Ring Ring, I pick up the phone and hear “I need to put my real estate properties on
my website, can you do this. I do not want to input them twice, once in the MLS and
again on your our own site.” ‘Sure,’ I say, and hang up the phone. Now what. After
hours of trying to parse through an MLS listing on the internet with unsuccessful
results I stumble upon RETS.
my website, can you do this. I do not want to input them twice, once in the MLS and
again on your our own site.” ‘Sure,’ I say, and hang up the phone. Now what. After
hours of trying to parse through an MLS listing on the internet with unsuccessful
results I stumble upon RETS.
What is this? Well it is a standard that all companies offering MLS listings online
must comply with. It is basically a way to query their data base of property
listings and receive text or xml output to parse through and place into a database.
It is a very easy and fast system with up to date information, if you can figure out
the log on process.
must comply with. It is basically a way to query their data base of property
listings and receive text or xml output to parse through and place into a database.
It is a very easy and fast system with up to date information, if you can figure out
the log on process.
You will first need to contact your local RETS/MLS and get a username and password
that will get you access into the RETS system. You may even need to get your client
who will have to be a real estate agent using the local MLS to call and verify that
you need access. The RETS is usually a free system and is supposed to allow the
sharing of information freely to sell properties faster to a greater audience. Ever
wonder how companies like homefind.com and realtor.org get the listings? One word…
RETS.
that will get you access into the RETS system. You may even need to get your client
who will have to be a real estate agent using the local MLS to call and verify that
you need access. The RETS is usually a free system and is supposed to allow the
sharing of information freely to sell properties faster to a greater audience. Ever
wonder how companies like homefind.com and realtor.org get the listings? One word…
RETS.
Some RETS systems use a basic authentication, which is like that gray popup box
which pops up on secure directory, which of course is easy to enter into. But on the
whole these systems use a Digest Authorization process. This process of logging and
establishing a session is a lot more secure and more difficult to crack. This
article will discuss the basics of establishing a connection to this type of server.
Hang on for a quick ride into the world of digest and MD5!
which pops up on secure directory, which of course is easy to enter into. But on the
whole these systems use a Digest Authorization process. This process of logging and
establishing a session is a lot more secure and more difficult to crack. This
article will discuss the basics of establishing a connection to this type of server.
Hang on for a quick ride into the world of digest and MD5!
