Results that Shine Brightly & Speak Loudly
While in some ways 2021 feels like the longest year ever, in others, it’s moving lightening-fast. As we’re blazing through the last few calendar months...
Please re-elect FBS to the RESO Board
RESO is conducting elections for open seats on the Board of Directors, and I’ve submitted my candidacy to be FBS’s representative on the Board, and...
Whew?
The other day, I wrote about the recommendation from the NAR’s MLSTEIAB (read the post to know what it means) for a best practice to...
Is any MLS truly “native” Data Dictionary?
The NAR’s MLS Technology and Emerging Issues Advisory Board (MLSTEIAB) (gotta love those acronyms, right?) recently sent a list of recommendations for consideration by, I...
The Need for One Feed
I had a fun Twitter discussion the other night with Sam DeBord, Bill Fowler, Jon Breault, and Victor Lund regarding Sam’s advocacy on behalf of...
Heads Down, Thumbs Up.
Wow, how is this possible? It seems we blinked and summer 2021 is on its way out. Our team has been so focused on creating...
Disrupting Public Records for Real Estate
Using a corporation to buy and own real estate has been happening for a long time. Our family owns a lake cabin and many years...
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...