This streamlined software package helps agents
save time, which they can reinvest in their business to help them
win in any market
SEATTLE, June 8, 2023
/PRNewswire/ -- An unpredictable housing market means real
estate agents need tools they can count on to navigate changes and
grow their business. Now available nationwide, the new
Appointment Center by ShowingTime+℠ is a software package
that offers more tools at a lower price to create everyday value
and help agents and brokers succeed.
According to ShowingTime+ research, agents value efficiency and
time savings above all else when determining which tools to use in
their business. The Appointment Center by ShowingTime+ enables
agents to streamline their business so they can focus on delivering
client experiences that lead to more business.
For just $15 per month, agents
gain access to key products and reports that help them efficiently
determine pricing strategy and simplify showing and offer
management for their listings. The Appointment Center by
ShowingTime+ includes around-the-clock support from experienced
Appointment Center specialists, Offer Manager for simple
communication between parties, the Target Market Analysis Report to
help set the right list price, and the Pricing Benchmark Report to
adjust list price when needed.
Appointment Center
The Appointment Center acts
as a busy agent's virtual assistant, answering calls requesting
showings in 20 seconds on average. This gives agents direct and
immediate scheduling support that frees them from the tedious
back-and-forth of setting showing appointments. Appointment Center
specialists are ShowingTime+ employees trained to
support agents 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, so that a listing
agent's business appears to be open at all times and buyers' agents
can make showing requests whenever it works best for them and their
clients.
Offer Manager
ShowingTime+'s Offer
Manager, available in select markets, is a productivity and
organizational tool that simplifies communication between listing
agents, sellers and buyers' agents during the offer process. Fully
integrated within ShowingTime's scheduling platform,
Offer Manager enables listing agents to send a professionally
formatted side-by-side comparison of all offers received on a home
to a seller, from a phone or laptop, all in about 30
seconds.
Target Market Analysis
Buyers and sellers alike count
on their real estate agent for local market expertise, with 74% of
sellers and 76% of buyers saying that an agent who has local market
and neighborhood knowledge is very or extremely
important.1 Leveraging
multiple-listing-service-wide pricing comparison charts, the Target
Market Analysis report gives agents a full view of the price ranges
that are generating the most showings in their market, so agents
can pinpoint the perfect list price to bring in offers. This helps
their clients avoid being among the roughly 1 in every 5 sellers
this year who has had a price cut.2
Pricing Benchmark Report
If the time comes for a price
reduction conversation, agents can leverage the Pricing Benchmark
Report to help explain why their client's listing is sitting on the
market longer than the neighbor's house down the street. The
Pricing Benchmark Report highlights how a listing compares to the
competition and enables agents to see their listing's relative
pricing, showing activity, days on market and more. This report is
available in select markets.
Together, the Target Market Analysis and the Pricing Benchmark
Report combine listing data with robust showing information
exclusively available through ShowingTime+ to help agents give
their sellers a competitive edge.
"Tougher times mean that every dollar an agent spends toward
their business counts," said Mike
Lane, vice president of sales and industry affairs for
ShowingTime+. "We want to give agents tools that save them time and
money, while helping them build the trust with their clients that
is key to getting more referrals and more business."
Agents and brokers who take advantage of Appointment Center will
also soon enjoy ShowingTime's next-generation app and user
experience. Launching later this summer, this new experience will
feature streamlined appointment booking, an offline mode so agents
never miss instructions because of poor connectivity, new calendar
views and more — all with a responsive design that is simple,
adaptable and intuitive to empower agents to streamline their
workflows and manage their appointments more efficiently.
These tools build on the more than 20 years of experience, trust
and leading customer service that agents know and expect from the
ShowingTime+ product suite. The new and improved Appointment Center
by ShowingTime+ is available today to all new and existing
customers. Customers can access the new Appointment Center features
in their ShowingTime app.
About ShowingTime+
ShowingTime+℠ is modernizing real estate for the benefit
of all agents, brokers and multiple listing services
(MLSs). A brand of Zillow Group, Inc.
(NASDAQ: Z and ZG),
ShowingTime+ provides products and services to help real
estate professionals streamline their businesses and deliver
elevated experiences to their customers.
The ShowingTime+ technology suite includes ShowingTime®,
dotloop®, Bridge Interactive®, and Listing Media Services.
ShowingTime+ products are used by hundreds of MLSs representing
more than 1 million real estate professionals across the U.S. and
Canada.
About Zillow Group
Zillow Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: Z and ZG) is reimagining real estate
to make home a reality for more and more people. As the most
visited real estate website in the United
States, Zillow and its affiliates help people find and get
the home they want by connecting them with digital solutions, great
partners, and easier buying, selling, financing and renting
experiences.
Zillow Group's affiliates, subsidiaries and brands include
Zillow®; Zillow Premier Agent®; Zillow Home Loans℠; Zillow Closing
Services℠; Trulia®; Out East®; StreetEasy®; HotPads®; and
ShowingTime+℠, which includes ShowingTime®, Bridge Interactive®,
and dotloop®.
All marks herein are owned by MFTB Holdco, Inc., a Zillow
affiliate. Zillow Home Loans, LLC is an Equal Housing Lender, NMLS
#10287 (www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org). © 2023 MFTB Holdco, Inc., a
Zillow affiliate.
(ZFIN)
1 Zillow Consumer Housing Trends
Report, 2022
2 Zillow research,
share of listings with a price cut, January-April 2023
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