Continuing my “What day is it?” series, I’ve been had. Thanks to a hot tip, I became aware this morning of a long-overdue, new and free listing service. From Robert at Diverse Solutions (the proud provider of the home search feature on our own web site):
I’m proud to announce that Diverse Solutions has been working hard to develop a free offering for the Real Estate community. We all know that creating listings in the MLS systems can be time consuming, and often error prone this is a problem that dsListingExpress completely solves.So without further ado, please visit our launch site to learn more and try it out yourself: http://dslistingexpress.diversesolutions.com.
Finally, these guys put all of their geekiness to work in developing something truly practical — a way to automatically generate my MLS copy, allowing me more time to write posts bashing the inaccuracy of Zillow’s home valuation tool.
OK. I bit. The first sign that something was amiss was when I found myself staring at the grinning likeness of bloggy-buddy, Zillow social media dude, and all-around great guy Drew Meyers before I had even managed my first cup of coffee.
At 5:00 AM, it was far too early to be clobbered by a Zestimate. That is what open houses are for.
Here are the property photos which the cool new tool returned for my site:
This is just all wrong, of course. These photos are not of my listing; they are of the home I showed on Sunday.
And my favorite sniglet from the automatically generated descriptive text:
Stay warm in the winter with the brand new commercial grade heater. Previous owner was serious about heat. HOA fees are $185 a month. No one knows what they go towards but you still have to pay them. Having a multistory home like this one is perfect for keeping the elderly, small children or dogs down stairs.
Fair Housing Disclaimer: For the first time this month I actually know what day it is. Happy April 1st!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Kris Berg is Co-Owner and Designated Broker of San Diego Castles Realty. If not-so static web sites are your thing, go here at once where you will find loads of real estate information including homes for sale, market trends, floor plans and more. Kris's hobbies include fencing and spot welding. She likes kittens. 
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Glad you enjoyed my appearance on your computer screen before your 5 am coffee today
Kris – Is this dslistingexpress some kind of joke? The information is crazy, in fact I am sitting here looking at it for my condo and feeling like I must be on some hidden camera show. Seems like a great concept, but it must be a joke. The only thing accurate was the aerial view map.
I hope their IDX product works better than this
Drew – Look at the post date. Yes – It was a joke.