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The National Association of Realtors is perennially involved in lobbying legislators to effect healthy real estate policy. The shoe has been on the other foot lately. A local
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Decoding the broker/MLS cold war on consolidation
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Market momentum has created two paths forward for MLSs, and understanding them will determine the winners
- When small groups of contiguous MLSs can’t find a way
Triumph and the Molehill of Non-Realtor MLS Choice
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Rob had a fascinating “what if” yesterday. In a nutshell, after NAR MLS policy changes this year, Realtor MLSs divest some of their Realtor ownership so they can avoid NAR policy…
Hear the broker cries from behind the gray curtain
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You can’t hear James Dwiggins’s screams. We all need to hear them.
Dwiggins is the head of NextHome, a company that works in over 100 MLS marketplaces. Like so …
Forced MLS membership no more? The time for ‘choice’ is now
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- Under “MLS of Choice,” brokers and agents would only pay for the MLSs they choose to access and use. But the question is not “if they choose an MLS;” it’s
We Need Much More Honesty on Upstream
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Well, this should be fun. After Rob’s critique of my last piece about Upstream, I thought it would be appropriate to step into the Notorious octagon. Considering I’m not …
Provoking, flipping and dropping bombs (Inman Connect Speed Wrap)
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by Sam DeBord
Last week was Inman Connect in San Francisco, one of the best events of the year (and no, not only for the parties).
I’m writing to you from a …
The broker-driven future of the MLS
- Brokers need to understand the new initiatives changing the way we work with MLSs.
- New tools can create efficiency and improved data storage and analytics for
Broker Public Portal: Angling for a new face
- Accuracy isn’t enough. BPP needs attractive tools and media content.
- BPP has valuable exclusive data that could be leveraged for exposure.
- Public relations will generate earned