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Finding Homes Pro can understand a user’s intended question regardless of how it is worded April 12, 2024, 12:23 pm By Sarah Marx Stellar MLS , the third-largest MLS in the country, has expanded its partnership with artificial intelligence company Lundy Inc. , Stellar announced on Thursday. Powered by Amazon’s Alexa products, Lundy offers a voice-activated property search engine, allowing real estate professionals and homebuyers to navigate home listings using their voice. Lundy’s “Finding Homes” feature will be accessible to all Stellar MLS customers, including those in Florida and Puerto Rico, where Stellar serves as the largest MLS. “We are delighted to once again collaborate with the Lundy team to provide easier access to our comprehensive listing data for all users,” Merri Jo Cowen, CEO of Stellar MLS, said in a statement. “We are constantly looking for new products and services to help our brokers and agents better serve their customers and prospects. We are proud to play a part in expanding access to all customers, which aligns with Stellar MLS’s philosophy of inclusivity.” Stellar MLS’s first partnership with Lundy dates back to 2022. Stellar is now integrating the upgraded version of the AI tool, Finding Homes Pro, which is capable of understanding a user’s intended question regardless of how it is worded.

Data-Sharing With RPR View

REdistribute will aggregate data on behalf of participating MLS organizations and brokerages, providing unbiased, up-to-date MLS data and analysis directly from the source to financial institutions in the housing industry.

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ This month, SkySlope, the transaction management provider for over half of the U.S.'s top 20 brokerages, is unveiling its newest solution, SkySlope Offers , in partnership with Florida's largest multiple listing service, Stellar MLS. SkySlope and Stellar MLS will release SkySlope Offers to Stellar's 75,000-plus customers in early 2023 , transforming how Florida real estate professionals submit and manage offers. In March of 2022, Stellar MLS announced that they would pilot and co-create SkySlope's first-ever, fully interoperable, offer management system for integration into their Stellar Central workspace. Over the past six months, SkySlope and Stellar have worked together closely to develop a platform that organizes and displays offers in a format that is easy to compare and share with clients. "Through interviews conducted with real estate professionals, we learned that agents wanted a workspace that could help present offers in a professional format, prevent redundant data entry, and provide buyers' agents with an effective way to send offers," says Buck Avey, VP of Product at SkySlope. SkySlope Offers compiles every offer on a property into a singular database. Offers are displayed, sorted, and compared by multiple data points like offer price and closing periods. For extra ease, listing agents can also accept, counter, or decline offers right in SkySlope Offers. "From the get-go, we knew that the Offer Management platform would be an incredible asset for our customers," says Merri Jo Cowen, CEO of Stellar MLS. "Not only does it address the organizational side of the offers process, but it also helps our subscribers uphold fair housing practices." SkySlope Offers provides a number of safeguards to ensure that fair housing practices are sustained. When an offer is made on a home, SkySlope Offers conceals the buyer names to ensure privacy, as well as keep potential implicit bias at bay. Pop-ups throughout the offer upload workflow also encourage ongoing agent education. "We looked at SkySlope Offers as not just an opportunity to create a solution that would increase agents and brokers' efficiency, but one that can potentially aid in the ongoing fight for fair housing," says Tyler Smith, CEO of SkySlope. "The result is a dynamic solution that helps strengthen the trust between agents and their clients at every level." Following its release with Stellar MLS, SkySlope will be partnering with additional MLS organizations and associations to expand the platform's availability to U.S. agents. About SkySlope Established in 2011, SkySlope is the customer experience platform managing real estate transactions from contract to close. Serving over 450,000 real estate professionals across the U.S. and Canada, SkySlope manages nearly 3 million transactions annually. SkySlope is on a mission to build solutions that reshape the real estate industry by creating the most powerful autonomous transaction platform. For more information, visit SkySlope . About Stellar MLS Headquartered in Altamonte Springs, FL, Stellar MLS (Stellar) is Florida's largest multiple listing service (MLS) company, with over 75,000 customers in Florida and Puerto Rico. Offering a comprehensive suite of the industry's best products and world-class customer service, Stellar MLS is committed to helping brokers and agents thrive in tomorrow's competitive real estate market. Learn more at stellarmls.com .

