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For release: March 22, 2010
CARETS data now available in Clarus MarketMetrics®
LOS ANGELES (March 22) – Real Estate Business Services Inc. (REBS®) today
announced that more than 106,000 members of CARETS now can utilize the
Clarus MarketMetrics® database on either an individual
subscription or member benefit basis. CARETS provides an all-inclusive
database of properties for sale covering six counties in Southern
California. Current participating CARETS MLSs include: CRISnet, i-Tech MLS,
MRMLS, SoCALMLS, and The MLS®/CLAW. VCRDS and California Desert data are
coming on board soon.
“Having the ability to access timely market statistics for an entire region
without using different log-in credentials is a huge time saver for our
users,” said REBS® Chairman Robert Bailey. “As an added bonus, members who
have Clarus MarketMetrics® as a member benefit now can take
advantage of the CARETS relationship to convey regional market
expertise.”
To date, 15 MLSs and local associations of REALTORS® in the CARETS system
offer Clarus MarketMetrics® as a free member benefit: The Arcadia
Association of REALTORS®, Burbank Association of REALTORS®, The MLS®/CLAW,
Conejo Simi Valley Association of REALTORS®, East Valley Association of
REALTORS®, Inglewood Board of REALTORS®, Inland Valleys Association of
REALTORS®, Montebello District Board of REALTORS®, Orange County
Association of REALTORS®, Palos Verdes Peninsula Association of REALTORS®,
Southland Regional Association of REALTORS®, Southwest Riverside County
Association of REALTORS®, The Inland Gateway Association of REALTORS®,
Tri-Counties Association of REALTORS®, and Ventura County Coastal
Association of REALTORS®.
Individual subscribers of the remaining CARETS’ associations and MLSs also
can take advantage of this site-wide implementation by purchasing an
account at www.clarusresource.com.
California Real Estate Technology Services, Inc. (CARETS) is a
not-for-profit corporation that aggregates Multiple Listing Services data
for sharing throughout the Southern California Region. CARETS represents
approximately 100,000 real estate professionals and 30 REALTOR®
associations throughout the Southland, which account for approximately
one-third of the MLS users in California. CARETS provides those
professionals an all inclusive database of properties for sale of
approximately 80,000 active listings covering six counties in Southern
California. For more information, visit www.ca-rets.com.
Clarus MarketMetrics® generates market and price-point
analysis charts and reports derived from MLS data for REALTORS® to share
with their clients. These reports are invaluable as a prospecting tool, an
aid to setting seller expectations, or as a companion set of data to
justify a buyer’s offer.
Clarus MarketMetrics® is powered by Terradatum Inc., a provider of
real estate technology products based in Glen Ellen, Calif. All agreements
regarding the MLS data are between Terradatum and the participating MLS.
Terradatum has been generating real estate technology solutions since 1994.
In addition to Clarus MarketMetrics®, Terradatum has several other
bold and exciting real estate technology products: BrokerMetrics® and
BrokerMetrics® Web Tools.
REBS® is a subsidiary of the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.)
and is the leading provider of real estate products and services to
practitioners in California. For more information on providing Clarus
MarketMetrics® as a member benefit call (213)739-8214 or e-mail
clarus@car.org.
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 nearly 150,000 members
dedicated to the advancement of professionalism in real estate. C.A.R. is
headquartered in Los Angeles.
