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Strategic MLS Issues for 2019

26NovemberMatt CohenProfessionalmls, strategy

Some time ago, in preparation for an industry publication, another industry consultant asked me, “What are the most significant issues facing the MLS by 2020, what actions do you propose be taken to address these issues and what are the desired outcomes?” Following are my answers: Expand what cooperation via MLS means. If the

The Re-launch of Matt’s Real Estate Tech Blog

6NovemberMatt CohenProfessional

A very time ago, I started a site called “Matt’s Real Estate Technology Blog”. For a while it was hosted at Saul Klein’s Realtown and then merged with the Clareity website. Now that I’m providing professional services under the CoreLogic banner, I needed a place for my less formal musings on the real estate industry business and technology – and this is it!

I’ve posted a lot of content here that folks in the industry might find useful. For example:

Security Auditing compared with Penetration Testing

12OctoberMatt CohenProfessionalsecurity

Recently, while we were discussing a contract, an industry executive needed me to give an explanation of the difference between a “security audit” and a “penetration test.” The party with whom the executive was negotiating the contract had changed the contractual requirement from the one to the other. Since this might be of interest

Report from Clareity’s 17th Annual MLS Executive Workshop

14MarchMatt CohenProfessionalmls

A Short Preamble Clareity’s annual MLS Executive Workshop took place in Scottsdale, Arizona and, as it has every year, the event was sold out. Responding to our post-event survey, MLS executives made comments like: “Great event this year. Always the best networking.” “Informative and insightful. Can’t wait for next year’s workshop.” “As always –

Real Estate Association APIs and Data Standards

20JulyMatt CohenProfessionalstandards

Association management systems have traditionally been silos where most information about the member cannot easily be used to provide a custom per-member experience and solve other business problems. Also, many associations want to use “best of breed” solutions to provide service to members, and the lack of integration with association management systems has made