Have you ever found the "perfect" home online, called your agent in a frenzy, and heard those soul-crushing words: “Sorry, that one went under contract yesterday”? It’s a common frustration in the Raleigh-Durham market, and honestly, it’s usually not your agent’s fault—it’s a data problem.

For years, the real estate industry relied on a system called RETS (Real Estate Transaction Standard). It was revolutionary back in 1999, but in tech years, that’s basically the Stone Age. RETS required websites to download massive chunks of data from the Multiple Listing Service (MLS), store it locally, and then compare it to see what changed. If you wanted to see a new listing from this morning, your site had to download the entire database again just to find that one new house. It was slow, clunky, and prone to "ghost listings" that stayed active on apps long after they were sold.

At Thorpe Realty Group, we decided to skip the time machine. We’ve fully integrated the RESO Web API. Unlike the old deprecated systems, this API allows our VIP Home Search to talk to the MLS in real-time. When a seller in Cary or Apex hits "publish" on their listing, it hits our site almost instantly. We don’t have to download the whole library; we just pull the specific data we need.

Why This Matters for Your Move When you’re looking in high-demand areas like Wake Forest or Holly Springs, minutes matter. By using the RESO Web API, we ensure our clients aren't wasting time on houses that aren't actually available. It’s about more than just speed; it’s about data integrity. The industry's "Data Dictionary" ensures that when we say a home has a "1st-floor primary suite," the computer actually understands what that means, giving you cleaner, more accurate search results.

Our consultative approach is built on helping you make informed, profitable decisions. You can’t do that with old data. Whether you're a first-time buyer or an investor scaling a portfolio, you need a partner who invests in the technology that keeps you ahead of the curve. We’ve moved away from the "Niche Traditionalist" way of doing things to ensure you have the best tools in the Triangle.