
May 16, 2013 | by Jess
Earlier this week, MRIS Chief Marketing Officer John L. Heithaus sat down with NewsChannel8′s Bruce DePuyt to talk about the state of the DC market. Watch the full interview here.

May 9, 2013 | by Jess
In preparation for the release of RBI April 2013 Stats (released tomorrow at 10am), take a look at the MarketWatch videos for March! This time, we’re featuring Southern Maryland: Find your region on RBI’s website: http://www.rbintel.com/marketwatch-videos. Did you know that you can copy and paste the video code for RBI’s MarketWatch videos so that the most recent version shows as... Continue Reading

May 15, 2013 | by Jess
While we are gearing up for the release of New Keystone, we’d like to take a moment to point out one of the lesser known features already available that you can start using right now! When you use Media Connect to upload your listing photos into Keystone, you are able to edit these photos while working in Keystone, too! It’s... Continue Reading

May 8, 2013 | by Jess
While the Internet is a great tool for real estate professionals to display their listings, it also provides an opportunity for scammers to use listing information to swindle the public. These types of cons have been around for ages. Rentals are commonly used in the scams. One type of common scam appearing on sites such as Craigslist or For Rent... Continue Reading

May 7, 2013 | by Ellen
We’re getting close to implementing the new changes to Keystone to make entering listings faster, easier, and more effective for agents but before we do we’d like to share some of the feedback from one of our Beta testers, agent David Powers of Llewellyn, Realtors. He used the system for the first time a few weeks ago and told us... Continue Reading

Editor’s Note: Happy Earth Day! You could reduce your paper consumption with an eSignature solution. Learn more about Authentisign by reading this post, written by John Peretz for Authentisign. In years past, if you were using an eSignature like Authentisign, it was somewhat of a novelty. But the market has... Read More

Happy Feedback Friday before Nationwide Open House Weekend! Many of you have already entered your Open Houses in Keystone because we now have 3587 in the system! According to the NAR Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers from 2012, 45% of buyers said they attended open houses during the home... Read More

Last year we began a phased approach to improve the user experience for Keystone. Phase I, Keystone Homepage, delivered a faster way to manage your listings, enabling you to make price adjustments on the fly, schedule listing changes, change photos and more. We’re now closing in on the release of... Read More
Whether you’re a broker who wants to learn how to lower your business risk and liability or you’re a techie servicing a real estate pro, there’s a must-not-miss event coming to town: a FREE Real Estate Information Security (REISE) Workshop. Recently, a broker spent more than $1.5 million in order... Read More

Here’s a friendly reminder about viewing full listing information in the MRIS Homes™ mobile app. MRIS customers who are logged in to the MRIS Homes mobile app can view the full listing information – no additional update required! Here’s how: 1. Open the MRIS Homes mobile app 2. Run a... Read More

Every year, MRIS staff members assemble together to recognize those employees who go above and beyond their role and responsibilities to deliver exceptional service, quality work and a steadfast commitment to creating a positive environment both inside and outside of the MRIS offices. The President’s Circle was established to provide... Read More

Happy Friday! This short Feedback Friday survey asks you how you feel about an optional Automated Valuation Model (AVM) tool for agent use.

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... Read More

The following analysis of the Baltimore, MD and Washington, D.C. Metro Area housing markets has been prepared by RealEstate Business Intelligence (RBI) and GMU Center for Regional Analysis, and is based on March 2013 MRIS housing data. Click here to view the full releases. At 15 Days DC Metro Sees... Read More

Have you heard that Keystone is getting a makeover? The “New Face of Keystone” will dramatically reduce the amount of time (and number of clicks) it takes to enter a listing! You will enjoy an improved user experience thanks to a more attractive design and intuitive navigation. Get a preview... Read More