SEATTLE, Jan. 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Zillow Group, which
houses a portfolio of the largest and most vibrant real estate and
home-related brands on mobile and Web, today announced that the
Bridge Interactive™ services and the Retsly® application program
interface (API) will now be offered together as one combined suite
of tools under the Bridge Interactive brand. The combined brand
offers brokerages and multiple listing services (MLSs) a modern and
highly efficient solution to the entire listing management process,
from single point of entry; to implementing the Real Estate
Transaction Standard (RETS); to normalizing listing data to make
application development easier.
"Bridge Interactive and Retsly have pioneered some of the
industry's most innovative solutions for helping MLSs and brokers
manage and leverage their data," said Errol
Samuelson, Zillow Group chief industry development officer.
"Retsly and Bridge have both been growing rapidly since their
respective acquisitions by Zillow Group, but it became clear to us
that together, they would form a more comprehensive solution to
tackle the complex world of listing and property data management.
Now, under the Bridge Interactive brand, we have a solution that's
battle-tested and available today."
The Bridge Interactive suite of listing management tools now
includes:
- Single point of entry: Bridge's Compose™ tool
eliminates costly redundancies by populating listing data to
multiple MLS and brokerage back offices systems simultaneously,
while ensuring the entries adhere to individual business rules for
each MLS.
- Data access management: Bridge's Contact™ server
provides complete control over who can access listing data and
where the data can be used, as well as in depth data usage
reporting.
- Agreement management: Bridge's Cheque™ tool is a
powerful, yet simple solution for managing IDX, VOW or any other
data license agreement across multiple parties.
- Data distribution: The Retsly API normalizes MLS
data and streamlines the transport process, enabling partnering
MLSs, brokers and technology providers to efficiently access
listing data to build real estate apps and services. The
Retsly API also provides access to public records in more than 3200
counties with more than 900M documents of transactions, parcels,
assessments and related information.
Bridge Interactive helps brokers and MLSs address the complex
and labor-intensive process of listings management. For nearly a
decade, Bridge's Contact has been recognized as the industry
standard, providing MLSs with a platform to distribute data
precisely where, when and how their broker members request. Bridge
also has been at the forefront of the industry's efforts to improve
the data distribution process by adding Data Dictionary and RESO
Web API functionality to its offerings in accordance with industry
mandates. Brokerages and MLSs that use the Bridge Interactive suite
of tools are able to improve the speed and efficiency of their
listing data entry and distribution processes and bolster their
reporting on data access usage.
The Retsly API (now offered together with the Bridge Interactive
services) receives and normalizes real estate data from MLSs and
county authorities, and provides secure, simple APIs for
distributing this content to technology vendors who build products
for real estate professionals.
For information about the Bridge Interactive suite of tools,
visit www.bridgeinteractive.com.
Zillow Group
Zillow Group (NASDAQ:Z and ZG) houses a portfolio of the largest
real estate and home-related brands on the Web and mobile. The
company's brands focus on all stages of the home lifecycle:
renting, buying, selling, financing and home improvement. Zillow
Group is committed to empowering consumers with unparalleled data,
inspiration and knowledge around homes, and connecting them with
the right local professionals to help. The Zillow Group portfolio
of consumer brands includes real estate and rental marketplaces
Zillow®, Trulia®, StreetEasy®, HotPads® and Naked Apartments®. In
addition, Zillow Group works with tens of thousands of real estate
agents, lenders and rental professionals, helping maximize business
opportunities and connect to millions of consumers. The company
operates a number of business brands for real estate, rental and
mortgage professionals, including Mortech®, dotloop®, Bridge
Interactive™ and Retsly®. The company is headquartered in
Seattle.
Bridge Interactive™ is a trademark of Zillow, Inc.
Retsly® is a registered trademark of Zillow, Inc.
Compose™, Contact™ and Cheque™ are trademarks of Bridge Interactive
Group, LLC.
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