What’s New In 2023

CREA DDF Connection Mechanism Upgraded

All regions feeding via CREA DDF (Kelowna, Ottawa, Penticton etc.) had the connection mechanisms upgraded to comply with better server-to-server encryption as per industry standards. This was in preparation of our major hardware upgrades coming in 2024.

Virtual Tours, Timezone And Address Bugs Fixed

Wrong or missing virtual tour URLs in some board feeds were repaired, and photo import issues related to East Coast time zones were resolved on all CREA DDF feeds. Addresses with unusual street names missing from the Edmonton MLS® were resolved.

Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island Bugs Fixed

Some commercial listings with oddball listing types in the Lower Mainland feed, and residential listings with odd city labels on Vancouver Island, were not syncing well. CREA DDF feed of listings without photos had display bugs too. All were resolved.

What’s New In 2022

Victoria & Vancouver Island (BC) MLS® Feeds Improved

We upgraded our Victoria & Vancouver Island (VIVA) feed to add commercial listings to our Reciprocity feed, giving our clients more options to show off their inventory online. VIVA is the merged feed for both Victoria & Vancouver Island.

AIR (SOREB + OMREB) Listing Filters Improved

Listings for beautiful lakefront properties in the Okanagan area can now be showcased better. By enabling a Waterfront property filter for the Kelowna, Penticton, Naramata, Osoyoos & region listings, our agents can add more visibility when showcasing the most sought after properties for sale.

Core Code Upgrades for IDX Feeds Across Canada

To adhere to constantly updating security & connection standards, we started numerous replacements of core connection modules as well as the photo fetch & store mechanism. We are also performing countless bug fixes, tweaks & cleanups.

What’s New In 2021

Okanagan Region MLS® Feeds Merged

Following the merger of OMREB & SOREB, the MLS® feeds were merged on our cloud system letting the Realtors® in the area sync all residential & commercial listings from Revelstoke, Kelowna, Shuswap, Penticton, Osoyoos etc. on their websites!

Kamloops (KADREA) MLS® Reciprocity Re-Built

The IDX feed was upgraded to modern RETS standard by the real estate board in Kamloops. We re-built our MLS® Reciprocity for the Kamloops/Merritt area listings to the newest standards, offering more frequent listings sync & faster photo processing.

Photo Processing & data modules Overhauled

The API module for our MLS® integrated websites was overhauled to a new file exchage system. The photo processing module was replaced with the latest graphics module. To our Realtors®, this means faster listing & photo sync throughout!

What’s New In 2020

Vancouver Island Boards Merged

The MLS® reciprocity feeds of Victoria Real Estate Board (VREB) & Vancouver Island Real Estate Board(VIREB) has finally merged into one, giving Realtors® on the island to cross-advertise listings from Victoria to Tofino without restrictions.

Additional Boards via CREA DDF

On top of Kelowna, Penticton, Ottawa regional feeds, we have also added Tillsonburg & Niagara Region, Collingwood in Ontario. Halifax, Nova Scotia is coming soon in 2021 as well as we expand our offerings to help more Realtors® across North America.

CREA DDF native CDN

Photo distribution got even faster on Brixwork. CREA DDF provisioned URLs for photos are directly utilized without secondary processing. This upgrade was made possible by CREA’s feed moving to Cloudfront by AWS, just like Brixwork has been doing for years.

What’s New In 2019

Migration to AWS Completed

Our migration to Amazon Web Services was finished, offering more stable listing & photo feeds among other benefits. This wasn’t it – the new cloud opened up exponential potentials for even more amazing upgrades, many to follow shortly after!

Even Faster New Listings

Even better optimized in 2019, we offer over 12+MLS® syncs per day to add new listings in your region quicker than ever thanks to the powers AWS. Learn more about this groundbreaking upgrade here. Faster sync means more love from Google™!

Larger & Better Photos

MLS® provided photo sizes were increased to as large as 1280px wide (dependent on availability from each respective board). The most notable increases were rolled out for Vancouver, Fraser Valley, Chilliwack & District, as well as all Vancouver Island feeds.

Our MLS® Reciprocity (IDX/RETS) Integration

The Brixwork Difference of Native Integration

Fully native direct MLS® Integration with multiple real estate boards across North America brings you & your customers the best MLS® search and display tools available – fully integrated into each website domain. No iFrames, no plugins – just native performance!

Industry Leading Performance on Google™ and Facebook™

All listing search results, as well as individual listings, are keyword-optimized for maximum exposure. Any search result can be copy-pasted and shared on Facebook, or emailed directly for real-time access of results!

Quick-Load Mechanisms of
Listing URLs & Photos

We overhauled our MLS® Reciprocity mechanism so that the property searches load faster, as well as the photo galleries. Keep up with your customers’ demand! Multi-criteria home search speeds have improved up to 8X compared to our original module.

Flexible To Suit Your Target

Pre-defined city/subarea listing pages can be set up to define your niche for your clients as well as Google™. Set up your own custom subareas that are not yet listed on your local MLS®, or show listings by school catchment or distance to transit (additional setup fees apply).

Optimized For Mobile

Our new software upgrades improve load time on smaller mobile devices as well, and showcases the photos even better with more flexibility! With multi-tiered photo storage on a fast global distribution network, your visitors can enjoy less processing and more home-browsing!

Advanced Street Algorithm

Brixwork’s own street address algorithm enables the most accurate listing-to-building grouping – even those with multiple street addresses. This enables our buildings/presale module to deliver great user experiences as well as better Google™ rankings for strata titles.

Real Estate Boards Integrated (more coming)

British Columbia
  • Vancouver, BC (REBGV)

  • Fraser Valley, BC (FVREB)

  • Chilliwack & District, BC (CADREB)

  • Whistler, BC (part of REBGV)

  • Kamloops, BC (KADREA)

  • Victoria, BC (VREB)

  • Vancouver Island , BC (VIREB)

  • Kelowna/Penticton (OMREB/SOREB via CREA DDF)

Alberta
  • Edmonton, AB (EREB)

Ontario
  • Toronto, ON (TREB)

  • Ottawa, ON (OREB via CREA DDF)

  • Collingwood, ON (SGBAR via CREA DDF)

  • Tillsonburg, ON (TDREB via CREA DDF)