Where Real Estate Gets Its Dirt

Aligned Showings [Sponsor]

Thanks to Aligned Showings for supporting Vendor Alley this month.

Aligned Showings is a modern showing and scheduling platform built to serve agents, teams, and MLSs directly. It handles appointment booking, confirmations, messaging, feedback, and notifications — all in a clean, intuitive interface. Aligned Showings is one of the most successful MLS led technology solutions in the industry.

They just wrapped up 2025 and the numbers caught my eye:

  • 2.3 million approved showings in 2025
  • 4.6 million approved showings to date
  • 792,000+ feedback responses collected
  • 24,888 average daily user sessions

Fun stat: Showings are scheduled on average 1 day, 3 hours, and 28 minutes in advance. (Their busiest day? April 4th. Slowest? Christmas. Sounds about right.)

They also shipped a ton of product this year — route planning for approved showings, calendar sync, bulk team management, rebooking, feedback tabs, activity reports, and more. It’s the kind of steady, practical improvement that doesn’t make headlines but makes the tool better every month.

If your MLS is exploring showing solutions, Aligned Showings is worth a look.

👉 alignedshowings.net

My thanks again to them for sponsoring Vendor Alley.

Aligned Showings [Sponsor]

Thanks to Aligned Showings for supporting Vendor Alley this month.

Aligned Showings is a modern showing and scheduling platform built to serve agents, teams, and MLSs directly. It handles appointment booking, confirmations, messaging, and notifications — all in a clean, intuitive interface.

It’s not trying to reinvent the wheel. It’s just making the wheel turn faster.

You can learn more at 👉 alignedshowings.net

My thanks again to them for sponsoring Vendor Alley.

VestaPlus [Sponsor]

My thanks to VestaPlus™ for sponsoring Vendor Alley this month. 

Check out ShowingPlus. Schedule and manage property showings with ease. Master your agent-to-agent communications so showings become closings! Check out the video below to find out more:

My thanks again to VestaPlus for sponsoring this month of Vendor Alley.

VestaPlus [Sponsor]

My thanks to VestaPlus™ for sponsoring Vendor Alley this month. 

VestaPlus is a premier MLS technology provider dedicated to delivering innovative, intuitive solutions that empower real estate professionals and streamline MLS operations. Its comprehensive suite of products — including VestaPlus™ MLS, ShowingPlus™, SearchPlus™, MarketSnap™, and CheckMate™ 

I wanted to highlight MarketSnap this week. With MarketSnap (formerly Neighborhood SnapShot) agents can access real-time property data to educate their clients on today’s market conditions with one of real estate industry’s most flexible analytics tool. Check out this short video below:

My thanks again to them for sponsoring Vendor Alley.

Remine [Sponsor]

My thanks again to Remine for sponsoring this month’s Vendor Alley.

Remine has a solid suite of tools to help MLS organizations as they bring on MLS-only subscribers. Remine Docs+ gives agents everything they need for online forms and e-signature, no clutter, no bloat, just a modern, intuitive platform that’s easy to learn and easy to use.

Reach out to their sales team and see what Remine can do for your organization.

Thanks again to Remine.

ICE Paragon Connect [Sponsor]

Lucie Fortier just dropped a mic.

Her latest post is a must-read for anyone tracking where MLS data, AI, and real estate innovation collide. ICE isn’t just building tech, they’re building trust.

With a clear stance on data ownership, enterprise-grade security, and AI tools that actually help real estate pros (think: natural language search and chatbots that don’t suck), ICE is proving that working with MLSs can drive real transformation.

Lucie connects the dots between agent empowerment, consumer transparency, and platform consolidation, and ties it all back to ICE’s roadmap. The takeaway? When the market shifts, ICE leads with integrity, intelligence, and innovation.

My thanks again to ICE Paragon Connect for sponsoring this month’s Vendor Alley!

ICE Paragon Connect [Sponsor]

Let’s be honest, nobody gets fired up about compliance checklists or infrastructure diagrams. But if you’re building anything in PropTech and not thinking about security, you’re basically playing Jenga with live data.

Innovation doesn’t happen in a vacuum. It happens when MLSs can experiment without worrying about bad actors. When AI tools don’t accidentally leak client info. When your systems are locked down tighter than a Supra box on a Friday night.

Security isn’t just another box to tick, it’s the launchpad. It’s what lets you scale, automate, and actually sleep at night.

Lucie Fortier and the team over at ICE Paragon Connect just dropped a new post on how security turns risk into resilience, and why it’s the quiet engine behind the tech breakthroughs everyone loves to hype.

👉 Check it out: From risk to resilience: How security fuels real estate technology breakthroughs

ICE Paragon Connect [Sponsor]

Let’s talk security.

Not the “oops, forgot my password again” kind — the real stuff. The kind that keeps CTOs up at night and makes compliance teams reach for a second coffee.

PropTech’s booming. MLSs are modernizing. Agents are finally embracing mobile. But with every leap forward comes new ways for bad actors to try and sneak in.

The team over at ICE and Paragon Connect just published a solid read on:

  • The top 5 security threats hitting PropTech right now (yep, ransomware’s still in the mix)
  • What you can actually do about it (beyond panic and patch notes)
  • Why strong security isn’t just table stakes — it’s your next competitive advantage in a trust-driven market

If you’re building real estate tech and not thinking about security, you’re already playing catch-up.

Read the full post and get ahead of the curve

My thanks to ICE Paragon Connect for sponsoring this month’s Vendor Alley.

ICE Paragon Connect [Sponsor]

CMLS served up plenty to ponder this year, but one panel really got the gears turning, Lucie Fortier dropped some AI + MLS Security wisdom that deserves a second helping.

Lucie’s take? Security isn’t a barrier to innovation. It’s the bouncer that keeps the riffraff out so the real work can happen.

When MLS platforms bake in security from the jump, they’re not just safer, they’re freer to build bold innovations without sweating the fallout.

Lucie even wrote a blog post about it. It’s worth a read if you like your innovation with a side of common sense.

Read how secure design drives smarter innovation.

My thanks to ICE Paragon Connect for sponsoring this month’s Vendor Alley.

ICE Paragon Connect [Sponsor]

My thanks to ICE Paragon Connect for sponsoring this month’s Vendor Alley.

Paragon Connect puts the MLS system in the palm of your hand. On-the-go access means you get the same experience on your phone as you do on your desktop.

My thanks again to ICE for sponsoring Vendor Alley.

Sponsored By Aligned Showings