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FLA. (PRWEB) SEPTEMBER 06, 2022 - Stellar MLS, Florida's largest multiple listing service (MLS), announced its upcoming partnership with Hurdlr, a best-in-class finance management app. Stellar’s over 75,000 customers in Florida and Puerto Rico will be able to access Hurdlr this September via desktop and mobile app. "As a technology-backed real estate service provider, it is essential that we continue to provide high-quality, modern tech tools that will set Stellar customers up for business success. Industry professionals are continuously faced with unique challenges in keeping up with financial management for their businesses. With Hurdlr, our brokers and agents can easily manage their finances, track mileage, and organize transactions by listing or buyer to help save money and maximize their profits," said Shayne Fairley, COO of Stellar MLS. With Hurdlr, Stellar customers will be able to: Automatically track mileage and expenses. Auto-tag repeat expenses. Quickly find expenses to deduct with the Hurdlr Deduction Finder. Download financial reports. Organize business expenses to specific customer types, and more! "Stellar MLS' track record of continuous innovation is unparalleled, and with this partnership, they are choosing to invest in their customers' financial success. As small business owners, REALTORS® have so many obstacles to overcome, including tracking and managing their business finances. We are honored to partner with Stellar MLS to help simplify this for their customers," said Raj Bhaskar, Co-Founder and CEO of Hurdlr. The collaboration between Stellar MLS and Hurdlr is a testament to Stellar’s longstanding commitment to equipping its customer base with leading technology for business success. About Stellar MLS Headquartered in Altamonte Springs, FL, Stellar MLS (Stellar) is Florida's largest multiple listing service (MLS) company, with over 75,000 customers in Florida and Puerto Rico. Offering a comprehensive suite of the industry's best products and world-class customer service, Stellar MLS is committed to helping brokers and agents thrive in tomorrow's competitive real estate market. Learn more at StellarMLS.com . About Hurdlr Hurdlr is a rapidly growing fintech startup whose APIs, SDKs, and app help small businesses quickly overcome obstacles to year-round accounting, bookkeeping, and income taxes. The company's white-label enterprise solutions allow fintechs, financial institutions, and other platforms supporting these small businesses to seamlessly embed robust invoicing, expense tracking, financial reporting, accounting, and income tax features. To learn more, visit https://www.hurdlr.com .

Stellar MLS knows your branding is essential to you and your business. That's why it's important for you to be able to brand the OneHome™ experience for your customers. Agents using MLS-Touch and its popular agent branding feature, Brand & Share , will now see their branding extended to OneHome™. This powerful new feature allows agents to customize the homebuyer experience in OneHome™, prominently displaying their logo and brand colors throughout. You can choose your logo and brand colors in the MLS-Touch app. Select Apply colors and logo to apply the branding selections to both OneHome and the MLS-Touch app. You are responsible for ensuring you have permission to use any trademarked logos and branding. You’ll need the MLS-Touch Mobile app to brand OneHome™. The custom branding that you set up in MLS-Touch will be used to brand your OneHome™ portal. 

