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MLS Products & Services: From Principle to Practice

There are many technological “shiny objects” MLSs are presented with for site-licensing or offering a la carte. How should these be evaluated by MLS leadership? Here are some thoughts from a presentation I previously made at the Clareity MLS Executive Workshop. First, I’ll examine NAR’s approach and suggest some potential updates and then I’ll

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

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 –

MLSs Win with Their Business Rules in RETS

22JuneMatt CohenProfessionalmls, standards

RESO Standards Let MLSs Take Control in a New Way For the past few months I’ve been a bit quieter than usual on the blog because I’ve been working on a number of time-consuming projects including MLS regionalization, MLS selection, strategic planning sessions, and information security audits. But one very interesting project that has

MLS Regionalization: Beyond the Needs of Any One MLS

2MayMatt CohenProfessionalconsolidation, mls

It’s Not Just About Overlapping Market Disorder I was talking the other day with my friend Kevin McQueen about MLS consolidation and regionalization. Both of us help MLSs through the process, and we like to talk and share our experiences with each other in order to help our clients better and move the industry