What Is IDX?
IDX allows Brokers and Associate Brokers to display, on their personal web sites, a vast listing of all homes for sale in the Denver metro area (listed on Metrolist).
Because it’s considered advertising, each agent (with the permission of their managing broker) can present all listings through their web site to any visitor WITHOUT the need for the visitor to agree to any formal terms and conditions.
The concept of IDX is simple: Each participating broker contributes their listings to the IDX database and is in turn, able to display listings from all other participating brokers on their web site. Click here to read the NAR policy on IDX.
Denver has practically all Brokers signed up which means that nearly 100% of properties are included in the IDX database. This eliminates the need for VOWs (Virtual Office Web sites) in the Denver area. For a complete discussion of VOWs see IDX Options and VOWs.
NAR made reciprocal Internet Data eXchange a mandatory policy effective Jan 1 2002.
As of September 2002, Metrolist has made IDX available to Associate Brokers whose Managing Broker has opted in to IDX.
Many of the regional MLS systems are also providing IDX solutions – check back regularly for updates in shown on our Home Page.
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