MLS Policy Should Foster Not Inhibit License Terms
Some great discussion is happening in various forums around the topic of MLS data licenses, and how MLSs can best serve the industry. Some of...
A Picture Is Worth More Than . . .
My last two posts (here and here) have been about the draft Listing Exchange and Access Policy (LEAP) being proposed to the NAR by CMLS....
MLS Content Is Uniquely Valuable, License it Accordingly
Sam DeBord, a strong proponent of LEAP (formerly NOW), commented on my post last week called “Look Before You LEAP” and then followed up with...
Look Before you LEAP
Victor Lund wrote a blog post yesterday called “Brokers Need to Revisit VOW Websites” in which he outlines why brokers may want to opt-out of...
Opportunity, Freedom & Respect: Acting on Core Values
“Freedom is not a state; it is an act. It is not some enchanted garden perched high on a distant plateau where we can finally...
FBS Welcomes Kari Autry as VP Product
I’m super excited to announce that Kari Autry is joining FBS as our new VP Product. Many of you likely already know Kari as she’s...
Cheers to Retirement, Susan Young!
“It’s a relationship business,” succinctly said by my good friend Chris Carrillo on a recent Listing Bits episode. I met Susan Young in 2007. Actually,...
It’s official! The FlōPlan™ System (App + software) is live today!
It’s an exciting day at FBS as we launch the FlōPlan™ System (App + software) with our first client-partner, Fargo-Moorhead Area Association of Realtors (FMAAR). ...
Facing the Future… Together
So far, 2020 has proven a wild ride with a few too many big-drop-upside-down-loops for my liking. One of the most unwelcome twists was the...
A Broker’s Own Data
The NAR will be considering (or should I say adopting, as there’s really no question it will be approved) a change to MLS Policy next...
MLSs Dealing With The Pandemic: Virtual Open Houses and DOM
With the pandemic raging into 2020, all of our MLS customers are trying to figure out how to respond to member concerns. We’ve been working...
Providing Service to MLSs Versus Individual Agents
There are two trends in the MLS industry that FBS has been asked to participate in and there’s confusion about what we’re willing and not...