Comments on: Who gave Roost complete MLS listings?

By: The 4realz Interview with Alex Chang of Roost.com « 4realz.net

The 4realz Interview with Alex Chang of Roost.com « 4realz.net — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:49:17 +0000

[...] few months later at RE Connect, Alex was nice enough to give me a demo of Roost, and I was immediately impressed. His team is obviously focused on doing one thing right (real estate search) and they have the [...]

By: The Initial Reaction « A Bird’s Eye View

The Initial Reaction « A Bird’s Eye View — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:48:29 +0000

[...] “Overall, I’d say that the Roost team has done a really good job with this first release! It’s a quality product that delivers as promised.” Dustin Luther, 4Realz.Net [...]

By: DotHomes Launches US Home Search Tool « 4realz.net

DotHomes Launches US Home Search Tool « 4realz.net — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:35:00 +0000

[...] DotHomes is following less than a week after the release of the Roost.com site, which got some great buzz around the RE.net for having a listings aggregation approach that made sense (i.e. get all the MLS listings!). [...]

By: Roost is a new real estate search engine | 3 Oceans Real Estate, A Boutique Real Estate Brokerage Serving the San Francisco Bay Area

Sun, 27 Jan 2008 19:45:45 +0000

[...] Dustin notes that piggybacking off IDX feeds is a great way to scale your listings database quickly,…. [...]

By: The Odysseus Medal competition — Voting for the People’s Choice Award is open | BloodhoundBlog: Real estate marketing and technology blog | Realtors and real estate, mortgages, lending, investments

Sun, 27 Jan 2008 19:32:54 +0000

[...] Reasons Your Real Estate Blog Loads So Darn Slow, and the SolutionsDustin Luther — Roost.com, Who gave Roost complete MLS listings?Charles Feldman — Litigious Clients, Real Estate Agents: Are Litigious Clients Out to Get [...]

By: Reno Real Estate

Reno Real Estate — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:45:40 +0000

Hi. I am also a small broker who would like to get more information on the pricing model.

When the Roost “ers” get back to this blog, please follow my site link above and tell me about pricing and capability in the Reno Real Estate market.

Thanks. Mitch

By: Brad Nix

Brad Nix — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 23:26:37 +0000

As a small broker/owner, I placed a call into Roost two days ago and have yet to hear back from them. We’ll see how “open/inclusive” they are.

Please check my site and get my number to call me at extension 303.

By: Who’s the first to Roost in Charlottesville? | Real Central VA

Who’s the first to Roost in Charlottesville? | Real Central VA — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 03:13:34 +0000

[...] 4Realz, Bloodhound, AgentGenius. There’s lots more, but these will get you started. [...]

By: Who Rules The Roost? : agentgenius.com

Who Rules The Roost? : agentgenius.com — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 13:12:53 +0000

[...] reveals the site to be a completely different animal. Dustin asked the question on his blog “Who Gave Roost Complete MLS listings?” and I would imagine when agents begin to discover the site they will be asking the same questions. [...]

By: roostblog

roostblog — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:50:00 +0000

Alex from Roost here. Thanks for the great write up Dustin, really enjoyed chatting with you at Inman. Thought I’d clarify a few things for everyone:
- First, our broker partners actually rotate through the search engine by session
- Second, one thing that has kind of gotten lost is that the search engine is really only a part of the equation. Roost is actually a network of IDX compliant broker sites with a search engine sitting on top of them. Brokers receive these sites, and are in complete control. Those sites receive geo-targeted visitors from the Roost search engine depending on the broker’s needs/budget. Each broker site goes through standard IDX approval process with each MLS
- Finally, Roost is a completely open/inclusive platform for any type of broker (large, small, independent, franchise group, corporate, etc)