RELAY Summer 2006 Newsletter

Enjoy the advantage of RELAY® networking. If you have a RELAY® tip or comment, please email info@rebt.com.

Working with an agent from another company who uses RELAY®? Not a problem! Use a cross-brokerage transaction to streamline communications. With shared updates, you can collaborate instantly.

How to invite another agent to your transaction:

In your Contacts page, click “Add Agent”
Search for the invited agent by name
(Note: their Agent Search Options must be set to Visible to Other Sites - see below)
Click on the agent’s name to invite him or her to the transaction. When he or she accepts the invitation, you can work together on a seamless online transaction.
To withdraw a pending invitation, clicking on the trash can icon next to the agent’s name in your contacts page.

Once invited, you will receive an email invitation and see the invitation notice when you log in to RELAY®. As soon as you accept an invitation, you and the other agent can work seamlessly on the cross-brokerage file.

Buyers and sellers will see only their own agent’s picture, contact information, and branding, while you and the other RELAY® agent can work simultaneously on the same documents, notes, and history. No duplications in workflow.

Within a transaction, Click on Contacts and then click on Add Agent to invite a Guest Agent.

The Guest Agent can log in to your RELAY® Transaction, even if they are not a RELAY® subscriber. As the online transaction owner, you will control everything the guest agent can see. Also control whether or not the guest may add documents or notes to the transaction, just as you can with your client contacts.

A guest agent will not be allowed to complete functions that require a RELAY® subscription, such as updating documents or activities. Yet, the shared access streamlines communications for both sides.

Guest agents can upgrade to a full RELAY® account at any time and then be able to add their own client, see the history, control visibility, and more.

At least 70% of consumers now use the Internet for real estate needs, according to C.A.R.’s 2006 Internet Versus Traditional Buyer Survey. It’s also been reported that online real estate advertising volume is anticipated to eclipse newspaper real estate ads in the next five years, according to Borrell Associates, June 2006. It’s time to make your online listings stand out.

Create a public document page for any transaction. You can post any type of document file that you have uploaded into RELAY® to a public page that tracks who logs in and views documents, bringing you more qualified leads, and impressing buyers with the amount of information available to them.

How to Create a public page:

1. Click the Documents tab
2. Click Public Documents
3. Click Make Public

TIP: Include a welcome greeting for visitors

Type a message in the Public Message box
You can control the appearance of your message with basic HTML
For instance, use the HTML code for a line break, <br>, to start a new line of text.
Click Update

First, add listing documents to your RELAY® site (any file formats including video or photos)

Click the red X to change a document visibility icon into to a clear eye. This allows the most recent version of a document to show up on your public webpage.
Click document detail to select a different version of a document.
To remove a document, click on the clear eye, and it will become a red X.

Link the public documents to a public page

Click Add to My Web Site
Copy the HTML link
Paste the HTML link where you want it in the HTML code:
on your website, in an MLS listing, in an electronic newsletter – anywhere an interested buyer can click on it to visit your public documents page.

Enhance your listing presentations with ready-to-use color flyers that inform clients exactly how your RELAY® online services will help them through a smooth home sale, in simple consumer-friendly language.

These handy flyers will help you capitalize on the superior services you are able to provide through RELAY® Online Real Estate. Click to view and download your agent-to-client marketing flyers.

The e-PRO Certification Course is a comprehensive and interactive educational program unlike any other professional certification or designation course available. It is sponsored by the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION of REALTORS® and is specifically designed to help real estate professionals thrive in the competitive world of online real estate.

RELAY® and ZipForm® will be on hand together in the Paperless Crusade Pavilion at Inman Connect to present the easy integration of REALTOR®-owned transaction tools. If you will attend in July, please visit.

FREE RELAY® Training is also offered weekly, online. Just login in and phone in for live an interactive demo. Visit www.rebt.com to sign up for a one hour session.