Inman News reported today that ex-NAR president Bill Chee, who delivered the “Lions Over the Hill” speech in 1993, now says that his fears of Microsoft and other threats to real estate industry at the time turned out to be unwarranted. In hindsight that may be true – but one should consider that Bill’s … Read more
A Look Ahead – Far Ahead Introduction The purpose of this paper is to generate discussion on possible MLS system future features by providing a big picture view of the changing relationship of real estate professionals with each other and with consumers, the changing relationship of local and regional MLSs with each other, and … Read more
Improving Security While Gaining Efficiency Through Standards Introduction and Executive Summary Real estate professionals are using more systems and applications than ever, and they don’t want to have to log into each one separately. The inconvenience and inefficiency of multiple logins are exacerbated when users have to go back and forth between one system … Read more
Strong Authentication Needed to Protect Against Login Credential Sharing and Theft Introduction MLS data is the core asset of the real estate industry, and it is crucial that it be protected. An increasing number of MLSs and real estate companies have asked Clareity to research online system access control and data protection methods in … Read more
Earlier this year, Clareity surveyed MLS executives about areas where they would appreciate some new articles/blogs from us. One of the most asked-for areas was “IDX & VOW compliance audits”. I’ve spoken on this subject in some depth several times in recent years at Clareity’s MLS Executive Workshop, which left me pondering what new … Read more
