
April 11, 2013 | by Karla
Lost your way in our mapping features? Learn how to set map PushPin locations on your listings, search maps for individual properties, find and sort map search results, get driving directions, and search using a map drawing tool. Uncover how to use the parcel overlay feature, school boundaries, search for Metro, VRE, MARC stops and more! Explore all MRIS Maps... Continue Reading

April 8, 2013 | by Jess
One should never underestimate the power of beautiful, well-shot photos when it comes to real estate. If a picture speaks 1000 words, what are yours saying about your listings? In our second Feedback Friday survey, we asked MRIS customers if they would like the ability to upload high definition, or HD, photos to their listings. Less than 8% said no,... Continue Reading
April 2, 2013 | by Justin
Tired of handling phone calls from buyer agents requesting copies of documents associated with your listing? Frustrated by having to take time out of your day to fax or email these documents over and over again? With MRIS Document Management, you don’t have to deal with that! Provided as a free service for MRIS customers, MRIS Document Management helps both... Continue Reading

February 15, 2013 | by Jess
Thank you for your incredible response to our first Feedback Friday survey! We had over 1200 responses and received over 200 write-in suggestions from you. We’ll be using your feedback to determine the most requested changes that you think should be made to the design, content, and timing/frequency of our Weekend Roundup newsletter. I worked on today’s Feedback Friday survey... Continue Reading

February 12, 2013 | by Michelle
Last year, we launched the Transaction Type field designed to help improve the way you enter and search for distressed properties. Whenever you’re entering distressed properties, please refer to the definitions list below, and remember, if you currently have multiple transaction types selected for a listing, please edit your listing to select on transaction type. Standard sale refers to a property... Continue Reading

January 9, 2013 | by Jess
An exciting new product is coming! We want to introduce you to ShowingAssist, a new MRIS core product that will allow agents to share and access showing information from Keystone, Matrix, and the MRIS Homes™ mobile app. Whether you’re listing a property or showing one to a client, ShowingAssist gives you the power to schedule showings in real time! No... Continue Reading

November 28, 2012 | by Diane Ives
When preparing a CMA (Competitive Market Analysis) for a listing, emphasis is often put on what has recently sold. Have you ever considered how much competition is currently in the market? Use a Trend Analysis to determine how many homes match the subject’s criteria and then calculate the market absorption rate for homes like the subject in the surrounding area. A... Continue Reading

October 3, 2012 | by Tim
As the Matrix and Keystone Product Manager, one of the most requested Keystone suggestions I receive is to increase the amount of space in our remarks section from 400 characters to 1200. Good news, this is in the works! While we are adjusting the data to accommodate this change, we are also going to make adjustments to our Matrix reports... Continue Reading

October 1, 2012 | by Dessie
Did you know that your Matrix homepage is completely customizable! With movable “widgets” you can choose to view the information that is most important to you right on your main Matrix homepage. Arrange, collapse, or expand any of the moveable widgets and re-sequence them as you please. Select the widgets you use most often and hide the widgets you don’t... Continue Reading

August 16, 2012 | by Dessie
Use Matrix Custom Displays to save time and view what you want to see on your search results screen. Send your Custom Display to clients using Matrix Email+ and show them what they want to see. For a more in depth training, check out next week’s Tool Tip Tuesday: TTT: Matrix Custom Display Tuesday, August 21st 9:00 am – 9:45... Continue Reading