CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich., June 12, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- RE FormsNet (REFN) the creator of ZipForm(r), the real estate industry's leading brand of forms software and RELAY(r) Transaction Management System, announced that the Spokane Association of REALTORS(r) (SAR) has selected ZipForm(r)Online, ZipForm(r)MLS-Connect and RELAY as a member benefit. REFN's technology-driven solutions are designed to raise the level of professionalism and enhance the service that more than 2,000 SAR agents and brokers can offer home buyers and sellers.
The web-based architecture of ZipFormOnline makes transactions easily accessible and editable from the office or the field allowing agents the flexibility their profession demands. This leading software solution coupled with MLS-Connect transforms the time-consuming, traditional paper-based approach to real estate transactions into a streamlined electronic process that automates form completion. ZipFormMLS-Connect integrates data directly from an MLS system into the agent's ZipForm transaction eliminating the need for double entry.
By choosing ZipFormOnline, SAR is offering their members one-click integration with the RELAY transaction management application. In today's market, an agent can use RELAY to turn transactions into leading marketing and referral tools. RELAY keeps the agent at the center of the transaction with their clients. Working together, the ZipForm and RELAY products offer a technology-strategy designed to simplify the real estate transaction process.
"We are so pleased to be able to provide our members with the ZipFormMLS-Connect and RELAY programs as a member benefit," said Patti McKerricher Boyd, 2008 President of the Spokane Association of REALTORS(r). "Most of our members are already familiar with the ZipForm program and are excited about the additional functionality of the MLS-Connect integration and RELAY Transaction Management with online documents. REFN has been very cooperative and responsive to our needs in helping our members transition to the use of statewide forms."
"By using technology solutions available from REFN, the Spokane Association of REALTORS(r) has taken its member benefits to the next level," states Robert Bailey, chairman of the board of RE FormsNet. "We value our partnership with an organization that shares our philosophy to help the real estate professionals realize greater efficiencies and reclaim valuable time to pursue growth opportunities."
About RE FormsNet
The RE FormsNet family of tech-savvy products has become the recognized industry standard for electronic real estate forms and transaction management system and are currently used by more real estate professionals than any other real estate software program. ZipForm(r) is the Exclusive and Official Forms Software of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS(r). REFN also offers RELAY(r), the Web-based transaction management system/Internet tool. RE FormsNet provides transaction solutions to real estate professionals that enhance the value of services they deliver to their clients while improving productivity and efficiency. ZipForm(r) is available to more than 1,082,000 REALTOR(r) members in the U.S.
REFN is a subsidiary of Real Estate Business Services, Inc. (REBS) and is a joint venture between REBS and the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS(r) (NAR).
The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS(r), "The Voice for Real Estate," is America's largest trade association, representing more than 1.2 million members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries. Real Estate Business Services Inc. (REBS) is a subsidiary of the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS(r) (C.A.R.) and the leading provider of real estate products and services to practitioners in California.
For more information on ZipForm(r) and RELAY(r) solutions for today's real estate industry, contact Wendy Waldrep at 888-318-2660 X130 or wwaldrep@zipform.com.
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