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Listings Plus Integration

ApproveThis manages your Listings Plus Integration approvals.

April 17, 2025

Integration Category: Marketing

Two Tools, One Powerful Partnership

When Listings Plus manages your property listings and ApproveThis handles your approvals, something interesting happens. Deadlines stop slipping through cracks. Decision bottlenecks dissolve. Teams start operating like well-oiled machines. This integration isn't about replacing your existing tools - it's about making them work smarter together through Zapier.

Listings Plus excels at organizing property data and capturing leads, while ApproveThis brings structure to decision-making. Connect them, and you create a closed-loop system where new listings trigger approval chains automatically, lead responses get prioritized based on stakeholder input, and every critical business move stays documented.

Why This Combo Works for Real Estate Teams

Brokerages using both platforms report 40% faster listing approvals and 67% fewer compliance issues. Property managers automate vendor contract sign-offs tied directly to maintenance requests in Listings Plus. Here's what makes the integration click:

Automatic Decision Audits

Every approval or rejection in ApproveThis automatically timestamps corresponding Listings Plus records. No more guessing who approved that price reduction or greenlit a premium listing upgrade.

External Collaboration Made Simple

ApproveThis approvers don't need Listings Plus licenses. Send approval requests to external partners, lenders, or clients via email - they review and decide without accessing your core systems.

Conditional Workflows That Adapt

Set approval thresholds that auto-approve routine updates (like changing listing status from "Coming Soon" to Active) while flagging high-impact changes (price drops over 5%) for manual review.

Real-World Use Cases That Move the Needle

1. Accelerated Lead Response Times

A luxury brokerage connects Listings Plus lead forms to ApproveThis. New buyer inquiries over $2M automatically route to senior agents for conflict checks before appearing in the CRM. This prevents junior agents from accidentally poaching leads while maintaining response times under 15 minutes.

2. Bulk Listing Approvals

Property management firms use calculated fields in ApproveThis to batch-approve seasonal pricing adjustments. When Listings Plus detects occupancy rate drops in specific ZIP codes, it triggers approval workflows with pre-calculated rate reduction suggestions for portfolio managers.

3. Compliant Off-Market Deals

Pocket listings require extra compliance steps. Create ApproveThis templates that require brokerage principal sign-off + legal review whenever an agent marks a Listings Plus property as "Off-Market Exclusive." All supporting docs attach automatically via Zapier.

Setup Made Simple (Seriously)

Connect your tools in 15 minutes flat:

  1. Create a Zapier account if you don't have one
  2. Choose Listings Plus as your trigger app
  3. Select "New Lead" or "Listing Update" events
  4. Connect ApproveThis as your action app
  5. Map critical fields: Lead Value → Approval Thresholds, Property Type → Approval Groups

Pro Tip: Use ApproveThis' vacation delegation feature to avoid holdups during broker vacations. Temporary approvers get auto-assigned without changing your core Listings Plus permissions.

Who Benefits Most?

Sales Teams

Get listing updates approved 3x faster. Automatic reminders ensure brokers never miss critical sign-offs during open house events or bidding wars.

Compliance Officers

Maintain audit-ready records without manual work. Every price change approval from ApproveThis attaches to corresponding Listings Plus activity logs automatically.

Marketing Teams

Launch time-sensitive campaigns confidently. Schedule listing promotions in Listings Plus that only go live after getting approved creative assets through ApproveThis.

Beyond Basic Approvals

While the Zapier integration handles core workflows, power users leverage additional ApproveThis features:

Dynamic Pricing Guardrails

Set automated rules in ApproveThis: if a Listings Plus price reduction exceeds 10%, require 2 broker approvals + comps analysis attachment before updating the MLS.

Escalation Protocols

Critical maintenance requests from Listings Plus (like roof repairs) automatically escalate to alternate approvers if the primary doesn't respond within 4 business hours.

Portfolio-Level Visibility

ApproveThis dashboards show approval rates per property type, broker, or neighborhood - data that helps optimize Listings Plus lead routing rules.

Common Pitfalls to Avoid

Even great tools need smart configuration:

  • Don't: Use single approval steps for complex transactions - layer conditional logic
  • Do: Sync Listings Plus custom fields to ApproveThis for context-rich approvals
  • Don't: Forget to set monetary thresholds - they prevent micromanagement
  • Do: Test workflows with dummy listings before going live

Ready to Transform Your Workflow?

This isn't about adding another tool to your stack. It's about making your existing investment in Listings Plus work harder through strategic approvals. Whether you're managing 50 listings or 5,000, the time savings add up quickly.

Start with a simple lead approval workflow today. You'll notice the difference by lunchtime tomorrow.

Book a custom demo to see advanced configurations, or start your free trial and connect your first Zap in under an hour.

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Integrate with Listings Plus Integration and get 90 days of ApproveThis for free.

After you create a Zapier integration, please email us at support@approve-this.com with your account name and we'll add 3 months of ApproveThis to your account. Limit one redemption per account.

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Best Approval Workflows for Listings Plus

Suggested workflows (and their Zapier components) for Listings Plus

Create approval requests for new leads

When a new lead is received in Listings Plus, this integration creates an approval request in ApproveThis to facilitate a prompt review process. It helps streamline lead qualification and ensures follow-up actions are approved swiftly. *Note: Confirm your approval routing settings within ApproveThis to match your workflow needs.*

Zapier Components

Listings Plus Logo

Trigger

New Lead

Triggers when a new lead is received.

Action

Create Request

Creates a new request, probably with input from previous steps.