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A survey of all Metro Brokers associates reveals that most rank cutting edge technology as a reason for making us their company of choice.

Office Technology Facts

  • Up to 6 Megabits per second internet connection speed in every office
  • Over 300 powerful Dell desktops available to our agents 24x7
  • Secure wireless (WiFi) hotspot technology in every office

Server/Network Technology

  • Two full-size server cabinets co-located in the AT&T/IBM E-Business Center in downtown Atlanta
  • 100 Megabits per second internet connection to our web and e-mail servers
  • Over 2 Terabytes of disk storage allocated for agent e-mail mailboxes
  • All data is stored on high-performance, redundant EMC2 storage area network
  • Over 25 firewalls protecting our agents from spam, viruses and spyware

By the Numbers

  • Over 148,000 residential and commercial listings searchable on metrobrokers.com
  • 14,000,000 hits per week on metrobrokers.com
  • 1,350,000 page views per week on metrobrokers.com
  • 35,000 unique visitors per week to metrobrokers.com
  • The average visitor spends nearly 30 minutes on metrobrokers.com per visit
  • 6 servers dedicated to metrobrokers.com web sites
  • 6 servers, 2 firewalls dedicated to electronic messaging (e-mail)
  • Over 300,000 spam messages blocked daily


  

An Industry Leader
For almost thirty years, Metro Brokers has been a leader in implementing new technology to streamline the home buying and selling process. When it comes to the latest in real estate technology, "We’ve got it!"

Connectivity Tools
• Each office equipped with state-of-the-art Dell computers and color printers
• Ultra high-speed, wireless Internet access in every office
• Internet site - www.metrobrokers.com
    - URL address for every associate
    - Personal profile page with photo, bio, contact info and direct access to
      associate’s listings
    - All residential listings downloaded from MLS/FMLS and searchable
      by school, map location, and proximity
• Company-wide Intranet (private web site for agents only)
    - Read company announcements, daily news articles
    - E-mail, contact management, and calendaring
    - Agent directory
    - Edit personal profile page
    - Atlanta Journal-Constitution classified advertising input
    - Order supplies from the company store
    - Software updates
    - Marketing documents
    - Training schedules
    - Register online for Academy classes
    - 24 Hour Agent Self Help Area

Market Research Tools
• Win2Data
  CD-ROM based on complete tax record information, including plat maps,
  market analysis and most listed phone numbers
• eNeighborhoods
  Leading software for demographics, statistics
• Red Link
  Access to appraisal reports

Productivity Tools
• RE/Xplorer
  Access Metro Listing Service (MLS)
• WyldFyre CMA
  Accesses First Multiple Listing Service (FMLS) and Metro Listing Service
  (MLS)
  Produces professional seller Comparative Marketing Analysis and buyer
  reports
• Link to National DoNotCall list provided in every office
• Residential contract  forms authorized by the Georgia Association of Realtors (GAR) in every office (Metro Brokers provides a personal copy for associates’ home computer.)
• Commercial contract GAR forms authorized by the Atlanta Commercial B.O.R.

Corporate Information Technology Department
• Telephone tech support (Help Desk)
• Technology training in each branch
• Our corporate IT department manages and maintains a host of various
  servers, hubs and routers to ensure unmatched performance in data and
  communication facilities