Dodge Ball in MLS Standards
More than a few people have read my post the other day as somehow “picking sides” between Zillow and Upstream, or, worse, even slamming the...
RESO and OpenID Connect: The Future of Your Identity
As I mentioned yesterday, I’m at the RESO conference in Austin this week. In addition to the session on Universal Property ID, I’m also excited...
September 2011 RETS Recap
The September 2011 RETS meetings were held last week, with a lot of forward momentum in terms of a data dictionary, potentially new API approaches...
Standards are what happens while we’re busy making other plans”
Steve Gillmor wrote the following in a post on TechCrunch a few days ago: Standards are what happens while we’re busy making other plans. They...
Implementing meaningful data standards requires cooperation among MLSs and vendors
This week I’m in Chicago for the Real Estate Standards Organization fall meeting and then for CMLS 2010 in the latter part of the week....
How to Build a Successful Standard
Here are some tips from Adam Bosworth (who worked on ODBC, XML, etc.) on how to build a successful standard: 1. Keep the standard as...
Congratulations to Troy Davisson and the other new RESO Board Members
The Real Estate Standards Organization (RESO) announced the results of the Board of Directors election this last week, and I’m very happy to report that...
Data Standards, At Last! (Maybe)
Those reading the FBS Blog over the last few years will know that MLS data standards has been one of most frequent topics for my...
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...
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...