Learn about the Rental Listing Distribution options here . For questions or concerns, please email us at support@stellarmls.com or call 800-686-7451.‌

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FLA. (PRWEB) JULY 01, 2022 Florida REALTORS®, in partnership with Stellar MLS, is kicking off this year’s Clean Up Florida Waters program. The environmental initiative invites REALTORS® and residents to come together and clean up the waterways across Florida’s communities throughout July. “Stellar MLS is a proud supporter of the statewide waterway cleanup spearheaded by Florida REALTORS®. Florida is home to us, and we want to help keep our beautiful natural spaces clean for everyone to enjoy!,” commented Jennifer Thompson-Kersting, Stellar MLS chief growth and relationship officer. “Florida is known for its beautiful beaches and outstanding waterways–what better way to celebrate this July than to help make our waters clean and ready for all to enjoy,” said 2022 Florida REALTORS® President Christina Pappas. “Our waterways are one of the major reasons, so many people love to live in–and visit–the Sunshine State. We encourage everyone who loves Florida’s waters to join our statewide effort to keep our state beautiful.” Volunteers can keep up with their progress using the Clean Swell app to track cleanup history, time spent, distance covered, and pounds of trash removed. For more information visit Florida REALTORS®’ Clean Up Florida Waters event page . About Stellar MLS Headquartered in Altamonte Springs, FL, Stellar MLS (Stellar) is Florida's largest multiple listing service (MLS) company, with over 70,000 customers in Florida and Puerto Rico. Offering a comprehensive suite of the industry’s best products and world-class customer service, Stellar MLS is committed to helping brokers and agents thrive in tomorrow’s competitive real estate market. Learn more at stellarmls.com .

RatePlug is the newest feature to be added to OneHome™. This enhancement will help you provide valuable affordability information and easily promote your trusted lending sources for each property your buyers view in OneHome™. RatePlug and OneHome: Working Together for You! RatePlug is a finance tool that helps your buyers understand the mortgage options available to them from your recommended lenders. Now, with OneHome integration, it's easy for you to promote your trusted lending sources and provide affordability information to your customers! With RatePlug, you can: Present your trusted lending sources. Connect buyers with interactive, real-time payment information for properties they view in OneHome. Offer special financing options for eligible properties (FHA, VA, USDA, etc.) Give homebuyers access to easily contact lenders. Help buyers get pre-approved for the home of their dreams.

“We’re constantly looking for ways to give our customers an additional advantage in the market, and the opening of new markets provides new sources of revenue,” according to Merri Jo Cowen, CEO of Stellar MLS. “Throughout the pandemic, and hopefully post-pandemic, we’re seeing much more movement in Florida and the Southeast in general, as more and more people can work where they want. This provides our customers with an even larger market to serve buyers and sellers across the region,” Cowen states. “This agreement aligns two of the most progressive MLSs in the US in a way that seamlessly integrates inventory and geography,” explains Jeremy Crawford, President, and CEO of FMLS. “Our footprint extends throughout Georgia and Alabama, while Stellar MLS covers a large footprint in central Florida and is also rapidly growing. This creates enormous referral opportunities and a dynamic marketing opportunity for brokers, agents, and partners of both organizations,” Crawford concludes.

Edit 03/28/2022 OneHome™, the customer portal that is integrated with Matrix, offers a suite of user-friendly tools to help your customers and prospects find the right place to live and gives you more ways to connect with them than ever before.

The National Association of REALTORS® recently updated six of its policies. These updates are now in effect for all Stellar MLS customers and are outlined below: Internet Data Exchange (IDX) Policy Statement 7.58 and VOW Policy Statement 7.91: IDX and Vow Broker Attribution - This change requires the listing office’s preferred contact information to be included on IDX and VOW displays. While the “preferred contact information” will default to the office’s phone number in Stellar MLS’s membership records, we have created a new field in the Listing Distribution module of the broker portal where you can provide a different phone number or email address for the purpose of listing attribution. Note that any updates made to this field will apply to all listings from that office on IDX and VOW displays. Policy Statement 8.6: One Data Source. Policy Statement 8.7: Brokerage Back Office Feed. Display of listing broker offer of compensation. MLS Policy Statement 8.4: Services advertised as “free.” MLS Policy Statement 8.5: Non-filtering listings based on offers or compensation or name of the brokerage or agent. Click for more information about what these updates mean for Stellar customers. For questions or concerns, please email us at support@stellarmls.com or call 800-686-7451