The MLS is undefended. Its existence, its value proposition, and its utility are largely unknown to the real estate consumer. MLSs as a whole have little ownership stake in the technical distribution and attribution of real estate information on an … Read more...
NAR published proposed policies and best practices for MLSs in September. Since then, Michael Wurzer of FBS and I have been blog volleying over a best practice for planning a “native” Data Dictionary compliant MLS system, which has garnered more … Read more...
An ever-present challenge exists for real estate’s Multiple Listing Service industry: provide transparency for real estate inventory, services, and costs to consumers. The MLS in North America has consistently met that goal and continues to improve upon its pro-consumer outcomes. … Read more...
Michael Wurzer of FBS wrote a thoughtful post this week regarding a recent MLS best practices proposal from the National Association of REALTORS. The best practice proposes:
“By July 1, 2022, MLSs should create with their vendors and leadership … Read more...
This month, the real estate industry will consider a policy which would modernize MLS data access for brokers. The concept on the table is a single pipeline of data for all of a broker’s needs.
Traditional Barriers to Overcome
MLS … Read more...
Detailed conversations are ongoing about broker data access in the MLS. They’re focused on the proposed Listing Exchange and Access Policy (LEAP). For background see:
… Read more...– For Part 1 of this discussion, see Six Questions on Brokers’ MLS Data (LEAP Part 1) –
The conversation about giving brokers a single efficient process for working with MLS data (LEAP Policy) continues to heat up. Michael Wurzer … Read more...
– Background: the most recent version of CMLS Data Access Concepts Workgroup’s LEAP draft has been shared, … Read more...
This series was originally published in REALTOR Magazine.
It’s 2021. If you operate an MLS organization, or if you’re a REALTOR® who’s involved in oversight of your MLS, there’s never been a more complex time to make decisions about … Read more...
This article was originally published on Inman News:
Networked office and web (NOW) model is one policy and one license for one holistic data set, and the concept is supported by a broad group of brokerage organizations
The real