It may seem like a cliché, but the rate of change for MLSs is continuing to increase, while numerous MLSs seem to run off the same plan year after year with minor focus changes. Some of the challenges identified in the NAR-commissioned “D.A.N.G.E.R. Report” back in 2015 seem increasingly more likely or are already evident … Read more
It’s the week of NAR 2019 REALTORS Conference and Expo, and a lot of attention will be on all of the product announcements, the Clear Cooperation Proposal, and the government scrutiny of our industry. Despite all the commotion, don’t forget to keep being strategic, and that strategic thinking is an ongoing process. This post … Read more
The CMLS conference was a great networking event as always, and the 2019 event was held in a beautiful and airport-convenient hotel in Salt Lake City. It has been a productive year for CMLS, including the creation of the MLS best practices self-assessment tool, the re-focus on the REDPLAN intellectual property acquisition, and its increasing … Read more
I’ve had some awesome and brutal conversations with brokers and their technologists over the years about VOW and IDX. “When are the handcuffs coming off?” a broker will ask, “Why is our MLS sending listings to sites that don’t have to comply with the same rules we do?” Leave aside for the moment that … Read more
I was working on an MLS consolidation project last year on behalf of a smaller MLS approaching its big neighboring MLS. The CEO had called me in to facilitate the process. The first step was to get the client’s board of directors on board, and I did so in a presentation with two aspects … Read more
