Another 9,000+ Agents Scheduling Showings Online

“Our members are looking forward to online scheduling with ShowingTime,” said Jim Abele, Manager of the MLS of Greater Cincinnati. “Streamlining the appointment request process with 24/7 availability, reducing phone calls, and saving our subscribers time has great value.” But how?

Could You Be Missing 1/3 Of Your Showing Appointment Requests?

Selling listings doesn't happen without getting showings. Listing agents put a lot of effort into getting the listing priced properly and having it look great, and then marketing it for maximum visibility.

But the benefits from doing all that work could be greatly diminished if nobody is around to answer showing calls. So what do you do?

How Can You Get More Feedback?

Real estate agents are always anxious to get feedback on showings, yet often the process is tedious and time consuming, requiring individual emails and/or phone calls. If you have a listing that's had 20-30 showings, multiplied by 3-4 listings, that's a lot of work. In fact, that means contacting about 80 agents individually. How would you tackle this?

"I Would Never Use A Showing Appointment Service ..."

One of the great things about residential real estate is that agents can decide how to run their businesses. You can plan your schedule based on other commitments, which is harder to do in a traditional 9-5 job; you can decide how to market your listings; you can choose how many calls to make; you can take a sales course to improve your skills; you can leave one brokerage and join another.

And, when it comes to scheduling showings, it's literally 'your call' ...

10 Questions To Ask An Appointment Center Vendor

Figuring out all the ins and outs of hiring an Appointment Center service - to handle your very important listings - can be a challenge. As you prepare to talk to vendors and see a demo, consider putting together a list of questions. These 10 can help get you started:

Amarillo, Northern Kentucky MLS Select ShowingTime

We're pleased to announce that two more Associations/MLSs selected ShowingTime to provide showing management services to members.

3 Reasons Text Messaging Works For Real Estate

Did you know that every day, six billion text messages are sent in the U.S.? And that the first one - it said, 'Merry Christmas' - was sent more than 20 years ago?

But is it compatible with residential real estate? How?

Real Estate Showing Requests Occurring Online More And More

Imagine if 1,000 online showing requests occurred every month from interested buyers in your residential real estate market. That's exactly what's happening in some areas through an online process that connects interested buyers with listing agents/offices at just the right time.

The Inside Scoop on 'Life Of The Listing' Plans

Let's say you're a residential real estate professional with 7 listings and are extremely busy. So, you're considering outsourcing the showing scheduling process so you can focus on all the things you want to do to market your listings.

With all that on your plate, you may feel like you don't have time even to research the various appointment center services available and who offers what, so you may go with what someone else in your office uses. That can be a winning strategy ...

5 Reasons Your Sellers Will Love You For Using An Appointment Center

Residential real rstate agents sometimes say they prefer handling the showing appointment scheduling process themselves. That they prefer a personal touch vs. outsourcing the work to an Appointment Center or Call Center that specializes in scheduling showings. Here's a question worth asking yourself: What do your sellers say?