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CALIFORNIA REALTOR® EXPO 2009 opens today in San Jose

SAN JOSE, CA - October 7, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — CALIFORNIA REALTOR® EXPO 2009, the state’s largest real estate trade show, opens today at 5 p.m. at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, Calif. Running Oct. 6-8, CALIFORNIA REALTOR® EXPO 2009 features more than 50 cutting-edge seminars, hot new products, and networking opportunities for California REALTORS®. CALIFORNIA REALTOR® EXPO 2009 also offers more than 150 exhibit booths and is expected to attract more than 7,000 attendees. Educational seminars range from hands-on computer training and social networking for business to short sales and home staging.“CALIFORNIA REALTOR® EXPO 2009 provides an invaluable networking and educational opportunity to California REALTORS®,” said C.A.R. President James Liptak. “The event has something for everyone, whether a new REALTOR® curious about how to thrive in California’s ever-changing market, or a seasoned veteran looking for new ways to boost their bottom line.”

CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® releases annual “Use of Technology Survey”

SAN JOSE - October 7, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Forty-six percent of California REALTORS® surveyed report they use some type of social networking Web site to stay on top of trends in their business, according to the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®’ (C.A.R.) annual “Use of Technology Survey,” released today at Tech Tuesday. The most popular social networking site among REALTORS® surveyed was LinkedIn (34 percent), followed by YouTube (13 percent) and MySpace (12 percent).

CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® first state association to offer REALTOR® iPhone application

LOS ANGELES, CA - July 22, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) today announced the launch of My C.A.R, the first native iPhone application for use by a REALTOR® association. This mobile application is available at no charge for members of C.A.R. Designed for the iPhone/iTouch, with a companion version available for BlackBerry® and other Web-enabled mobile devices, My C.A.R. features: market data for 21 regions in California, current loan information, highlights from C.A.R’s “Market Matters” newsletter, association resources, the ability to search for license renewal and continuing education courses, hot item news alerts, and links to information that may be of interest to C.A.R. Directors.

Park City Board of Realtors Switches to MarketLinx

SANTA ANA, CA - February 26, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — MarketLinx, Inc., a leading provider of information technology to the residential real estate industry and a member of The First American Corporation (NYSE: FAF) family of companies, today announced that Utah’s Park City Board of REALTORS® has converted its multiple listing service (MLS) to MarketLinx’s popular MLXchange system

CALMLS launches calREDD Web site

CALMLS, the statewide Multiple Listing Service, launches calREDD™ Web site
LOS ANGELES, CA - February 25, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — CALMLS, the statewide Multiple Listing Service (MLS) initiative, has launched the calREDD™ (California Real Estate Dynamic Data) Web site

Three MLSs Offer Clarus MarketMetrics as a Member Benefit in Northern California

LOS ANGELES, CA - February 18, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Real Estate Business Services Inc. (REBS) today announced that the Bay East AOR/MLS, the Contra Costa AOR/MLS (CCAR), and East Bay Regional Data (EBRD) signed an agreement to provide their approximately 14,000 MLS members Clarus™ MarketMetrics™ as a member benefit

CALMLS names new partner and debuts new brand

CALMLS, the statewide MLS for California, names Concentric as its technology partner, secures $3 million line of credit, and debuts new brand

REBS, ForeclosureRadar to provide discount to C.A.R. members

Real Estate Business Services Inc., ForeclosureRadar™ Partner to Provide Exclusive Pricing to C.A.R. Members

Real Estate Business Services, Terradatum Partner to Provide Clarus™ MarketMetrics™ Nationwide

LOS ANGELES, CA - January 09, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Real Estate Business Services Inc. (REBS) and Terradatum Inc. today announced that Clarus™ MarketMetrics™, the Web-based real estate market analysis tool, will be available nationwide beginning January 2009

iRISQ LAUNCHES SERVICE TO HELP LANDLORDS AND RENTERS SAFELY NAVIGATE THE HOUSING CRISIS

San Francisco, CA - November 12, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — The iRISQ (pronounced \”EYE-risk\”) rental information service gives landlords greater insight into rental applicant history by telling the stories that credit reports cannot using an innovative approach that is reliable, fair, objective, and affordable.

Tucson Association of REALTORS MLS Provides Access to Clarus MarketMetrics

LOS ANGELES, CA - August 29, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Real Estate Business Services Inc. (REBS) and the Tucson Association of REALTORS® MLS (TAR MLS) today announced that TAR MLS has signed an agreement to provide its members access to Clarus™ MarketMetrics

Austin Board of REALTORS® Provides Clarus™ MarketMetrics as Member Benefit

LOS ANGELES – Real Estate Business Services Inc. (REBS) and the Austin Board of REALTORS® (ABoR) today announced that ABoR has signed an agreement to provide Clarus™ MarketMetrics as a free member benefit. Clarus™ MarketMetrics retails for $360 for an annual subscription.

Real Estate Business Services, OnlineEd.com to offer continuing education classes

LOS ANGELES – The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) and its Real Estate Business Services Inc. (REBS) subsidiary today announced a new opportunity to assist REALTORS® with their continuing education requirements through OnlineEd.com.

Metro Brokers Partners with Terabitz to Deliver a Technology-Advanced, Information-Rich and Consumer Friendly Website

Englewood, Colorado and Palo Alto, Calif. Metro Brokers today announced a partnership to deliver the real estate industry’s most advanced website targeted at real estate buyers and sellers, as well as anyone looking for local and national information on any property address. Based on technology from Terabitz, the new Metro Brokers website will be a complete “Property Information Portal” that will provide direct access to Colorado MLS feeds, rentals, foreclosures, for sale by owner, condos, as well as neighborhood information, local area expertise, and professional service providers.

All California Brokerage, Inc. Goes Live With a Powerful New Real-Estate Website Powered by Terabitz

NORWALK, Calif. and PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ — All California Brokerage, Inc. (ACB), today announced a sophisticated new website that integrates MLS, provides unique search and mapping capabilities and includes the most complete database of local area information and expertise. Powered by Terabitz, the new ACB website is the first site to provide complete coverage of Southern California property listings.