured that they are going to a safe and relevant real estate website. Take a look at how others have enhanced their business with a new domain extension and then head over to Register.Homes to claim your domain name! *source: Dominion Domains To view the original post, visit the Homes.com blog.