Blogs

It's our favourite time of year here at Real Estate Webmasters. Not only is it the holiday season, it's also a time to reflect on successes of the past year and a time to look forward to the year ahead. At REW, we've successfully grown our business by every conceivable metric every single year since our inception in 2004. But that doesn't mean it's time to take the foot off the gas. Looking ahead to 2019, REW is investing in our technology, people, and marketing more than ever b...

We're going to Vegas, baby! Real Estate Webmasters is thrilled to announce that this year's REW Summit will be taking place during Inman Connect Las Vegas 2019. Our team is proud to offer two value-filled days of hands-on learning in afternoon sessions on July 24 and 25. Learn from industry leaders as they discuss lead generation, lead conversion, website optimization, marketing strategy and all the latest technologies coming out of product development.  Attendees will a...

Real Estate Webmasters is happy to announce our first new platform release of Fall 2018! This update includes several features requested by our incredible clients related to Discover, REW CRM, and the REW IDX mobile app experience. And if you read all the way to the end, you'll see a revolutionary new home search feature that we've added to the REW IDX app. Discover Updates Here's what's new and exciting with Discover: Map Pins Highlight on Hover This suggestion origina...

The 2018 REAL Trends Real Estate Website Rankings are here. And once again, Real Estate Webmasters clients dominate the list. REW is proud to have more clients featured on the REAL Trends list than any other real estate technology provider. The annual REAL Trends rankings serve as a wonderful showcase of some of the most beautifully designed websites in the industry. Websites are judged in a number of categories including: Best Overall Website Best Community Best Des...

In October, I teased an announcement on my social that Real Estate Webmasters (REW) would be launching a new partner program and that to celebrate this launch, we would be giving away $1,000,000 USD cash in double partner payouts to the first 10 partners to reach 20 referrals during our giveaway contest.  That’s right! One Million Dollars! We have now decided on a timeframe for this contest. We will be running it from November 1st, 2018 until Inman New York, January 29th, 20...

Real Estate Webmasters is pleased to announce our third and final product update release of the Summer. Yes, it's technically two weeks into Fall, but that's because we spent two extra weeks incorporating new client feedback and suggestions into the platform—making this an even bigger and better release. This update focused heavily on Discover—our newest and most innovative website platform yet. This update brings a combination of exciting new features, new color themes, an...

Real estate technology is constantly evolving. We live in a world that's downright obsessed with smartphones, tablets, and overall screen time. Yet, mobile apps are still a highly underutilized marketing channel for real estate businesses, often ignored completely in even the most competitive of online strategies. But they're starting to gain popularity. Zillow, Realtor.com, and Redfin now have mobile apps. So it's time for agents to step up and take advantage of this new mar...

People no longer measure distance in miles or kilometers. We measure distance in time. In this post, we'll explore how this will impact real estate in a big way. We'll also explain how adding the ability to search by drive time to your REW website will have huge benefits to home buyers and your real estate business. We Measure Distance in Minutes, Not Miles Test yourself: If you were driving to work and your boss called you, would you say, "I'm 1 mile away," or "I'm 5 minutes...