More Syndication Debates and Logic Traps
The “sindication” debates continue with recent announcements from Sandicor, Northeast Florida MLS, and Metrolist in Colorado. Following these announcements, Rob Hahn wrote another post arguing...
Is syndication the answer to MLS innovation?
I’m at the Inman Data Summit conference this week in San Francisco and, as you might expect, there’s been a lot of debate about use...
Zillow and Yahoo! Partner on Listing Ads
Inman News published a news flash about a partnership between Yahoo! and Zillow on listing ads. In the article, Steve Schultz, head of Yahoo! Real...
Panel on MLS Listing Search Sites Set for FBS Summit on June 12
I’m excited about the panel we’ve assembled for our FBS Summit on June 12 to discuss the issue of whether or not MLSs should have...
Michael Wurzer
Bob Hale And Others In The Gray Lady Talking About M.L.S.
Whoa, check it out, our little niche hit the New York Times today. They call it M.L.S., which I find funny, but most likely is...
Michael Wurzer
Clareity White Paper On Future of MLS Features
Matt Cohen from Clareity Consulting has produced a white paper “to generate discussion on possible MLS system future features by providing a big picture view...
Michael Wurzer
Draft Syndication Data Standard Approved
Last week at the RETS trimester meeting, a draft of a syndication data format was approved by the general session. A brief history: On January...
Clareity MLS Workshop Day 1
I’ve been at the Clareity MLS Workshop in Scottsdale for the last few days and yesterday was the first day of sessions. There were sessions...
Michael Wurzer
Questions Regarding Value of National MLS
Over on AgentGenius, Mariana Wagner has a post called A National MLS Will NOT Work And Here Are Three Reasons Why . . .” I...
Michael Wurzer
Seeking Clarity in Real Estate Data Standards
The press release last week from Zillow, Yahoo! and Trulia certainly created enough confusion, especially this part regarding the Real Estate Standards Organization: The companies...
Connecting Standards At Inman in NYC
I’m in NYC for the Inman Connect conference and I think this could be a lot of fun, and maybe a turning point for real...