Free Local Real Estate Market Reports Available to MLS Nationwide
As budgets tighten and staff resources are stretched, many local Associations of REALTORS® and Multiple Listing Service are looking for new ways to reenergize their perceived value. And of course, the real estate industry needs them now more than ever!
One thing that is asked by members and community are the hard numbers that reflect the real estate market activity. Now every entity, regardless of whether they have a full-time research department, can have access to a monthly real estate market report.
The Houston Association of REALTORS®, the second largest REALTOR® association in the nation and a market previously written about in our post “Real Estate Statistics in the South”, is using the data from Clarus MarketMetrics® to inform media, REALTORS® and consumers as to the state of the real estate market at a network of public MLS sites on MLS Cloud. This report is generated monthly using data directly from the MLS. And the best part about it is that minimal local Association/MLS staff involvement needs to be used in order to complete the ongoing reporting. Other early adopters of this market report include MLSListings® in the Greater Silicon Valley area and MRIS® of the Washington, DC and Baltimore market.
Free of charge to participating MLS, these reports are hosted online for easy distribution. If the MLS covers a large area, real estate market statistics can be broken down to show regional city activity too.
The monthly quick facts allow readers to get the gist of the market without having to examine the month-to-month or annual comparison chart below. In this fast paced, information driven environment that we see ourselves in today, I could take those quick facts and easily tweet about my local market. Or if my web site or Facebook page is the preferred publishing method, a simple link and headline is all the work I need to do.
How do we help our MLS to serve us better? Give them access to tools that REALTORS® and consumers want and need. Association and MLS can contact Clarus MarketMetrics® for their own monthly market update.
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