Help Nominate FranklyMLS.com for 2009 Inman Innovator Awards

It's that time of year again - time for the Inman Innovator Awards. And this year, I believe that FranklyMLS.com is due the recognition it deserves. That is why I nominated FranklyMLS.com for the "Most Innovative Web Service" category.

If you haven't checked out FranklyMLS.com, here's a brief overview of why it's so innovative (and why you should use it)…

• Loads faster than any other residential real estate search site in the area
• Updates to listings on FranklyMLS.com show up faster than on 99% of other listing sites
• Cell-phone/PDA mode is faster and better configured for cell-phones/PDAs than any other site
• Only listing site around that allows Buyer's Agents to review properties and add photos so that consumers can get a better idea of what the property looks like without having to call an agent
• Only listing site around that has links from the listing to hyper-local blog posts so that buyers can get more information about the specific neighborhood/town the property is located within
• Only listing site around that has a live chat feature so that consumers can chat directly (and anonymously) with quality agents in the area they're looking in
• First (and still the best) listing site to offer keyword searches (granite, 2 car garage, bank-owned, Broadlands, etc)
• Only listing site around that allows consumers to filter their search results to only foreclosure/bank-owned and/or short-sale properties (or vice cersa)
• Only listing site around to allow for sorting by total views
• Only listing site around that has the listing's price history in plain view
• Direct link from the listing to the county tax records (Fairfax County only, but expanding)
• Hide a listing from your search forever by simply clicking an "X"
• "Walk-Score" on every listing
• Google Maps and Microsoft Virtual Earth available on every listing
• Only listing site around that also has For-Sale-By-Owner homes on it
• Branded IDX for agents/brokers
• All this plus "Favorites", email alerts including price changes, "Sold Alerts" and much more…

No other listing site around here (nor the US probably) has as many innovative and forward-thinking features. This site is not only great for consumers, but it's great for agents/brokers. In fact, I use FranklyMLS.com just as much as the regional agent/broker-facing MLS site, especially on my BlackBerry when out in the field working.

If you couldn't tell, I'm a big fan of FranklyMLS.com. That's why I nominated FranklyMLS.com for the "Most Innovative Web Service" award and am asking you to consider doing the same (if you feel its deserved).