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Jeff Dowler, CRS, The Southern California Relocation Dude (eXp Realty of California, Inc.)

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2,071,025
Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
SIB Realty - Sunny Isles Beach, FL

Sure, we do, I don't chose the option to call - only e-mail.

Oct 12, 2019 09:30 AM
Rainmaker
1,052,176
Candice A. Donofrio
Next Wave RE Investments LLC Bullhead City AZ Commercial RE Broker - Fort Mohave, AZ
928-201-4BHC (4242) call/text

Not yet. We may be the last bastion of bass-ackwardness where this is concerned . . . if I did residential I'd be delighted . . .

 

 

Oct 12, 2019 09:04 AM
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2,061,615
Alan May
Jameson Sotheby's International Realty - Evanston, IL
Home is where the hearth is.

Yes.  ShowingTime is popular in our area... I can make appointments on their cell phone app, and I can respond to cell phone requests with a "Y" (yes), or "N" (nyet!).

It's convenient, and keeps records of all showings and their contact information.

Oct 12, 2019 09:01 AM
Rainmaker
4,571,967
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Over the years, I have seen attempts at using all sorts of things that are suppose to make life easier and/or more efficient but it is not something that has "caught one" here.  Yet.  

Oct 12, 2019 08:55 AM
Rainmaker
1,844,271
Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
Real Estate Broker Retired

Yes, we use it all the time. Works great.

Oct 12, 2019 10:24 AM
Rainmaker
5,104,931
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

We've been doing this for years and years... first with Centralized Showing Time and now with Showing Time for the past several years. Makes life so much easier both to set appointments for buyers and sellers.

Oct 12, 2019 11:45 AM
Rainmaker
2,390,155
Bob "RealMan" Timm
Ward County Notary Services - Minot, ND
Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker

Showingtime is new to me Jeff Dowler, CRS and was not in the area when I retired last November but there was a question here in the Q&A very recently. Sounds like a good thing to me.

Oct 12, 2019 11:20 AM
Rainmaker
1,712,676
Joe Pryor
The Virtual Real Estate Team - Oklahoma City, OK
REALTOR® - Oklahoma Investment Properties

It's been here for quite some time.

Oct 12, 2019 10:23 AM
Rainmaker
5,583,278
Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

yes, the team and most in the office use showingtime....

Oct 12, 2019 09:34 AM
Rainmaker
1,311,367
John Juarez
The Medford Real Estate Team - Fremont, CA
ePRO, SRES, GRI, PMN

We do not have ShowingTime or anything like it in our area.

Oct 12, 2019 09:05 AM
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3,164,119
Tammy Lankford,
Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA
Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville

I'm in two MLS organizations, one uses it  the other does not.  I get calls from the one regularly, but I always reply on line vs. pressing 1.  I generally want to give them a message of some sort and the site allows that. (like a specific location of lockbox, please leave a card etc.)   I don't really like it because I prefer a direct communication with the agent, but adapt and change has always been what this business is about.

Oct 12, 2019 11:55 AM
Rainmaker
1,513,143
Raymond E. Camp
Ontario, NY

It is standard feature here and if the listing agent is declining for an active listing should give a reason!

Oct 12, 2019 11:17 AM
Rainmaker
7,835,329
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

I have not used it.

Oct 12, 2019 11:14 AM
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3,344,906
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

I have not encountered showing time in my area ... yet. 

Oct 12, 2019 10:39 AM
Rainmaker
4,935,567
Will Hamm
Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO
"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

Show time and our Centralize showing are mergering the end of this month.

 

Oct 12, 2019 10:10 AM
Rainmaker
785,106
Abby Stiller
TOP SELLING REALTY - Cape Coral, FL
SW Florida (239) 284-8637

Yes we've had showing time for a while now

Oct 12, 2019 02:23 PM
Rainmaker
5,216,353
Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

I did not use it when active.

Oct 12, 2019 02:05 PM
Rainmaker
508,218
Joseph Domino 480-390-6011
HomeSmart - Scottsdale, AZ
Real Estate Made Easy

Yes, we use Showingtime almost exclusively. Very few agents call anymore.

Oct 12, 2019 12:13 PM
Rainmaker
5,772,575
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Jeff,

In the higher end here, the listing agent is called and shows up.  The LA calls the estate manager to open the place if seller is out of town, which includes gates, etc.  This is a security precaution...One home I visited  took an hour to get ready, before viewing.  A

Oct 12, 2019 11:33 AM
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1,598,452
Valeria Mola
SIB Realty - Miami, Sunny Isles Beach - Sunny Isles Beach, FL
305-607-0709 SIB Realty Condos for Sale and Rent

We don't do phone call, application only

Oct 12, 2019 09:27 AM
Rainmaker
469,510
Dan & Laurie Pittsenbarger Team
Keller Williams Western Realty - Bellingham, WA
Lakeside & Coastal Single Family Homes

Our MLS provides the software for us to use but it is not widely used by agents in our county.

Oct 12, 2019 09:10 AM
Rainmaker
1,197,042
Peter Mohylsky, Beach Expert
PMI. Destin - Miramar Beach, FL
Call me at 850-517-7098

We have tried it but it did not work as well as advertised.  

