What is TREND?

 


TREND is an MLS. An MLS, or Multiple Listing Service, is an organization that
provides the real estate community with products and services which enable
them to facilitate the sale of properties and establish contractual offers of
compensation. The term "MLS" can also refer specifically to the database and
software that real estate professionals use to enter and access that
information. But TREND is much more than that. TREND offers...



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Join a Community of 28,000 Real Estate Professionals

As a real estate professional in the Philadelphia metropolitan region, you know that collaboration and cooperation with your peers are the keys to success. TREND helps facilitate that interaction. You rely on TREND members to share listing information in an accurate and timely manner in TREND's MLS system, MLS Blue. Without this collaboration, real estate transactions would be much more difficult.

TREND provides tools that help real estate professionals market listings for consumers through products and services like: reports, e-mail, auto client matches (ACMs) and data distribution to consumer-based websites.


Our Focus is Our Philosophy

TREND focuses our products and services on your needs and strives to deliver high-quality, innovative, personal and fast service. Our corporate philosophies describe our core beliefs and are present in our daily work, from the way we answer the phone to the way we prioritize initiatives.
  • We focus on the needs of
    the member.
  • If we provide the best experience possible, all else will follow.
  • To help you succeed in a fast-paced industry, we deliver high-quality and fast service.
  • We deliver information and services beyond geographical, technical and traditional borders.
  • You shouldn't have to call to get
    an answer.
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Innovative Products and Services Designed for the Way You Work

By joining TREND, you will have access to MLS Blue, which enables you to search more than 69,000 active and 1.4 million comparable listings. We design, develop, maintain and support our own products and services in order to provide you with the tools you need to conduct your business in this market. These include:
  • MLS Blue – Designed to empower you with information in your role as a real estate expert.
  • Public Records - TREND offers public record data, tax rates and deed and mortgage data for 4.8 million properties in 34 counties throughout the region.
  • Scheduling Showings On-line – Initiate requests for appointments through MLS Blue quickly and easily, while selecting the method in which you receive confirmations.
  • TREND Mobile – Access the latest MLS information while working in the field.
  • Powered by TREND – Companies who offer real estate products and services receive your listing and market data so you can easily and efficiently use these products.
  • Internet Advertising – Market your listings to a wider audience of consumer-based websites in order to
    increase exposure.


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Timely and Customized News – Just for You

Different customers have different needs, which is why our marketing and support services focus on providing customized information to every member that is personal and current. This includes:
  • The Info Center provides TREND information that is customized to you and your business, up-to-the-minute details on system functionality and status.
  • Timely and relevant TREND news; local board or association news; and industry news from Inman.
  • Access to valuable resources, such as various statistical reports and Economic and Market Watch Report, which is produced in conjunction with the National Association of REALTORS®


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Convenient and Knowledgeable Support Available 7 Days a Week

  • Our Help Desk Representatives are available 7 days a week for e-mail support and telephone support via our toll free number: 1-877-330-9900.
  • Find help on-line when you see the Help Icon.
  • You can search the Help Center for demos and TREND forms.


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Personal and Business-Centric Training

  • Account Executives are your TREND ambassadors. They spend their time visiting offices, answering questions, providing training and handing out those nifty TREND highlighter pens!
  • They provide the rest of the company with your input, concerns, suggestions and thoughts on the state of the market.
  • They deliver training classes in your office, association or on-line to teach you how to use the MLS to gain a competitive advantage.

By joining TREND, you can be assured that you have the solutions you need to provide superior real estate information and marketing services to the consumers you serve.


Consumer E-mail Info

Consumers must choose whether or not to receive TREND MLS listing information in e-mails from their real estate agent(s). This is an e-mail subscription process for the customers of TREND members (consumers).

Read information about this
E-mail Subscription process.
Contact Information
Help Desk
Mon. - Fri. 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Sat. - Sun. 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Phone: 1-877-330-9900
Fax: 610-783-4699
 
Business Office
Mon. - Fri. 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Phone: 610-783-4650
Fax: 610-783-4695

660 American Ave., Suite 203
King of Prussia, PA 19406
(correspondence only)
Payment Center
P.O. Box 7777-1090
Philadelphia, PA 19175
(checks only,
no correspondence)
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