June 12, 2009 - Palo Alto, CA - Proxio, the first international MLS and global referral network, today announces its selection as a finalist for the Inman 2009 Innovator Awards. Proxio was named a finalist in the category of Most Innovative Web Service.
Inman News is the leading source of independent real estate news for industry professionals and consumers. Their annual Innovator Awards honor companies that use technology and innovation to enhance the real estate transaction process and improve the overall experience for consumers and real estate professionals.
“We are delighted to be recognized for adding a whole new layer of functionality and connectedness to the real estate industry,” says Janet Case, co-founder and CEO of Proxio. “Our team thinks outside the box – we give agents a simple, effective, and integrated way to reach beyond their local MLS to build a strong network of both listing information and referral connections with peers across the real estate industry. We think real estate markets should be borderless, and we are focused on making that possible.”
Proxio created a SaaS platform that operates in 11 languages and is open to agents all over the world, bridging the borders of language, culture and location. By tying together inventory with professional profiles and networking tools, and enabling listings to be translated with a single click, Proxio gives agents and brokeragesglobal market reach and aids them in servicing the multicultural clients that constitute a large percentage of buyers today.
Proxio currently hosts over 4700 real estate offices in 65 countries, whose agents have formed thousands of individual networks. Proxio serves three key market segments:
· Proxio extends domestic MLSs to address a global market;
· Proxio works with associations, brokerages and media groups to internationalize their services by providing multilingual capabilities and a global marketing and networking platform for participating agents;
· In foreign markets, Proxio furnishes fundamental MLS services, helping organize and strengthen the industry.
Winners of the 12th annual Innovator Awards will be announced in an August 7th ceremony during Inman's annual Real Estate Connect SF technology conference, held August 5-7 at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco.
About Proxio
Proxio extends the reach of real estate professionals by providing a business social network and international MLS that enables agents to bridge borders and cultures. Proxio gives real estate agents worldwide better access to information, more exposure for themselves and their listings, and a greater value proposition for clients. Located in Silicon Valley, Proxio’s team of experienced real estate technology professionals is dedicated to creating borderless real estate markets. For more information please visit www.proxio.com and follow us on twitter.com/ProxioPro or join our community onFacebook.
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