MORGANTOWN, W.V., March 11, 2015
/PRNewswire/ -- ListHub, the nation's leading provider of
listing syndication services and marketing performance metrics for
the real estate industry, today announced renewal agreements with
national franchises RE/MAX, and Realty Executives, as well as a new
agreement with Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®. ListHub
is operated by Move, Inc., a subsidiary of News Corp [Nasdaq: NWS,
NWSA].
"This new agreement with ListHub's Real Estate Network
(REN) broadens the range of online services we are able to
provide our members in two different ways," said Pam O'Connor, president and chief executive
officer of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®. "Not only
does it arm us with the ability to amplify online exposure for our
members' listings, it will help us offer an all-inclusive listings
search experience on our website and better connect real estate
professionals with transaction-ready home buyers and sellers.
Our alignment with the REN marks a big leap forward in value that
we will provide to our network of independent brokerage firms."
"We're proud that ListHub's REN will continue to serve RE/MAX
and Realty Executives, empowering their agents to make connections
with home buying consumers on their websites and mobile
applications," commented Celeste
Starchild, ListHub's vice president and general manager.
"We're also pleased to announce that our broker and MLS customers
will now be able to bring their listings to a new audience of home
buyers and sellers on LeadingRE.com. Agreements with these
networks signify a mutual long-term commitment to manage listings
data and advertising exposure through a single industry
platform."
ListHub's REN empowers franchise publishers and broker networks
like Leading Real Estate Companies of the World to index and
display accurate, broker-authorized listings on their national
brand websites and mobile apps, providing a world-class real estate
search experience for home buyers and sellers. Multiple listing
services (MLSs) and brokers who have opted in to display listings
on this network are able to increase the exposure for their
listings on brand name real estate websites and mobile apps while
maintaining tight control of where their listings are
published.
In addition to creating the opportunity for all ListHub broker
customers to advertise listings on these key industry websites, REN
participants also share listings with one another, further
strengthening the value to each REN participant. The REN rules are
available for review here. The rules were developed by ListHub in
collaboration with MLS and franchise leadership in 2012.
Listing syndication – the permission-based delivery of listing
information from brokers and MLSs to third-party content providers
– is the structural and contractual framework upon which real
estate information is provided to online publishers and real estate
industry service providers. ListHub pioneered real estate listing
syndication to help serve the real estate industry's expansion to
online marketing, and today it serves nearly 600 MLSs and over
50,000 brokers across the country in delivering listing information
to more than 150 publisher and vendor websites and mobile apps.
ListHub also maintains unparalleled data protection protocols with
these publishers, and provides holistic reporting about listing
performance across the marketing landscape.
About Move, Inc. and realtor.com®
Move, Inc., a subsidiary of News Corp, is a leading provider of
online real estate services. Move operates the realtor.com® website
and mobile experiences, which connect people to the most important
and accurate information they need to find their perfect home and
to the REALTORS® whose expertise guides consumers through buying
and selling. As the official website of the National Association of
REALTORS®, realtor.com® empowers consumers to make smart home
buying, selling and renting decisions by leveraging its direct,
real-time connections with more than 800 multiple listing services
(MLS) via all types of computers, tablets and smartphones. In
addition to the industry's most comprehensive and accurate
information, Move's network of websites provides consumers a wealth
of innovative tools, including Doorsteps®, Moving.com™,
SeniorHousingNet(SM) and others. Move supports real estate
agents and brokerages by providing many services to grow their
businesses, including ListHub™, the nation's leading listing
syndicator and centralized intelligence platform for the real
estate industry; TigerLead®; Top Producer® Systems; and
FiveStreet(SM); as well as many free services. Move is based in the
heart of Silicon Valley – in San Jose, Calif.
Forward-Looking Statements
This document contains certain "forward-looking statements"
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. These statements are based on management's views and
assumptions regarding future events and business performance as of
the time the statements are made. Actual results may differ
materially from these expectations due to changes in global
economic, business, competitive market and regulatory and other
factors. More detailed information about these and other factors
that could affect future results is contained in News Corp's
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The
"forward-looking statements" included in this document are made
only as of the date of this document and we do not have any
obligation to publicly update any "forward-looking statements" to
reflect subsequent events or circumstances, except as required by
law.
Media Contact: Lexie
Puckett, lexie.puckett@move.com, 805-557-3151
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SOURCE Move, Inc.