mls.ca updating to REALTOR.ca

May 21, 2008 · Filed Under Real Estate Articles 

On May 28th, 2008, MLS.ca will be introducing some new features to the web site on behalf of REALTORS® across Canada. The result will be an even better real estate resource, with more information about the properties displayed on the site.

The first change will be the introduction of interactive mapping. You’ll be able to use Microsoft Virtual Earth software on the site to determine your search area, and to determine where a property is located. Interactive mapping will make it much more convenient to search traditional neighbourhoods or a specific region.

The web site will also have a new streamlined text search. You’ll be able to input your initial search criteria without all of the details of an Advance Search. The site will still offer the detailed or Advance Search option, but also has a streamlined text version to make looking for properties even more convenient.

There will be a new look, or design. The traditional REALTOR® map is still a key part of the web site, but the new layout will make it easier to look for properties and information.

And there will be a new address – www.realtor.ca Don’t worry, you don’t have to memorize it. You’ll automatically be redirected to the new address even if you input our old one.

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4 Responses to “mls.ca updating to REALTOR.ca”

  1. Greg B. on October 10th, 2008 11:01 pm

    I just visited the realtor.ca site for the first time today after using mls.ca for years. The new site is an absolute disaster. You can’t find what you want easily, it is terribly slow, and a user interface mess. What were they thinking? Bring back mls.ca — even with its shortcomings, it was far better than this.

  2. Roger on October 16th, 2008 3:52 pm

    Greg is right,

    MLS.ca was not perfect; but, it was vastly superior to this new abomination. And, if realtor.ca is any indication of how realtor’s can “help”, our industry is out of touch with the market. By associating ourselves with this new site we are doing ourselves a great disservice. First and foremost – Google already has an online mapping program. All you need to do is input a Postal Code and up comes the address. It is free, fast, efficient, and when used in conjunction with MLS.ca is a great system. CREA, clearly, does not understand the needs of their clients, with regards to access to information, nor the technology with which that information is relayed.

  3. Mike on October 17th, 2008 12:53 pm

    http://www.TheOldMLS.com

    Uses all the current MLS data, but keeps the old layout.

  4. Greg B. on October 21st, 2008 8:02 am

    I love seeing the old MLS interface Mike, but I cannot get it to return any search results.

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