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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

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

VOW and IDX Rules: Security Compliance in the Trenches

18AprilMatt CohenProfessionalcompliance, mls, security

As a consultant often called on by MLSs for help with VOW and IDX compliance audits as someone who is always pushing for improved information security in the real estate industry, I love that information security is featured prominently in the VOW rules, section 19.5: “A Participant’s VOW must employ reasonable efforts to monitor

Expanding Agent-Client Collaboration in the MLS

7MarchMatt CohenProfessionalmls

Buyers and Sellers Deserve Better Agent-Client collaboration inside the MLS has mostly been stalled since 1998, when MLS systems ﬁrst started providing an area for clients to view agent-saved searches and suggested listings and provide listing ratings back to the agent. Since that time, some systems have added minor enhancements, such as built-in messaging

Syndication to Real Estate Portals: Problems and Solutions

17AprilMatt CohenProfessionalbrokerage, mls

Is it Time for a Syndication Bill of Rights? The MLS industry is a buzz about syndication, especially after Clareity Consulting’s MLS Executive Workshop in March teed up the topic and a vibrant discussion among MLS executives ensued. Matt Cohen, the Chief Technologist at Clareity, gave an overview of syndication today and blew up