SEATTLE, July 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Bridge Interactive®
(http://www.bridgeinteractive.com/), a technology company focused
on helping real estate brokers, MLSs, agents and software
developers innovate more rapidly with real estate data, today
announced a milestone release to its Bridge API, called ParityPlus,
that brings all the functionality currently found in RETS to
Bridge's well-documented web API.
ParityPlus is a significant release because it combines what
many MLSs value about the older industry standard, RETS -
customization, most notably - with the speed, familiarity and
scalability of a modern Web API. The net effect will be to increase
the ease with which real estate data is distributed, secured,
shared and built upon.
For MLSs, that means Bridge API now will enable them to build
custom data feeds and more tightly define what information is
conveyed to specific data recipients. It will also add
functionality that gives them more control and fewer
limitations.
With ParityPlus, Bridge tasked its team of developers to bring
all the functionality found in RETS to Bridge API, and add even
more on top of it.
"We're excited about the new Bridge API release because the
industry now has all the functionality they formerly were used to
getting with RETS and combines it with the modern simplicity of an
API," said Turan Tekin, Director of
MLS and Industry Development at Zillow® Group. "The industry now
has a meaningful choice as to which RESO transport will best help
create better tools."
RESO, which stands for Real Estate Standards Organization, is a
nonprofit standards organization focused on real estate data
standards and processes.
"Bridge is a staunch supporter, leader and advocate of RESO
industry standards, and we applaud the innovation and enhancements
they've brought to their RESO Web API tool," said Jeremy Crawford, CEO of RESO. "As the first to
receive Platinum certification, Bridge has demonstrated to the
industry the value of RESO and how new features can add real power
to their API. Progress like this helps drive API adoption, and as
Bridge continues to innovate, we hope it will encourage others to
do the same."
Bridge API now allows MLSs to:
- Control data feeds with the same level of granularity they are
accustomed to with traditional RETS feeds
- Easily customize the way they approve data access
- Have unlimited field payloads, including custom/native fields
beyond RESO Data Dictionary
- See exactly what data has been mapped for API consumption
- Combine any number of field conditions to specify which records
the user has access to
- Suppress any field values, based on condition (e.g., if status
is pending, hide these fields)
- Customize any restrictions on an application by application
basis
- Give end users transparency into how their data access has been
configured, so they know what data they can access
- Control whether an end user is only allowed to query data on
the fly, or perform complete dataset replication
The updates to Bridge API represent a significant milestone in
real estate development, marking a movement away from RETS and
toward more modern, web APIs.
If you're interested in learning more about the new Bridge API
features, visit us at Zillow Group's Inman Connect San Francisco
booth July 17-20.
About Bridge Interactive
Bridge Interactive, owned by
Zillow, makes it easier for real estate brokers and agents to
create listings, send them places and use them to develop better
marketing and more powerful software.
For more information about Bridge Interactive and its products,
contact info@bridgeinteractive.com.
About Zillow Group
Zillow Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:Z)
(NASDAQ:ZG) houses a portfolio of the largest real estate and
home-related brands on mobile and the web, which focus on all
stages of the home lifecycle: renting, buying, selling and
financing. Zillow Group is committed to empowering
consumers with unparalleled data, inspiration and knowledge around
homes, and connecting them with great real estate professionals.
The Zillow Group portfolio of consumer brands includes
real estate and rental marketplaces Zillow®, Trulia®, StreetEasy®,
HotPads®, Naked Apartments®, RealEstate.com and Out
East®. In addition, Zillow Group provides a comprehensive
suite of marketing software and technology solutions to help real
estate professionals maximize business opportunities and connect
with millions of consumers. Zillow Instant Offers™ provides
homeowners in some metropolitan areas with the opportunity to
receive offers Zillow. When Zillow buys a home, it will make
necessary updates and list the home for resale on the open market.
The company operates a number of business brands for real estate,
rental and mortgage professionals, including Mortech®, dotloop®,
Bridge Interactive® and New Home Feed®. The company is
headquartered in Seattle.
Zillow, Mortech, Bridge Interactive, StreetEasy, HotPads, Out
East and New Home Feed are registered trademarks of Zillow,
Inc. Zillow Instant Offers is a trademark of Zillow, Inc.
Trulia is a registered trademark of Trulia, LLC. dotloop
is a registered trademark of DotLoop, LLC. Naked
Apartments is a registered trademark of Naked Apartments,
LLC.
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