Which Is Better: ShowingTime, ABC Co., or XYZ Co.?

If you're a real estate listing agent or listing office, you may go to Google in search of showing software or an appointment setting service and type something like, 'Which is better, ShowingTime, ABC Co., or XYZ Co.' or 'Why use ShowingTime' or 'Agent reviews of ShowingTime vs. ABC Co. vs. XYZ Co.'.

Searches for products and services often begin at Google. Listing agents and offices seeking help to get showings scheduled on their listings have to start somewhere. What do you do?

What Traits Do Buyers (And Sellers) Desire In Their Agents

This article caught my eye, "6 Traits Buyers Desire in Their Agents", as my family is preparing to sell a condo owned by my parents in Roswell, GA. So, I thought it might be helpful to think about what sellers desire, too. And, having not been on the selling side for several years now, I thought, "What do I want right now from our listing agent?" Here's my quick hit list:

What It Costs To Schedule Showings

Have you ever thought about this: how much does it cost your residential real estate office to schedule a showing?

We've put together an example to hopefully trigger some thoughts on the things you'll want to consider.

Calculating Showing Management Costs

MLSs, Associations, real estate offices, brokers and agents are all involved in showings in some way. And, interestingly, each market might handle the scheduling process differently:

Showing Calls On New Years Day?

It stands to reason in this 24/7 world that residential real estate agents almost never completely forget about their listings, or about doing the best job possible for their sellers.

It is noteworthy, too, that ShowingTime shares your commitment. Our Appointment Center was open on New Year's Day ...

Happy New Year, Of Course

Welcome to the start of a new year, which comes with great promise for all of us! Hopefully you're feeling refreshed from a brief holiday break, are looking forward to new and exciting things, are planning to make positive changes and are optimistic about what's in store for 2013.

At ShowingTime, we're committed to doing the things that make showing appointment scheduling a second thought.

ShowingAssist User Group

Although most ShowingAssist clients connect with us during the year through a variety of channels – including meetings at NAR and NAR Midyear – in May we’ll have our first User Group event

Two More MLSs Select ShowingTime

The North Carolina Mountains MLS (NCMMLS), with 3,000 REALTOR® members, and the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Association of REALTORS® (OKCMAR), with 4,000 REALTOR® members, have both chosen ShowingAssist, ShowingVoice and Professional Feedback-MLS Edition as the base products for offering an integrated showing management system to members.

Why Do Real Estate Offices like ShowingDesk?

This is something we're asking all the time, and we get lots of interesting answers. If you’re looking to buy a product, it always helps to hear someone else describe why they bought it, what they like, even what they don’t like. We received a testimonial this week we thought would be helpful to prospective customers:

Finishing Strong In Real Estate

Undoubtedly, Brokers and Realtors are doing all they can to finish the year strong. So is ShowingTime. With our new ShowingDesk release hitting the market, we're excited to show it to customers and prospects. We're particularly excited about ShowingVoice, which handles outbound confirmation and notification calls for you. If you're so inclined to see what that's about, visit http://corporate.showingtime.com/Products/ShowingDeskWebEdition/ShowingVoice/tabid/1950/Default.aspx