3locations offers FREE Mobile MLS® Search

With the recent improvements to 3locations Mobile Optimized MLS® website (http://3lx.ca), we are pleased to announce the launch of FREE Mobile MLS® Search (in and around Vancouver, BC). You can use any mobile phone to send a text message to 778-321-4411 with the address of a home you are interested in and our system will send you the 3 closest listings. 3locations has direct access to the MLS® and it’s available on your phone whenever you need it.
As you know, Realtors provide the MLS® with their real estate listing information. You should ask your Realtor to provide you with a FREE 3locations Mobile MLS® account. Or you can find a Realtor at http://3lx.ca
As well, you can use the following widget to send real estate listings to your phone.

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Vancouver Sun Business: House hunting goes mobile with new text services

My favourite local real estate columnists, Derrick Penner penned a great new article about what is happening with mobile technology in the real estate industry.  Shopping for a home goes mobile was published on the front page of today’s Business section in the Vancouver Sun.
There are some good quotes from Vancouver Realtor Kye Grace (@KyeGrace) throughout the article. He says “There’s no doubt that mobile is where it’s at… and in all reality, the consumer is going mobile.” I need to talk to him to see what system he is using.
The article mainly talks about old technology, using a call to action on a For Sale sign. This method is over supplied and under utilized by consumers. Realtors tell me all the time that they aren’t getting the traction they were looking for. This is why we focus on MLS search and delivery. We Make Mobile MLS Easy!
The article also mentions an iPhone app. Of course, the App Store is dominating the mobile space and can’t be ignored. 3locations is working on phone apps that combine the MLS with the best practices of social networking.

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Phase 1 - with Tweaks but no Twitter (yet)

3locations has recently completed the first phase of development of our Mobile MLS solution for Realtors and real estate companies. I am very impressed with the MLSearch functionality. With our system, you can easily request and receive real estate listing information on any phone through SMS. Simply text message any address to +17783214411 and the 3locations system will send you the 3 closest listings in Greater Vancouver and the Fraser Valley.
Phase 1 specifications include:
1) Proximity Search by address or MLS number
2) Active MLS information with Realtor branding and short URL
3) MLS details with listing images on mobile optimized site
4) Web-to-mobile widget for real estate websites
Recent tweaks include increasing the size of the MLS images on the mobile web, reduced the size of the embedded short URL and eliminated unnecessary numbers to achieve a text message of 140 characters.
In our next release, we will be introducing a Twitter api that will deliver MLS information in Tweets that follow references to real estate listings in the original Tweets. Stay tuned for more developments.

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Web-to-Mobile Widget - Send MLS information to your phone

3locations today, is delivering on its promise to provide Realtors and real estate companies with a way to send MLS information from a website to a mobile phone. This customizable widget will help users reduce their need to print real estate listings and increase the number of ways that Realtors can interact with their clients. The widget will automatically register a new user, generate a password and send them the real estate information they are requesting.
Currently, 3locations is only offering MLS information for the Greater Vancouver area but our system is designed to add real estate listings from other cities as their clients needs expand.

 
(Now active - try our widget for Vancouver, BC MLS information)

Listings are delivered using SMS (text messaging) with an embedded link to access the mobile web.
Today, it seems that everything is being built for the smartphone, with all major phone operating systems offering an application marketplace (iPhone App Store, Blackberry App World & Android App Market). We support this effort but 3locations is building compelling products that Realtors can provide to all their customers by SMS. Products that produce measurable results and hopefully sell homes! That being said, you should see the phone application we are working on. Coming soon… social networking for real estate!

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mlSMS - When only one listing will do

3locations has developed a product that will send a single MLS listing to your phone by SMS. This product is called mlSMS. It works by sending the command “MLS# v######” to our system’s phone number.
The 3locations system will automatically register a new user account and generate a password when it identifies a new user’s phone number or allocate the proper Realtor branding when it recognizes an existing account phone number.
This product is ideal for a number of marketing initiatives. There is the Keyword strategy where a Realtor will add a statement to their For Sale sign that reads… Text “MLS# V######” to +17783214411 for listing info.
As well, Realtors and real estate companies can use widgets on their websites to send MLS information to a user’s phone. This works well when the widget is placed alongside a listing on a web page or as an option in delivering MLS search results. mlSMS may be the easiest way to generate leads and better understand what your new clients are looking for.
3locations is committed to exploring new and better ways to increase productivity and improve communications. For more information on our products and services, please contact us by email: info (at) 3locations (dot) com

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