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Beating the Drum in 2014

21JanuaryMatt CohenProfessionalmls, technology

Professionally, I tend to operate in the background over long time-frames, and I’m happy with the improvements I’ve been able to make with that level of influence. But there are some issues on which I’ve been waiting too long for change, no matter how long I’ve been beating the drum. So, I’m going to

Eliminating MLS and Broker Conflict

7OctoberMatt CohenProfessionalbrokerage, mls

Primary Author: Gregg Larson This summer I was invited to speak about REDPLAN at several national franchise broker-owner meetings and The Realty Alliance CTO gathering in September. I was surprised to learn of the high level of frustration between the larger brokers and their MLSs. Some brokers said the MLS was their #1 source

The MLS Mission in an Evolving Context

25JuneMatt CohenProfessionalmls, strategy

Beyond Cooperation and Compensation Following is a reminder – an excerpt from my speech at the Council of Multiple Listing Services 2008 Convention, for which I would like to provide new context. The long-term relevance of MLS organizations has been questioned at numerous conferences and on Internet sites over the past few years, but

Screen-Scraping – Finally, the Real Estate Industry Solution

25MarchMatt CohenProfessionalsecurity

In 2011 and 2012, Realtor.com was under the gun to solve the problem it had with screen scrapers, where sites were “scraping” data off of their site and using it in unauthorized contexts. For those that haven’t been watching industry news sites discussion of screen scraping, scraping is when someone copies large amounts of

Principles of MLS Service

3MarchMatt CohenProfessionalmls, strategy

What Should the Scope of MLS Services Be? At the 2013 Council of MLS conference, The Realty Alliance (TRA), a group of large brokerages, put MLSs on notice that a number of MLS practices were angering some participant ﬁrms. In TRA’s brokers’ eyes, MLSs were providing products and services out of the MLSs’ scope