More accurately I should say a geek is taking over.  In a first for Vendor Alley Mark Scheel will be VA’s beat reporter from Google IO conference in a couple weeks.

Mark has some serious street cred in the real estate technology world.  He worked with Dan and I at eNeighborhoods helping build one of the largest, if not THE LARGEST MLS data aggregation systems in the industry.  He now runs a software consultancy firm in Denver called Digital Construction.

I happy to have Mark contribute and hope to continue the trend with more contributors in the future.

So without further adieu….Mark Scheel!

I’ve talked about RE Technology before.  I’m curious to see how this is implemented in MRED and other MLS providers.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

MRED Provides RE Technology as Newest Member Benefit

Date: 5-4-10

Arroyo Grande, Ca- April 19, 2010: Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) announced today it is launching RE Technology, as a new member benefit, RE Technology is an online portal that provides vendor directories, product reviews and user ratings of real estate technology products all in one easy to use location. The site will be available to every MRED subscriber directly from the MRED homepage.

“We believe RE Technology will help our agents succeed through better understanding and utilization of available technology products.  In the past information was limited and agents and brokers didn’t know where to start.  Now REALTORSÒ can start from within their own MLS provider,” says Bud Fogel, CEO of MRED.

Until RE Technology.com, real estate professionals did not have a single destination to learn about technology products and real estate technology vendors did not have a national marketplace to inform agents and brokers about their products and services.  MLSs and Associations want to provide their members with a resource for finding and learning about technology tools and services that will help them sell more real estate. RE Technology meets all of these needs.

“RE Technology provides a one-stop-shop for agents and brokers to learn about technology specific to the real estate industry. We are thrilled to partner with MRED. MRED is the third largest MLS in the country, and certainly one of the most progressive,” says Victor Lund, CEO of RE Technology, Inc.

MRED currently has a membership of over 37,000 agents; now participation in RE Technology is free to each one.

About RE Technology:

RE Technology is the most comprehensive real estate technology website, reaching hundreds of thousands of real estate agents.  By embedding directly into MLS Systems across North America, RE Technology.com makes it easy for agents to access clear product descriptions, objective product reviews, and stay current with technology trends. Providing a rich assortment of tutorials, how-to’s and technology training articles, RE Technology helps agents understand the benefit technology can bring to drive business, and how to strategically implement them.  RE Technology is colored with user ratings and comments, creating a rich community of product feedback and user-driven endorsements.

To learn more about RE Technology, please visit  www.retechnology.com .

Press Contact:

Paden Followwill

(805) 503-5506

paden at retechnology dot com