COUNCIL OF MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICES ELECTS NEW DIRECTORS FOR 2024

Council of MLS elects two progressive, emerging MLS leaders to their Board of Directors Congrats to Justin Haag and Chris Haran, two of my absolute favorites to the Council of MLS Board of Directors! I am confident Justin Haag, soon to be the new CEO of Northwest MLS in Seattle and a leader in advocacy and promotion of Buyer’s Agency along with Chris Haran, one of the best and brightest technology strategists and visionary in the industry are going to be terrific additions to the leadership team of CMLS. 

By |2023-12-13T08:06:32-08:00December 13th, 2023|Announcements, Industry Observations, MLS, MLS Insights|0 Comments

OneKey® MLS Expands NY Regional Coverage With Acquisition of Mid-Hudson MLS

Congrats to One Key and Mid-Hudson for coming together to better serve real estate professionals in the Hudson Valley - we love to see logical blends of organizations like this that better serve brokers and agents with reduced cost and complexity, broader data transparency and increased marketing potential for listings. Great job!

By |2023-12-13T06:11:57-08:00December 13th, 2023|MLS, MLS Insights, Press Releases|0 Comments

Litigation May Unravel the Association and the MLS

Through the natural discourse of meetings to hone the best practices of the trade, the association created rules. To be a member of NAR or any association, members must agree to adhere to the rules. These association rules are creating legal problems.

By |2023-11-14T15:32:25-08:00November 14th, 2023|Legal in Real Estate, MLS Insights|0 Comments

Should MLSs Lobby for Oversight from the SEC to Block These Stupid Lawsuits?

Today’s legal claims seek to indicate that the cooperation and compensation marketplace is a corrupt conspiracy of anti-competitive collusion and price fixing that undermines the free market for home buyers.

By |2023-09-06T10:16:09-07:00September 11th, 2023|Legal in Real Estate, MLS Insights|0 Comments

The MLS IS the most powerful source of business generation

Generating leads and identifying more serious buyers can be a very expensive proposition. The MLS system itself - featuring a myriad of ways to share and promote properties - is arguably the best business generation source.

By |2023-08-29T14:49:13-07:00August 29th, 2023|MLS, MLS Insights|0 Comments

Black Knight Appoints Lucie Fortier As Executive Vice President Of Mls Solutions Group

Congrats to Black Knight for hiring Lucie Fortier as EVP of the MLS Solutions Group. Lucie has had a highly successful career architecting MLS solutions. Welcome back to the MLS team Lucie! 

By |2023-08-15T13:47:55-07:00August 15th, 2023|Announcements, MLS, MLS Insights, Press Releases|0 Comments

Data Sharing Done Differently with Trestle and RESO

If you are considering a data share, we hope you find inspiration from WARDEX. WARDEX has positioned itself for data sharing to resolve the problems of overlapping market disorder.

Toronto Regional Real Estate Board Delivers on Strategy of Choice

The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) has been focused on the Future Facing MLS initiative. To that end, they created PropTx Innovations Inc. (PropTx), a wholly owned subsidiary of TRREB.

By |2023-07-26T15:49:54-07:00July 27th, 2023|MLS Insights|0 Comments