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RETS Resources

RETSResources

Informational resources

Developer resources

Consultants

RETS MLS vendors

Bibliography

Kevin McQueen Yogi Schulz


RETS Resources

TopicObjectives

Provide an overview of available RETS resources

Provide a guide for further investigation

Considerable RETS resources exist


RETS Resources

RETSInformational Resources

RETS workgroup - www.rets.org– Management information

– Event descriptions

– Marketing information

– Technical documents

– Developer resources

– Workgroup lists

– Workgroup discussion archives – on list signup pages

– Links to Vendors, Consultants and MLS's

Lively discussions on the RETS-DEV list


RETS Resources

RETSDeveloper Resources - 1

CRT RETS projects– www.crt.realtors.org/projects/rets

Falcon Technologies – RETS Toolkit– www.falcontechnologies.com

MRIS – Conduit– www.mris.com/rets/products/conduit

MRIS – RETS Transaction– rets.sf.net


RETS Resources

RETSDeveloper Resources - 2

Open RETS Client– home.earthlink.net/~restagner/orc/open_rets_client.html

Resources for RETS Developers– www.rets.org/resources/index.html

RETS Sandbox– eavantia.com/sandbox

RETS Transaction Project– sourceforge.net/projects/rets


RETS Resources

RETSConsultants - 1

Avantia– www.eavantia.com

Corvelle Management Consultants– www.corvelle.com

Falcon Technologies – www.falcontechnologies.com


RETS Resources

RETSConsultants - 2

Focus Forward Consulting– www.kevinmcqueen.com

Office Products Technology– www.optc.com

Templates for Business– www.t4bi.com


RETS Resources

RETS MLS Vendors

First source for information about your system

Will have specific details on resources for your system

RETS-Compliant Products– www.rets.org/compliance/compliantservers.html

Who is offering RETS capable software?– www.rets.org/links


RETS Resources

RETS MLS Vendors

FNIS – Paragon, RE/Xplorer® – www.fnismls.com

Interealty - MLXchange– www.interealty.com

Marketlinx - TEMPO Internet MLS – www.marketlinx.com

MRIS – Matrix, Keystone– www.mris.com

Rappatoni – Rappatoni MLS– www.rapattoni.com


RETS Resources

Sources of Help

Send your IT person to a RETS meeting

Join new RETS MLS support forum

Contact us (Yogi and Kevin) anytime


RETS Resources

TopicSummary

Numerous RETS resources are available:– Web sites

– Code libraries

– Consultants

– MLS vendors


RETS Resources

RETS Bibliography - 1

Center for Realtor Technology– www.crt.realtors.org

CRT Newsletter – Winter 2004– www.realtor.org/CRTWeb.nsf/files/CRT%20IT%20newsletter

%20Q1%202004.pdf/$FILE/CRT%20IT%20newsletter%20Q1%202004.pdf

FNIS Pins Integration Hopes On Upgraded Standards, New Technologies, by Blanche Evans

– realtytimes.com/rtapages/20031014_fnis.htm

FNIS Real Estate Division's MLS Systems Receives Open Standards RETS 1.5 Certification

– www.rismedia.com/index.php/article/articleview/5556/1/1/

Logging into a RETS Server, by Ron Goff – www.phpbuilder.com/columns/goff20040618.php3


RETS Resources

RETS Bibliography - 2

New Data Standards Will Dramatically Change Real Estate, Washington, DC, May 22, 1999.

– xml.coverpages.org/rets19990524.html

Real Estate Transaction Specification FAQ RETS Version 1.0, November 13, 1999

– www.rmls-mn.com/systeminfo/rets.html

RETS: NAR's Unfunded Mandate, November 3, 2003– www.callclareity.com/2003-rets.html

What you need to know about RETS – updated September 2004– www.rets.org/retsoverview.pdf


RETS Resources

StandardsBibliography

The Value of Standards: A Delphi Study– www.delphigroup.com/research/whitepapers/20030728-standards.pdf

The Value of Standards in Web Design– Steven Champeon, CTO, Hesketh.com/inc. February 13, 2002

– digitalenterprise.org/seminar/champeon.html

What value are standards to my business?– www.bsi-global.com

All+About+Standards/What+are+Standards/Value.xalter


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