Custom IDX Tools Increase Efficiency and Visibility for Broker Richard Marcus` Integrated Website

Released on: September 22, 2008, 8:57 am

Press Release Author: Christina Anderson

Industry: Real Estate

Press Release Summary: IDX Broker uses its custom IDX solution to speed up the real
estate search, saving both realtors and consumers time.

Press Release Body: EUGENE, ORE. – IDX, Inc. is happy to announce the addition of
Richard Marcus with GMAC Real Estate Professionals in Middletown, Del. to the
growing list of real estate professionals electing to customize the search function
of their website with IDX Broker software. The custom IDX solution is able to pull
out the raw listing data from both TREND MLS (TREND) and Metropolitan Regional
Information Systems (MRIS) and format it to be an integrated and easily searchable
part of Marcus’s website. Data and search options are completely customizable and
can be displayed in any way that Marcus sees fit and gives him administrative
control over the content.

The administrative log-in page of, accessible to the primary account holder for a
single-user license, offers many helpful tools and options for Marcus to create a
truly unique search experience for his clients. Custom CSS and global, page, and
category wrappers accessible on the ‘customize’ tab allow him complete control over
the seamlessly incorporated look of the MLS data on his site, while an ‘advanced
search’ section allows him to control the search options and interactive IDX search
tools displayed to his clients such as schools, fireplace, garage, attic, and style
of home. A new lead management section allows Marcus to view contact information
from clients who perform a search and elect to save their search by signing up for
automatic email updates from either MLS.

In addition to helping him improve efficiency on his site with the use of this
custom IDX solution, IDX Broker also offers tools to help Marcus make his website
and listings more visible to those browsing the internet and popular real estate
search engines. Marcus can syndicate his listings to popular real estate search
engines such as Real Estate For Sale Network, Prop Smart, Zillow, and Google Base by
creating custom XML codes for his listings. Dynamic title tags on the details page
allows him to take dynamic content from each listing in an effort to make the page
title more relevant and increase the chances of being picked up by a search engine
and ultimately increase the number of potential clients viewing his listings.


About Richard Marcus
“Richard Marcus is the Co-Owner and Broker of Record of GMAC Real Estate
Professionals. He has been serving Delaware, Maryland, and Pennsylvania since 1978
and was recently approved as a Broker in the State of Georgia and Virginia. He is
currently a member of five REALTOR® Boards throughout Delaware, Pennsylvania, and
Maryland; He also belongs to several MLS systems throughout GMAC Real Estate
Professionals Selling Area. Richard has been the Owner, President, and Vice
President of other Real Estate companies during his 30-year career, but none of them
were as exciting to him as GMAC Real Estate Professionals, primarily because GMAC
Real Estate Professionals is on the Cutting Edge of many New and Innovative
Developments in Buying and Selling Real Estate. Richard believes in delivering
Premier Service to his Clients and expects all his Sales Partners to deliver the
same.”


About IDX, Inc.
Based in Eugene, Oregon IDX, Inc. is nationally known as a leading provider of real
estate search applications. IDX, Inc. manages over $1 trillion worth of active
listings data from over 150 Multiple Listings Services (MLS). IDX Broker is IDX,
Inc.’s principle real estate software utility. The easy to manage and customizable
software helps real estate professionals display home listing data from their
multiple listing service (MLS) on their individual and/or office websites. For more
information on the services provided by IDX, Inc., please visit www.idxbroker.com.



Web Site: http://idxbroker.com

Contact Details: PO Box 71866
Eugene, OR 97401
8004219668
christina@idxbroker.com

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