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For release: Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2006
LOS ANGELES (Oct. 18) – The Shasta Association of REALTORS®, the Tehama County Association of REALTORS®, the Oroville Association of REALTORS®, the Chico Association of REALTORS®, the Paradise Association of REALTORS®, the Lassen County Board of REALTORS®, The Rim O’ the World Association of REALTORS®, the Delta Association of REALTORS, and the North Bay Association of REALTORS® will make RELAY® online transaction management available free to members as a benefit of membership through a commitment with Real Estate Business Technologies LLC, the company announced today. To date, 12 local REALTOR® associations in California have elected to provide RELAY® transaction management to their members as a member benefit.
RELAY®, an easy-to-use Internet tool for real estate professionals, recently released RELAY® Version 3.0. The latest version of the software includes integrated activity management, allowing agents and brokers to track and manage all activities related to a transaction; export activities directly into Outlook Calendar; and receive automatic, color-coded notifications when tasks need attention.
“To the North Bay Association of REALTORS®, RELAY® is the wave of the future,” said Curtis Carruth, president of the North Bay Association of REALTORS®. “Just as WINForms® electronic forms software was the first step in the electronic transaction process, RELAY® is the next in enhancing the professionalism of our agents and brokerages. RELAY® is the one benefit which will allow everyone to be more efficient and productive, while at the same time increasing the level of satisfaction our members are able to deliver to buyers and sellers.”
“We choose RELAY® at the Delta Association of REALTORS® as one way to fulfill our commitment to give back to our members,” said Tangie Leverett, president of the Delta Association of REALTORS®. “We are proud to bring RELAY® to our membership as a benefit that will boost their productivity and their success.”
RELAY® features one-click integration with ZipForm® and WINForms Online®, the electronic forms software used by nearly 400,000 REALTORS® nationwide. The one-click integration feature allows users to move both the transaction data and the completed form – purchase agreements and disclosure documents for example – to the RELAY® transaction management system. As a Web-based transaction management system, there is no hardware to purchase or software to install in order to use RELAY®. All that is required is Internet access; agents or their clients can view their secure online transaction anytime, anywhere.
RELAY® has been declared compliant with current security standards following an application security review performed by Cybertrust Inc., a global information security services specialist. Based on compliance in three categories—operating system and platform, connectivity and networking, and application development—RELAY® is “at a low risk of security incident,” according to Cybertrust’s findings. RELAY® also was awarded the REALTOR® Secure designation by the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®’ Center for REALTOR® Technology (CRT). The designation covers the entire REBT organization, including the RELAY® application, certifying that best practices are in place to protect real estate information and systems from risk.
For more information about RELAY® security, or product and sales information, go to www.rebt.com.
Real Estate Business Technologies LLC (REBT), a subsidiary of Real Estate Business Services Inc., provides technological solutions to REALTORS® that enhance the value of services REALTORS® deliver to their clients while improving REALTORS®' productivity and efficiency.
Developed by RE FormsNet® (REFN), ZipForm® and WINForms® are the official real estate forms software of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®. Both REBT and REFN are subsidiaries of Real Estate Business Services Inc. (REBS), which has an established track record of fulfilling REALTORS®’ strategic imperatives while delivering positive economic returns.
Real Estate Business Services Inc. (REBS) is a subsidiary of the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) and the leading provider of real estate products and services to practitioners in California.
RE FormsNet® (REFN) is a joint venture between Real Estate Business Services Inc. (REBS) and the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (NAR) and is the developer of WINForms® and ZipForm®, the official forms software of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®.
Leading the way...® in California real estate for more than 100 years, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (www.car.org) is one of the largest state trade organizations in the United States, with more than 195,000 members dedicated to the advancement of professionalism in real estate. C.A.R. is headquartered in Los Angeles.
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