What is IDX and how does it affect you? If you are looking to buy or sell a commercial property in the greater Los Angeles area, you may have come across terms like “multi-family residential” or “for sale by owner”. For many people these words mean the same thing as “IDSx”. This article will explain what is IDX and how it affects your ability to purchase or sell property.

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First off, what is IDX? Also called Broker Reciprocity, Internet Data Exchange, or Multiple Listing Service (MLS), IDX is a multi-party policy within NAR stipulating that brokers can share property listing data via the MLS. The MLS is a compilation of regional databases used by local real estate professionals to share property listing data. Many real estate websites use the MLS information to show multiple homes, condominiums, and other properties at the same time, which increases the chances of a quick sale. When a buyer or seller uses one website to search for available properties, it means there’s more competition and a lower cost/value of the property.

For example, if two buyers were to go to the same Los Angeles real estate site searching for a condominium, they would see two different listings on each site. The buyer would then have to spend five to ten minutes viewing multiple sites just to make sure they saw the best deal. In addition, without IDX integration, a broker could miss out on potential deals by using the “max bid” feature on their MLS program, which would leave sellers with an opportunity to higher bid than other bidders. What is IDX integration? As soon as your real estate site uses the Internet Data Exchange for its listings, it becomes easier for you, the broker, to search all available properties on one site.

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