SMS Text Realtor Listings

For marketing and customer communications, SMS realtor listings to realtors or SMS (Short Message Service). SMS listing ads are text messages sent to realtor’s mobile devices. Customers must opt-in to receive SMS advertising.

An SMS Text realtor listing is a single text message sent simultaneously to a large group of realtors. It is an effective way to communicate your real estate listing to a broad audience quickly. SMS blasts are particularly useful for urgent notifications, promotions, and Open House updates that require immediate attention. They ensure that your message reaches recipients promptly and efficiently, making them a preferred choice for time-sensitive communications.

SMS Message Requirements:

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After receiving your payment, we will send you the details needed to create your SMS blast. This will include instructions on how to submit your photos, descriptions, and any other necessary information.

Creative SMS Content:

The more personalized a text blast, the better its success will be. Our team will craft a customized text message tailored to your specifications. You will receive a draft for review and approval, ensuring everything is perfect before the final send-out.

Requirements for SMS text: 

  • Keep it short: Frontload what’s important
  • While the maximum allowed message length varies on iOS and Android devices, we recommend focusing on the most important, actionable part of your message in the first 40 characters. Wordy messages without clear value rarely perform well. 
  • Action buttons are another way to drive action in this limited real estate. You can use action buttons to help users engage. 
  • Message Length Android and iOS have guidelines to truncate notifications to fit each delivery style.
  • iOS’s byte limit provides space for roughly four lines of text on the lock screen and Notification Center.
  • Android push notifications are restricted to a maximum of 1 line of approximately 50 characters displayed on the lock screen. However, an expandable message can include around eight lines of text.
  • What media types can I send rich notifications to? Each platform supports different types of media:
  • iOS
  • – Image (JPEG, GIF, PNG)
  • – Audio (AIFF, WAV, MP3, M4A)
  • – Video (MPEG, MPEG2, MP4, AVI)
  • Android
  • – Image (JPEG, PNG)
  • What’s the optimal file size for the media I send in a rich push notification?
  • The theoretical maximum file sizes for images are 5 MB, 10MB for audio, and 50MB for video. We recommend clients plan conservatively. 

With so many different device sizes and OS updates, it’s essential to test to ensure your content will fit the devices you’re targeting.

SMS Blast Approval Process:

After your review, we will promptly make any necessary adjustments. Once final approval is received, your email blast will be scheduled for delivery to our extensive and targeted list of recipients.

Commercial messages sent over a text messaging service or Bluetooth messaging are subject to CASL, as they are transmitted to an electronic address. This means we have obtained consent before sending the message, include identification requirements, and have a functioning unsubscribe mechanism.

According to all current SMS compliance guidelines, your text messages must provide an opt-out for subscribers that allows them to cease communication with your brand.

Your opt-out requests process might involve asking them to reply “STOP” to stop receiving messages, or you might send them hyperlinks to opt out of text messages while personalizing other settings, such as determining the types of texts or emails they want to receive from your business.