Apartment Listings
Choose apartments in Search MLS. Then decide how you want to use them.
Locator IDX lets you save a collection of apartments and turn that collection into a custom map, property grid, Excel spreadsheet, or XML Data Feed.
You can also connect forms on your existing website to Locator IDX and send new leads directly into Live Search.
These tools are included with the $99 Locator IDX subscription.
How It Works
Search once. Save the apartments you want. Choose what to create.
Search MLS
Search the Locator IDX apartment database and narrow the results to the properties you want.
Save a collection
Save the selected apartments together so you can use that same collection outside the Search MLS screen.
Choose the format
Turn the collection into an IDX Map, IDX Grid, Excel spreadsheet, or XML Data Feed.
Four Ways To Use A Saved Collection
Use the same apartment data in different ways.
IDX Map
Put the apartments you selected on a custom map. Embed the map on a website or share the map with a direct link.
IDX Grid
Display the apartments you selected in a property grid that can be embedded on a website or opened from a link.
IDX Spreadsheet
Download selected apartment information into Excel and use the data outside Locator IDX.
XML Data Feed
Give your developer structured apartment listing data to import into an approved website, CRM, database, matching tool, or custom system.
IDX Map
Put the apartments you choose on a custom map.
Create a saved collection in Search MLS and use those properties to create an apartment map.
- Choose which apartment properties appear.
- Create different maps for different areas or groups of properties.
- Embed the map on a website when the website supports embeds.
- Share the map with a direct link when you do not want to embed it.
You control which apartments appear on the map.
IDX Grid
Put selected apartments in a property grid.
Use Search MLS to choose a group of apartments and display those properties together in a clean grid.
This works well when you want a website page for a specific area, neighborhood, property group, management company, or other collection you choose.
- Create the apartment collection in Search MLS.
- Display the selected properties in a grid.
- Embed the grid on a web page.
- Or link directly to the grid from a button, menu, or text link.
IDX Spreadsheet
Download selected apartment data into Excel.
Sometimes you just need the property information in a spreadsheet.
Search the apartments you want, save the collection, and download the selected property information into Excel.
- Create your own property tracking lists.
- Use selected property information for marketing projects.
- Review apartment data outside Locator IDX.
- Import approved property information into another business system when needed.
XML Data Feed
Give your developer the actual apartment listing data.
The XML Data Feed is for more advanced websites and other approved systems that need structured apartment listing data instead of a hosted map, grid, or iframe.
- Choose the apartments in Search MLS.
- Save the apartment collection.
- Locator IDX creates a unique XML feed URL.
- Your developer pulls the listing data from the feed.
- Your website or system controls how the data is displayed.
Important
The XML Data Feed is different from the IDX Map and IDX Grid.
The IDX Map and IDX Grid are already built and can usually be embedded or linked from many website platforms.
The XML Data Feed gives you raw structured data. A developer must import the XML and build the website pages, search, or other tools that use the data.
WordPress is common, but it is not required. The developer needs a website or system that can pull and use XML data.
Website Forms
Keep the forms on your website and integrate them with Locator IDX.
If your website already has forms that work for you, you do not have to replace them.
Your website forms can send new lead information into Locator IDX. After the renter submits the form, Live Search can open immediately so they can start looking at apartments.
- Keep your current website design.
- Keep forms you already use.
- Send lead information into Locator IDX.
- Open Live Search after the renter submits the form.
What Can You Build?
Choose the apartment data once. Use it where you need it.
The point is not to force every locator into the same website setup. Choose the properties you want and use the format that fits what you are trying to do.
Apartment area pages
Create a map or property grid for a neighborhood, suburb, university area, or other location.
Selected property pages
Show a group of apartments you specifically want visitors to see instead of displaying every property in the market.
Custom website search
Use the XML Data Feed when your developer wants to build the search and property pages directly on your own website.
Do I Need A Website?
You do not need a website to use Locator IDX.
The tools on this page are for locators who want to use selected apartment data on a website, in a spreadsheet, or in another approved system.
If you do not have a website, you can still use the Locator Landing Page, Online Form, Apartment Map, Live Search, apartment lists, Commission Alerts, and the other Locator IDX tools directly.
Included With Locator IDX
$99 / month
The IDX Map, IDX Grid, IDX Spreadsheet, XML Data Feed, Search MLS, website forms, and the other Locator IDX tools are included with the $99 monthly subscription.
30 day money back guarantee.
Use What You Need
You do not have to use every listing option.
Maybe you only need a custom map. Maybe you want apartment grids on several website pages. Maybe your developer needs the XML Data Feed.
Choose the parts that are useful for your website or business and ignore the ones you do not need.