Custom Web Application
Craig & Wheeler Realty
View this project →Craig & Wheeler have been serving Middle Tennessee's Realty & Auction needs for over thirty years.
Challenge
Property searches are the main feature of the CW website. The old method of integration with the local MLS, RealTracs, was being phased out and being replaced by RETS (Real Estate Transaction Standard). The property search web application needed to integrate with RETS and seamlessly work within the CW website.
Solution
A custom web application was developed that integrates property searches using RETS and the custom web application seamlessly matches the CW website design. Special features were added to allow users to save listings, save property searches, view slideshow images and video of properties and show property locations on a map. The saved searches feature also allows users to get daily email alerts for their saved searches and for the tech savvy—users can also subscribe to property searches via RSS. The latter option is the best way to be notified first when property matching your search criteria is met; however - email notifications are still the most popular choice currently.
Project Highlights
- Users have many features to help them locate properties matching their criteria.
- Property searches now integrate with the relatively new RETS implementation.
- No local database of properties is needed, RETS integration happens live with the MLS system.