My journey in real estate as a product developer began over a decade ago when I was hired by a local real estate team to build them a website. In addition to building the website, I was also responsible for SEO. Having ran an e-commerce shop for eleven years, I…

In 2022, using a real estate agent still remains the most popular and effective way to sell a home. Billions of dollars are paid to real estate agents in commissions every year and for many years now there’s been a lot of talk of disruption in the space and replacing…

Many years ago, real estate associations began offering data access to their agents so that they could build websites to promote their businesses. Their first go at this offered data access through a few (now) antiquated technologies, like FTP servers, SOAP web services, and later RETS. While RETS remains widely…

Since we founded Repliers back in 2018, we’ve been receiving steady interest in our real estate API services. From time-to-time, however, our prospects aren’t aware of the rules and regulations regarding making use of real estate board data. I thought it would be good to set the record straight on…

Are you looking to build a website or app for your real estate business that uses MLS data from the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV)? Here’s what you’ll need to get started: You need to be a real estate agent that’s licensed in REBGV or in Chilliwack & District Real Estate Board (CADREB)or Fraser Valley…

What is the CREA DDF? The Canadian Real Estate Association Data Distribution Facility (CREA DDF) was designed to help real estate brokerages give their office listings additional exposure. Participating brokerages authorize their listings to be displayed on all websites that have access to the feed. Thousands of real estate websites have access to the feed…

If you’ve set out to build a website, or need access to TREB MLS data for any other reason, you’ll have to submit an IDX and VOW data access agreement online. Fortunately, the whole process takes just a few minutes. Here’s what you’ll need in advance: Your membership #, PIN and authenticator token. These forms require…

Skip to the end of this article if you’re interested in the easy way to access IDX data from NWMLS. First, the hard way… If you’re a real estate agent and you’re interested in accessing NWMLS IDX data to build a custom website or app for your real estate business…

The Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) recently lost a battle in court that forced them to allow their members to download sold statistics. Prior to this decision, members could only access this data through their member login and in a limited capacity. For example, if a real estate agent logged…