Adding "Sold" field to my search form.

[Hook 'Em Real Estate]

I would like to add a field that will allow me to create searches that include Sold properties to send to my listing clients so they can monitor sales activity in their neighborhood before and during the listing period. I am assuming that like most of the fields on the search form this option could be hidden from website visitors when they search.

[Aaron]

Hi James,

To get sold listings on your site. You'll need to switch the site over to a VOW. There are some requirements to make the site a VOW - I don't know exactly how ABOR defines a VOW - but generally it's things like the user has to register on the site before they are permitted to view the sold listings. It's a fairly extensive programming project to add the sold listings and change your site into a VOW. Likely about 20-25hrs programming estimate. Possible design support depending on what's required to change your IDX site into a VOW.

When you say that you'd like to send your clients listings - would those be emails? or would you just set up searches using the sold data and send them a link?

[Hook 'Em Real Estate]

I don't want sold listings displayed on the site. I want to be able to email a "Neighborhood Market Snapshot" to clients preparing to list or currently listed to help keep them up to date about theirl local market conditions. ABOR allows us to do this through MLXchange but I want a cleaner format consistent with my website searches. The only way someone would see the sold listings is if I setup a search for them.

[Aaron]

Hi James,

We've emailed ABOR to find out what the rules are for creating something like this with their Sold data. We'll let you know as soon as we hear back.

Thank you,

[Aaron]

Hi James,

Their reply was:

Yes, we would just need to amend our agreement with you. Because Texas is a non-disclosure state, the sold price, etc. could not be displayed, but you could display statistics for an area. For example, 5 houses sold in this neighborhood for an average of $200K within the past 3 months, or something similar.

Could you send an example of the Neighborhood Market Snapshot to (sales@realestatewebmasters.com) please?

[Hook 'Em Real Estate]

Aaron, who replied from ABOR? I would like to call them directly and visit with them. There still seems to be some confusion about what I want. I don't want SOLD information on my website. I want to be able to do exactly what ABOR allows us to do through our MLS system...create a search and then email static search results showing active, pending, and sold listings to update my sellers on activity in the neighborhood where they are selling. The Sold search field would be hidden from the public and no user would ever be able to search for Sold data on their own. The only way they would see this data would be through static search results that I emailed to a client.

IMO, it would be unreasonable for them to allow you to use MLS to create this type of search result and email it to clients but not allow you to use your own lead management system to do the same.

Thanks again for your help with this Aaron.

[Aaron]

Hi James,

I'm understanding what you'd like, would like to see an example though.
The reps name is Kay. Based on the reply, it doesn't seem that this is permitted. I'll forward you the email.