Oct 12, 2019 02:42 PM
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3,587,835
Anna "Banana" Kruchten
HomeSmart Real Estate - Phoenix, AZ
602-380-4886

Yes we've been using showing time for a number of years now. I love it. I have all the BA's info up front before a showing. Easy to track too. Many agents resisted it at first and some still refuse to use it.  For me, it's another tool that has been very effective.

Oct 12, 2019 12:15 PM
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5,229,439
Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

Yes, we use it 99% of the time. Listing agents can select to be notified when the sellers are notified and yes, it is an automated message. You and the sellers are given the opportunity to confirm or decline as you mentioned.

Oct 12, 2019 10:10 PM
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6,392,929
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

I love showing time.

Oct 12, 2019 04:56 PM
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1,502,898
Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA
Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

No, we're (thankfully) still a "talk to the other person" area.  The local help u sell uses it, but he's the only one and it's not well liked out here.  If it did come here, it is not a service I would subscribe to or use.  I can't find out how motivated the buyers are, or if it's a buying trip or a looking trip from an automated system.  Likewise as a buyer's agent, I can't get a feel for the level of activity and offers from a machine.

Oct 12, 2019 08:52 PM
Rainmaker
1,751,029
Mike Cooper, Broker VA,WV
Cornerstone Business Group Inc - Winchester, VA
Your Neighborhood Real Estate Sales Pro

Jeff, more and more are using it. I love it. 

Oct 12, 2019 06:42 PM
Rainmaker
5,868,472
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

We do use ST here in Denver, and it is pretty slick.  My sellers like it too.

Oct 23, 2019 12:05 PM
Rainmaker
1,725,996
Sandy Padula & Norm Padula, JD, GRI
HomeSmart Realty West & Florida Realty Investments - , CA
Presence, Persistence & Perseverance

If it works and allows you to show and sell a home; great!  Yes, I have encountered it several times recently

Oct 15, 2019 07:33 AM
Rainmaker
900,118
Olga Simoncelli
Veritas Prime, LLC dba Veritas Prime Real Estate - New Fairfield, CT
CONSULTANT, Real Estate Services & Risk Management

Yes, it works.

Oct 14, 2019 02:37 PM
Rainmaker
1,390,113
Wayne Zuhl
Remax First Realty II - Cranford, NJ
The Last Name You'll Ever Need in Real Estate

We've always used Showing Time - LOVE it, and so do our clients!

Oct 13, 2019 11:21 AM
Rainmaker
851,242
Brenda Mayette
Miranda Real Estate Group, Inc. - Glenville, NY
Getting results w/ knowledge & know-how!

Yup! Works great. 

Oct 13, 2019 10:31 AM
Rainer
231,948
Eva B. Liland Century 21 Doug Anderson
Century 21 Doug Anderson - Lancaster, CA
Glad to be of Service 661-714-1643

Even in my little niche (mobile homes), I've seen it a few times and once I saw it one a regular house but never used the service for various reasons.

Oct 13, 2019 09:06 AM
Rainmaker
4,882,355
Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
REALTOR®, Broker

I'm not familiar with that product.

Oct 13, 2019 07:04 AM
Rainmaker
921,504
Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041
ReMax Realtec Group - Palm Harbor, FL
Making FLORIDA Real Estate EZ

As recent as yesterday and agent called to confirm a showing appointment 2 hours ahead. No such appointment and been made. "I scheduled it in ShoingTime" was the response.

The good news is a gate code and CBS code protected my seller from those dingbat agents who are unaware of the many ways things can go wrong when they are too lazy to make a phone call.

It is every agents choice to be a ding-bat or protect their clients. Deferring your responsibilities to ShowingTime suggests to me the choice made. The good news is, this service is another step closer to reducing the agent to an order taker manning a drive through window.

Oct 13, 2019 05:38 AM
Rainmaker
3,416,038
Scott Godzyk
Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH
One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

YES, it is the most popular here in NH. I like using the email and text features though. 

Oct 13, 2019 05:20 AM
Rainmaker
2,182,502
Michael J. Perry
KW Elite - Lancaster, PA
Lancaster, PA Relo Specialist

We use it . Usually text confirmations

Oct 13, 2019 05:00 AM
Rainmaker
883,565
Debra Leisek
Bay Realty,Inc Homer Alaska - Homer, AK

we have it 

I am not fond of it 

 

Oct 13, 2019 12:44 AM
Rainmaker
1,622,432
Inna Ivchenko
Barcode Properties - Encino, CA
Realtor® • GRI • HAFA • PSC Calabasas CA

We have this option for every listing, but many agents opt out, especially if the property is occupied, they want to know who is coming with you. 

Oct 12, 2019 11:48 PM
Rainmaker
757,885
Peter Testa
Nationwide Homes - Danbury, CT
PETER TESTA

Yes, we've been using it for awhile now. I configure it to just text & email me. Makes it easier to screnshot it & text the client the request. It also keeps a record of all showings for me in the app. 

Oct 12, 2019 10:38 PM