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...
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Putting “Native” Data Dictionary MLS in its Place: Technologists Weigh In
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...
The MLS’s Guiding Star for Consumer Transparency: North by Northwest
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...
Is “Native” Data Dictionary on the Horizon for MLSs? NAR Proposal, Planning, and Questions
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...
Horde of the Rings: One Feed to Rule Them All (MLS Data)
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
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The Marketplace MLS Mandate
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...
Unshackling MLS data: It’s time to accelerate NOW
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
Naked data under the stars: A real estate love story
This article was originally published on Inman News:
- Stellar MLS’s data conversion improved the speed and quality of its broker tech integrations.
- Remine’s implementation time was reduced by 75 percent.
- MLS Grid’s onboarding time dropped from six
#ICNY 2019: One MLS to rule them all, Zillow’s upstream movement, iBuyers and more
This article was originally published on Inman News, article image credit Inman News:
Note: This discussion originated in the Geek Estate Mastermind — thanks to the Inman community for introducing me to so many of these brilliant minds at … Read more...
Decoding the Broker-MLS Cold War Part 2: Free the Data
- Real estate apps and data don’t function seamlessly across MLS, broker and vendor tools — there are concrete technical reasons.
- Brokers need to understand the issues that keep them from leveraging MLS data fully.
- MLSs need to adopt